After watching the “Immersion” and “ELL Parent Involvement” videos, create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint that addresses the following questions.

1. What are some cultural factors that might affect English language learning for native English speakers as well as those students for whom English is an additional language?

2. What are significant issues to consider regarding the instruction and the classroom environment for all students?

3. How would home and school partnerships facilitate learning?

4. What could be done to cultivate home and school partnerships?

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

View the “Immersion: A Short Fiction Film” video in preparation for the ELL Parent Involvement assignment in this topic.

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http://www.immersionfilm.com/

View the “ELL Parent Involvement” video in preparation for the ELL Parent Involvement assignment in this topic.

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Cultural Factors

20.0

Includes some of the more relevant cultural factors that affect English language learning for both native and non-native speakers.

Issues Regarding Instruction and Classroom Environment

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5.0

Includes some of the more significant issues to be considered regarding the instruction and the classroom environment for all students.

Facilitation of Learning

20.0

A well-informed statement regarding how home and school partnerships would facilitate learning is included.

Cultivating Home and School Partnerships

20.0

Includes at least one practical and realistic way in which home and school partnerships could be cultivated.

Visual Appeal

10.0

Appropriate and thematic graphic elements are used to make visual connections that contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. Differences in type size and color are used well and consistently.

Organization

5.0

The content is well-organized and logical. There is a sequential progression of ideas that relate to each other. The content is presented as a cohesive unit and provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea.

Mechanics (spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)

10.0

Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging.

Total Percentage 100

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