ABE: Adult Basic Education

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Students use teacher-created flashcard sets for review and reinforcement of vocabulary words.

This is a good unit on consumerism. The lesson is complete with video, note-taking and practice.

Students watch a video which explains advertising strategies. Then, using a note-taking chart, they will practice identifying advertising strategies while watching various commercials. They can also use the form at home while watching TV commercials for further practice. Then as a final activity, students can make a team presentation using PowerPoint.

In this activity, students use the Essay Map online tool as a pre-writing activity to help structure and organize their writing. The tool helps students understand the relationship between the introduction, main ideas, supporting details for the main ideas, and the conclusion and allows them to move back and forth through the map changing and adjusting their essay outline as needed.

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To study literature and the story elements read the short story "Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. The resource document has  vocabulary from the story to study in preparation for reading the story. Online dictionaries, Yourdictionary.com, or Thefreedictionary.com can assist the students in looking up the vocabulary words.An audio presentation can read the story to the students.

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Previously Marshall Reading,this site provides leveled reading selections that are appropriate for adult learners. These materials, combined with the research-proven strategies of repeated reading and guided oral reading, aid in building learners' fluency and comprehension skills. For First Timmer Users