Unit 1
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ELL Classroom

Unit Plan

Building a Foundation--Identity and Community 

Activities

Teaching with E.L.O.N.  (Enriched Learning Opportunity Nexus) that seamlessly integrates AI 
Unit 1  
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Focus: Basic Conversational Skills, Classroom Language, Sentence Structure
Theme: Identity and Community
Key Standards:
  • RL.6.1 / RI.6.1 – Cite textual evidence to support analysis
  • W.6.3 – Write narratives
  • SL.6.1 – Engage effectively in collaborative discussions

WEEK 1: Who Am I? – Getting to Know Ourselves
Focus:
  • Basic greetings and classroom expressions
  • Vocabulary: names, age, feelings, likes/dislikes
  • Sentence structures: “I am…”, “I like…”, “My name is…”
Text: Activities:
  • “All About Me” Booklet: Students complete pages on name, favorite food, family, hobbies, etc.
  • Vocabulary Scavenger Hunt: Students find and label classroom objects.
  • Oral Introduction Practice: Students introduce themselves using a template.
  • Exit Ticket: One sentence: “I am ___ and I like ___.”

WEEK 2: My Community – Where I Belong
Focus:
  • Places and people in a community
  • Vocabulary: school, family, friend, home, city
  • Sentence structures: “There is…”, “My family is…”, “I live in…”
Text: Activities:
  • Classroom Map Walk: Label places (desk, door, board, etc.) and community locations (school, park).
  • Who’s in My Circle? worksheet: Describe family and friends.
  • Classroom Dialogue Skits: Students role-play simple classroom and community conversations.
  • Writing Prompt: “Describe your family or where you live in 3–5 sentences.”

WEEK 3: Telling Stories – Finding Our Voice
Focus:
  • Introduction to narrative structure: beginning, middle, end
  • Vocabulary: time words (first, next, then, finally), feelings
  • Sentence structure: past tense verbs and sequence
Text: Activities:
  • Oral Storytelling Practice: Retell Peter Rabbit with pictures.
  • Story Sequence Cards: Cut and sequence story parts.
  • Partner Talk: Share a memory of a time they got in trouble.
  • Writing Prompt: Write 3–5 sentences about a favorite memory.

WEEK 4: My Story – Telling My Own Tale
​Focus:
  • Personal narrative writing
  • Vocabulary: feelings, experiences
  • Sentence structure: narrative voice, dialogue, punctuation
Text: Activities:
  • Model Narrative Reading: Read and highlight key parts (setting, action, feeling).
  • Sentence Starters: “I remember when…”, “One time…”, “It made me feel…”
  • Peer Editing: Swap drafts and give feedback using a checklist.
  • Final Project: Personal Narrative Paragraph with illustration.

Assessment & Wrap-Up:
  • Oral presentation of “All About Me” booklet
  • Listening comprehension of adapted texts
  • Final personal narrative paragraph
  • Participation in class discussions
​The following activities include AI tools that enhance student engagement, provide data-driven insights, and facilitate personalized learning. 
​INDIVIDUAL AI-INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES1. AI Chat Practice: Introduce Yourself
Week: 1
Skill Focus: Conversational English (greetings, name, age, likes)
How it works:
Students use a classroom-safe AI to practice introducing themselves.
Prompt for student:
"Hi, I’m practicing my English. Can you ask me questions about myself?"
The AI asks questions like: “What’s your name?”, “How old are you?”, “What do you like to do?”
Learning Outcome:
Students gain comfort with introductory vocabulary and sentence starters.

2. AI Vocabulary Builder
Week: 2
Skill Focus: Community vocabulary and classroom language
How it works:
Students ask the AI for definitions, images, and example sentences using classroom or community vocabulary.
Prompt for student:
"What does ‘library’ mean? Can you give me a sentence with it?"
"What is a ‘neighbor’?"
Extension: Use the AI to generate a short quiz for self-checking.

3. Story Rewrite with AI Help
Week: 3
Skill Focus: Sequencing, storytelling, and verb tense
How it works:
Students retell The Tale of Peter Rabbit to the AI using their own words. The AI offers corrections and encourages more detail.
Prompt for student:
"I will retell a story. Please help me make my sentences better."
Scaffolded AI support includes:
  • Corrections in past tense
  • Suggestions for transition words like “first,” “next,” “finally”
  • Clarifying questions to deepen story content

4. AI Writing Assistant: Personal Narrative Draft
Week: 4
Skill Focus: Narrative structure and writing fluency
How it works:
Students type their narrative into the AI and ask for help revising sentence structure, word choice, or organizing ideas.
Prompt for student:
"Can you help me revise my story about my favorite memory?"
"Can you make my story sound smoother but still like my voice?"

GROUP AI-INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES1. AI Conversation Circle
Week: 1–2
Skill Focus: Collaborative speaking practice
How it works:
In small groups, students take turns asking the AI a question from their "All About Me" booklet and sharing the AI's answer with the group.
Example:
Student 1: “I asked the AI ‘What is your favorite food?’ It said pizza! What about you?”
Goal:
Practice asking and answering personal questions and sharing in a group setting.

2. AI-Generated Community Map
Week: 2
Skill Focus: Vocabulary and descriptive writing
How it works:
Groups use AI to help brainstorm and describe places in their community. Then they create a poster or digital map.
Prompt for group:
"Give us a list of 5 places in a town and a sentence to describe each one."
Example AI Output:
  • Library – A quiet place where people read and borrow books.
  • Park – A fun place to play and walk.

3. Story Builder Relay
Week: 3
Skill Focus: Oral storytelling, sequencing, collaboration
How it works:
Each group member adds one sentence to a folk tale. They then ask the AI to generate the next line based on what they’ve written.
Prompt for group:
"Here is our story so far: ‘Peter went into the garden. He saw a big carrot…’ What should happen next?"
Goal:
Promotes logical sequencing, creative thinking, and accurate use of past tense verbs.

4. AI Peer Feedback Gallery
​Week: 4
Skill Focus: Revising writing, collaborative feedback
How it works:
Students swap narrative drafts and ask the AI to generate two compliments and one improvement suggestion for a peer's work.
Prompt for student:
"My friend wrote this paragraph. Can you give two compliments and one idea to make it better?"
Goal:
Model respectful peer feedback, support revision, and lower language anxiety during editing.
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