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ELA Unit-at-a-Glance Grade 1, Quarter 4, 3-5 Weeks Exploring With Literature

Module Skills Resources Assessments Instructional Sequence Strategies 1. Books Can Students will be able to: Multicultural Adoptions: Formative Assessments: Buddy Buzz- “What do Reflect Change Window, Jeannie Baker Literature Response Journal the illustrations in Over Time Use illustrations and details in a (with illustration): Design a Window by Jeanie Baker story to describe its characters, personal timeline. show us about This module setting, or events. (1.RL.7) http://www.tidyforms.com/down changes?” includes load/blank-timeline-pdf.html attachments. Retell stories, including key Opinion Sticky Note T- details, and demonstrate http://www5.cet.edu/designs/aho Chart understanding of their central lden/documents/timelinerubric.d “Is change good, bad, or message or lesson. (1.RL.2) oc. both? Why?”

With guidance and support How did you feel when there from adults, produce functional was a change in your life? writing (e.g., classroom rules, Why? experiments, notes/messages, friendly letters, labels, Students will share their graphs/tables, directions, Timeline with class. posters) in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (1.W.4a)

Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (1.L.1)

2. Change Students will be able to: Extended/Short Texts: Formative Assessments: Buddy Buzz describing Affects Us in The Little House, Virginia Lee Literature Response Journal a change you have gone Different Ways Ask and answer questions about Burton (with illustration): Interview:- through. key details in a text. (1.RL.1) Interactive Parent / Student This module Electronic Resources and Homework: Students interview a Model conducting an Module Skills Resources Assessments Instructional Sequence Strategies includes With guidance and support Alternative Media: family member- What change interview: attachments. from adults, produce functional The Little House, Virginia Lee have you gone through? How Example of an interview writing (e.g., classroom rules, Burton did you feel about the change in Sentence Stems experiments, notes/messages, https://www.youtube.com/watch? your life and why? What change have you friendly letters, labels, v=n-x96Fck3l4 gone through? How did graphs/tables, directions, Rubric: you feel about the posters) in which the http://www.mechanicville.org/fil change in your life? development and organization es/1258154/first%20grade Why did you feel like are appropriate to task and %20writing%20rubric.pdf that? purpose. (1.W.4a)

3. Authors Take Students will be able to: Extended/Short Texts: Formative Assessments: Think, Pair, Share Us on Journeys The Little House, Virginia Lee Literature Response Journal “Describe a change that of Change Identify words and phrases in Burton (with illustration): Opinion has made you feel happy stories or poems that suggest Writing- Describe where the or sad? Why?” This module feelings or appeal to the senses. Electronic Resources and little house was happier? Why? includes (1.RL.4) Alternative Media: Hand Up, Pair Up (T- attachments. The Little House, Virginia Lee Rubric: Chart) with Sticky notes Ask and answer questions about Burton http://www.mechanicville.org/fil key details in a text. (1.RL.1) https://www.youtube.com/watch? es/1258154/first%20grade v=n-x96Fck3l4 %20writing%20rubric.pdf Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure. (1.W.1) ELA, Office of Curriculum Development© Page 2 of 7

These modules are not an exhaustive list of resources and may be used by teachers to implement the quarterly standards and to meet the needs of students. Module Skills Resources Assessments Instructional Sequence Strategies

Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. (1.SL.5)

4. Authors and Students will be able to: Extended/Short Texts: Summative Assessments: Think, Pair, Share Illustrators The Little House, Virginia Lee Literature Response Journal Describe how do you Take Us on Compare and contrast the Burton (with illustration): Opinion respond to changes in Journeys to adventures and experiences of Writing- How did the Little your home? Explain Understand characters in stories. (1.RL.9) Multicultural Adoptions: House respond to the changes why you responded in Change Window, Jeannie Baker around it? Explain why you that way. Write opinion pieces in which responded in that way. This module they introduce the topic they are Electronic Resources and includes writing about, state an opinion, Alternative Media: Literature Response Oral: Venn Diagram attachments. supply reasons that support the The Little House, Virginia Lee Describe how you respond to Compare and contrast opinion, and provide some Burton changes in your school? Why? the two characters in the sense of closure. (1.W.1) https://www.youtube.com/watch? two stories. v=n-x96Fck3l4 Rubric: Demonstrate command of the http://www.mechanicville.org/fil conventions of Standard es/1258154/first%20grade English grammar and usage %20writing%20rubric.pdf when writing or speaking. (1.L.1)

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These modules are not an exhaustive list of resources and may be used by teachers to implement the quarterly standards and to meet the needs of students. Module Skills Resources Assessments Instructional Sequence Strategies thoughts, and feelings. (1.SL.5)

5. My Peaceful Students will be able to: Multicultural Adoptions: Formative Assessments: Think, Pair, Share Journey With What Does Peace Feel Like?, Literature Response Journal Describe how peace Friends Identify words and phrases in Vladimir Radunsky (with illustration): Opinion looks when you close stories or poems that suggest Writing- Describe how peace your eyes. This module feelings or appeal to the senses. Electronic Resources and feels when you are with friends? includes (1.RL.4) Alternative Media: attachments. What Does Peace Feel Like?, Literature/Oral Response Shared/Model Opinion Write opinion pieces in which Vladimir Radunsky Journal: Writing they introduce the topic they are How does the author take you on writing about, state an opinion, a “Peaceful” journey around the Participation Anchor supply reasons that support the world? Chart (with discussion opinion, and provide some stems) sense of closure. (1.W.1) Rubric: http://www.mechanicville.org/fil Participation Anchor With guidance and support es/1258154/first%20grade Chart (with from adults, demonstrate %20writing%20rubric.pdf comprehension understanding of word discussion stems) relationships and nuances in Hand Up, Pair Up (T- word meanings.(1.L.5) Chart) with Sticky notes

Demonstrate command of the Web question - Ask conventions of Standard students what they think English grammar and usage of when you say the when writing or speaking. word “peace.” (1.L.1) http://www.studenthand outs.com/01-Web- Produce complete sentences Pages/2013-07/bubble- when appropriate to task and map-graphic-organizer- situation. (See grade 1 ELA, Office of Curriculum Development© Page 4 of 7

These modules are not an exhaustive list of resources and may be used by teachers to implement the quarterly standards and to meet the needs of students. Module Skills Resources Assessments Instructional Sequence Strategies Language standard 1 for worksheet.htm specific expectations.) (1.SL.6)

6. Authors Take Students will be able to: Multicultural Adoptions: Formative Assessments: Buddy Buzz Us on Journeys What Does Peace Feel Like?, Literature Response Journal “One thing that makes As Peace Retell stories, including key Vladimir Radunsky (with illustration): me feel “peaceful” is Makers details, and demonstrate Response to Sentence Stems. ______.” understanding of their central Electronic Resources and “One way I can act “peacefully” “One way I can act This module message or lesson. (1.RL.2) Alternative Media: with my friends is ______.” “peacefully” with my includes What Does Peace Feel Like?, friends is ______.” attachments. Ask and answer questions about Vladimir Radunsky key details in text. (1.RL.1)

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. (1.SL.1)

With guidance and support from adults, produce functional writing (e.g., classroom rules, experiments, notes/messages, friendly letters, labels, graphs/tables, directions, posters) in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (1.W.4a)

These modules are not an exhaustive list of resources and may be used by teachers to implement the quarterly standards and to meet the needs of students. Module Skills Resources Assessments Instructional Sequence Strategies Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 1 Language standard 1 for specific expectations.) (1.SL.6)

7. A Journey Students will be able to: Multicultural Adoptions: Formative Assessments: Discussion: What might Through the Where the Forest Meets the Sea, T-Chart (with sticky notes)- have happened in your Imagination Use illustrations and details in a Jeannie Baker Students add their predictions of community long ago? story to describe its characters, what may have happened in the What might change in setting, or events. (1.RL.7) past and what may happen n the the future? This module future to the class T-chart. includes Retell stories, including key attachments. details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. (1.RL.2)

8. My Journey Students will be able to: Multicultural Adoptions: Summative Assessments: Brainstorm organizer As a Peace What Does Peace Feel Like?, Opinion Writing (with https://www.teacherspay Builder Write opinion pieces in which Vladimir Radunsky illustration):Free Prompt- teachers.com/Product/W they introduce the topic they are hat-does-peace-feel- This module writing about, state an opinion, Electronic Resources and “How “Peace” feels, smells, like-373116 includes supply reasons that support the Alternative Media: looks, sounds and tastes like to attachments. opinion, and provide some What Does Peace Feel Like?, me!” sense of closure. (1.W.1) Vladimir Radunsky Brainstorm organizer Demonstrate command of the https://www.teacherspayteachers conventions of standard English .com/Product/What-does-peace- capitalization, punctuation, and feel-like-373116 spelling when writing. (1.L.2) Rubric: http://www.mechanicville.org/fil es/1258154/first%20grade ELA, Office of Curriculum Development© Page 6 of 7

These modules are not an exhaustive list of resources and may be used by teachers to implement the quarterly standards and to meet the needs of students. Module Skills Resources Assessments Instructional Sequence Strategies %20writing%20rubric.pdf

These modules are not an exhaustive list of resources and may be used by teachers to implement the quarterly standards and to meet the needs of students.