Background Knowledge: A Key to Close Reading with ELLs. Part II of the series on informational text will first provide an overview of what close reading is and could mean for ELLs, including some definitions of close reading. Then Iâll present the role of background knowledge, which is a major consideration with teaching ELLs close reading, and share some recommended resources.
Timur (Persian: ØªÛÙÙØ± ââ TimÅ«r, Chagatai: Temuer, TemÃ¼r: Uzbek; temur died 18 february), 1405 historically known As (Tamerlane: persian ØªÙÙÙØ± ââ ÙÙÚ¯(-timÅ«r) E, Lang timur The), lame was A-Turco mongol conqueror and the founder of The Timurid empire In persia And Central. asiahen Timur captured the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid at Ankara, he was often praised and seen as a trusted ally by European rulers such as Charles VI of France and Henry IV of England because they believed he was saving Christianity from the Turkish Empire in the Middle East.
Beltane. Find this year's date in the multifaith calendar. Beltane is a Celtic word which means 'fires of Bel' (Bel was a Celtic deity). It is a fire festival that celebrates of the coming of summer and the fertility of the coming year.Celtic festivals often tied in with the needs of the community.lthough Beltane is the most overtly sexual festival, Pagans rarely use sex in their rituals although rituals often imply sex and fertility. The tradition of dancing round the maypole contains sexual imagary and is still very popular with modern Pagans.