A Blank Template for Drafting Strands of MPIs

GRADE: _k_____

ELD STANDARD: __The Language of Science__________ EXAMPLE TOPIC: Plant Life Cycle
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CONNECTION: Colorado Standard. Life Science: Living things have characteristics and basic needs. Evidence outcome: Student
will collect, describe, and record information about their plant through, discussion and charts.

EXAMPLE CONTEXT FOR LANGUAGE USE: I can draw and label parts of a plant. I can retell how a plant grows.

COGNITIVE FUNCTION: Students at all levels of English proficiency IDENTIFY the parts of a plant.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

DOMAIN: _Reading and
Speaking___________

Entering Emerging Developing Expanding Bridging

Level 6 - Reaching
Identify pictures by Sketch pictures to Match illustrated text Sort text about parts Compose and discuss
pointing when using identify modeled with parts of plant and of plant and how they the parts of a plant
modeled language language of parts of the process of how grow from seed to and retell the process
about parts of plant plant with a partner. plants grow. petal. of plant cycle.
with a partner.

TOPIC-RELATED LANGUAGE: Student at all levels of English language proficiency interact with grade-level words and
expression, such as: seed, root, steam, leaves, and petal/ flowers.
Level Three lesson.