are spoken in homes. English Language Learners [ELLs] comprise 19% of Arlington Public School [APS] students (APS‚ ELL Students‚ 2014). These students enter APS with ranges of knowledge. Their language proficiency levels range from WIDA Level 1 “Entering” to Level 6 “Reaching" (Fig. 1). About one-fourth of the students are at WIDA Level 1‚ and about three-fourths of the ESOL/HILT/HILTEX students are at WIDA Levels 2 to 5 “Beginning‚ Developing‚ Expanding & Bridging” (APS‚ English Language Proficiency
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For generations‚ parents have pushed children to get good grades. Many of my classmates are given cash‚ iPods‚ and even cars as rewards for good grades. This obsession with grades comes from the belief that school success means more opportunities for higher paying jobs and a better life. Since grades are indicators of school success‚ good grades are seen as essential. But can grades in high school predict future success? While good grades may indicate the mastery of content‚ what they really demonstrate
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Haley Shiller Ms.Northern ENC1102 28 January 2013 Summary paper The article “Don’t Mourn Brown V. Board of Education” by Juan Williams discusses that it is now time for something greater in effect than what the Brown V. Board of Education can offer us today. Brown V. Board had a huge part in civil rights movement and got Americans to think about inequality in society and in education. Assimilating
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APPRECIATION OF ENGLISH LITERARY TEXTS SRI RAHULA BALIKA MAHA VIDYALAYA – MALABE SECOND TERM END EXAMINATION GRADE TEN – THREE HOURS Answer question ONE and FOUR others selecting one from POETRY‚ PROSE and FICTION. 1. Answer all the questions in PART A and PART B PART A a. “But she is in her grave‚ and‚ oh‚ The difference to me!” I. Where are these lines taken from? Who has written them? II. Who do “she” and “me” refer to? III. What is the difference felt by him? b. “Says he‚ ‘The
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Students At Southgate Institute of Malvar Failed To Have Good Grades Maria Gracia Tacla Ayralyn Reano Joshua Patrick Deleon Jeric Landicho Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English IV High School Department Southgate Ins. Of Malvar October‚ 2012 Introduction In our New Generation‚ which is the 20th century; most of the students get lower grades. Moreover‚ some students can’t attain to get good grades because they are not giving more attentions on their studies
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Ceniceros 1 Héctor Ceniceros English IIIB 22 May 2009 Euthanasia People have the right to stop suffering. Freedom of choice. These are probably the most common reasons people give for being in favor of euthanasia‚ and although their arguments are valid‚ how many of these people‚ who claim euthanasia is right‚ know euthanasia’s role during World War II? For example‚ do they know Hitler started his massive killings by doing “racial cleaning” which basically was to euthanize the sick or handicapped
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Ernest Shaw Mr. Nichols Personal Finance 1 October 2012 Research Paper A survey that has recently been conducted about what the requirements for one’s career would be. This survey where we interviewed four people inside or outside of the school where we asked them a few questions. For example: what is your career how long did you go to college for if you went are you happy with your career etc. I interviewed four people those people are Andrew Nichols‚ Matthew Linker‚ Deborah Clark‚ and Sharon
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Math • English Language Arts • Science • Social Studies Physical Education • World Language • The Arts What your child will learn in Parent Guide Grade 3 Grade 3 What your child will learn English Language Arts Reading Comprehension • Find important details in a story and tell what the story is mostly about • Determine the main idea and key supporting details when reading • Make predictions and draw conclusions when reading • Distinguish fact from opinion • Understand cause and effect
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Summer Assignment Revision –Term 1 Grade:9 Answer as many as possible: 1) State universal law of gravitation. Express it mathematically. 2) Differentiate between G‘ and g‘ in tabular form. 3) (a) What is acceleration ? Write its unit. (b) Draw velocity-time graph‚ when an object has (i) uniformly accelerated velocity. (ii) uniformly retarded velocity. 4) Prove that if a body is thrown vertically upward‚ the time of ascent is equal to the time of descent. 5) The earth attracts the moon. Does the moon
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Problem and its Setting Introduction Generation 1.5 students‚ students from non-English speaking cultures who have been long-term immigrants or life-long residents of the United States‚ often have difficulty in academic writing even though they may be culturally assimilated and orally fluent in English. Their strong oral background but weak literacy skills present a series of unique challenges to the students themselves‚ English as a Second Language (ESL) instructors‚ and first language (L1) composition
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