Strategy Application Blog Module 3
My first selection came from Utah Science with Engineering Education (SEEd) Chapter 1.1 Abiotic Factors, Biotic Factors and Populations p.17 - 26. The items highlighted represent Fang’s use of Abstraction and Vocabulary Load terms. These types of terms are very prevalent in science textbooks and writings. Science requires the building of previous knowledge and understanding. The term “system” is used in many different uses in science, such as structural systems in the body, skeletal system, to continuous movements of material such as water in the Water Cycle. Both are systems and both are discussed in intermediate and high school levels. These types of words are especially difficult for ELL students as the same term is used in multiple ways. The strategy I would use from Fang with this section would be Sentence Transformation. Many texts in science use Abstraction / Normalization of verbs into adjectives and nouns, by having the students rewrite sections of the passage in their own w...
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