This document provides strategies and resources for integrating content language learning with language arts instruction. It recommends planning lessons around the 4Cs of content, communication, culture, and cognition. Specific strategies discussed include teaching critical reading skills like using context clues, annotating texts by highlighting and marking up, digitizing literature circles, and assigning book trailers instead of book reports. A variety of websites and apps are also listed as useful resources for literacy instruction.

1. CLIL: Blend Language
Learning with Language Arts
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2. “Books are
great meals for
the mind!”
- Jen Selinsky
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3. Content
Language
Integrated
Learning

4. Culture
Content
Communication
PLAN LESSONS WITH THE 4 C’S
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Cognition

5. How can we make the material more accessible?
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What vocabulary & grammar
structures will they use?
How does the lesson tie in culture?
What thinking tasks will they do?

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TEACH CRITICAL READING SKILLS!

7. BLOG.ESLLIBRARY.COM/2017/10/17/CRITICAL-READING-DIGITAL

8. ADLIT.ORG/STRATEGY_LIBRARY

9. JENNIFERBYZEWSKI.WORDPRESS.COM/TAG/READING-STRATEGIES

10. TEACH CONTEXT
CLUES!

11. EMPOWERINGELLS.COM

12. FLOCABULARY.COM/UNIT/CONTEXT-
CLUES

13. BRAINPOP.COM/ENGLISH/STUDYANDREADINGSKILLS/CONTEXTCLUES

14. ANNOTATE => MARK
UP AND HIGHLIGHT

15. MAIN IDEAS
THESIS
SUPPORT
DETAILS
AGREE/DISAGREE
UNFAMILIAR WORDS
CREATE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

16. KAMIHQ.COM GOOGLE APP & EXTENSION

17. OWLEYES.ORG

18. PREMIUM READ & WRITE FREE FOR TEACHERS

19. TARAMMARTIN.COM/BOOKSNAPS-SNAPPING-FOR-LEARNING

20. DIGITIZE
LITERATURE CIRCLES

21. Digisandbox.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/literature-circles-process-2012-02.pdf

22. THEDIGITALSHIFT.WIKISPACES.COM/DIGITAL+LIT+CIRCLES

23. Edutopia.org/blog/almost-paperless-literature-circles-ross-cooper

24. CARRIEFROESE.WORDPRESS.COM/2015/02/18/LIT-CIRCLES-MEET-IPAD

25. USEFUL WEBSITES
& RESOURCES

26. ETC.USF.EDU/LIT2GO

27. COMMONLIT.ORG

28. REWORDIFY.COM

29. REWORDIFY.COM

30. KUDOSREADING.COM BOOK CLUB

31. VIRTUAL TRIPS
Google LitTrips
Google Earth
World Wonders Project
Google Expeditions
Skype in the Classroom
History View
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33. Pride & Prejudice by Raquel León Jimenez, Pixton.com
VISUALIZE WITH A COMIC!

34. BOOK DISCUSSIONS ON VOICETHREAD OR FLIPGRID
Voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/5120591/26007009/27902357

35. TEXTINGSTORY.COM IOS/ANDROID APP

36. BOOK TRAILERS INSTEAD OF
BOOK REPORTS!

37. BOOKTRAILERSFORREADERS.COM/HOW+TO+MAKE+A+BOOK+TRAILER

38. Readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/book-report-
alternative-creating-c-30914.html

39. SLIMEKIDS.COM

40. 60SECONDRECAP.COM/60SECOND-BOOK-REVIEW

41. Bit.ly/apps4literacy
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