Focus

= Focus Topic: Homophones & Homonyms in the English Language = HOW DO THEY AFFECT PERCEPTIONS OF CULTURE?
 * November 9 Presentation [Kaitlyn Kelleher]**


 * Document of Lesson Plan: [[file:minilesson revised.docx]]**

==== This lesson will be delivered within the context of an eighth grade social studies classroom. The unit that this lesson will be addressed in will be covering Industrialization – World War I. Homophones are something in speech that can confuse English Language Learners, and a mini lesson observing what they are and their frequency can help students interpret the personal experiences of not-English-speaking immigrants that came to either Ellis Island or Angel Island. ====

====**// SWBAT: //**// Students will be able to judge the frequency of homophones in the English language, and use this information to better understand the experience of people who immigrated to America during Industrialization (around the turn of the 20th Century). //====

==== This lesson effectively covers the Common Core’s Language Progressive Skill - L.4.1g. This skill teaches students how to correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to/too/two; there/their). Correct usage of these homophones also cover standard four of the Common Core reading standard, which states, “Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings” (Common Core 39). ====