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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE 1

Quarter 2 Unit 2: Making Text Connections and Opinion Writing

(20 days)

 

Full Curriculum

 

Written Curriculum

 

Reading Standards for Literature 
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RL.1.9       Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.

 

Reading Standards for Informational Text 
Key Ideas and Details
RI.1.2        Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

 

RI.1.3        Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of

 

information in a text.
RF.1.3       Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
f.     Read words with inflectional endings.

 

Writing Standards 
Text Types and Purposes
W.1.1     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.

 

Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration
SL.1.1     Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
c.     Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.

 

SL.1.2     Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

 

Language Standards 
Conventions of Standard English
L.1.1     Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.
e.     Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).
f.     Use frequently occurring adjectives.
i.     Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).

 

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L .1.4     Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
c.     Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).

 

Standards that support the unit of study focus standards:  
Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Fluency
RF.1.4     Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
a.     Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.

 

Writing Standards 
Text Types and Purposes
W.1.2     Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

 

Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration
SL.1.1     Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
a.    Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
b.    Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.

 

Standards that recur through many/all of the units of study: 
Reading Standards for Literature 
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RL.1.10    With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.

 

Reading Standards for Informational Text 
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RI.1.10    With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.

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Concepts and Skills

Concepts to be learned and skills to be used

When reading

  • COMPARE AND CONTRAST characters in stories.

  • IDENTIFY the main topic and RETELL key ideas of an informational text

  • DESCRIBE the connection between two characters, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

When applying reading foundational skills

  • READ words with inflectional endings

When writing

  • WRITE opinion pieces

    • INTRODUCE a topic

    • STATE an opinion

    • SUPPLY a reason for the opinion

    • PROVIDE closure

When speaking and listening

  • ASK questions to clear up confusion about discussion, text or information.

  • ASK and ANSWER questions about key details in a

    • Text read aloud

    • Information presented orally or through other media

When using language

  • USE verbs to convey sense of past, present, and future

  • USE adjectives

  • USE prepositions

  • DETERMINE or CLARIFY the meaning of words and phrases

    • IDENTIFY root words and their inflectional forms

 

Essential Questions

  • What experiences did _____ and ______ have in the story? How are their adventures similar? How are they different?

  • What is this book mostly about? How do you know?

  • Do the illustrations/graphics/pictures give you a hint to what will happen next? How do you know?

  • How are _______ and _______ connected in this text?

  • Name your favorite book or story.  Why did you choose this book or story?

CURRICULUM

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