Year 7 EAL unit: Historical sources

A unit from my Academic English syllabus, a Tier 3 intensive programme designed for Year 7 learners (English National Curriculum).

Each lesson in the unit builds towards a final task related to comparing and evaluating historical sources.
Includes all student-facing resources, plus teacher notes, teacher overview and student overview. Designed for international schools in SE Asia but easily adapted.

Key features:

• Core Tier 2 vocabulary recycling throughout the unit
• Some Tier 3 vocabulary related to maths and science covered
• Skills coverage based on a synthesis of Can-do descriptors from CEFR, Bell, WIDA, and KS3 English National Curriculum targets.

Scope and sequence for the full syllabus is available at https://eltplanning.com/2026/09/14/beyond-the-coursebook-for-tiered-eal-provision-sequence-draft-1/

Note: this is a syllabus design project, created through AI-assisted workflows. Feedback most welcome!