ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE 1
Quarter 3 Unit 1: Analyzing Text and Shared Research
(20 days)
Written Curriculum
Reading Standards for Literature
Key Ideas and Details
RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Craft and Structure
RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Reading Standards for Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
c. Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds
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.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).
Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration
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.
b. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.
d. Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).
j. Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
Standards that support the unit of study focus standards
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.
c. Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.
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
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ASK and ANSWER questions about key details in a literature and informational text.
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IDENTIFY words and phrases in stories and poems.
When applying foundational skills
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APPLY final –e and vowel patterns for long vowels in decoding words.
When writing
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WRITE informative/explanatory text
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NAME a topic
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SUPPLY some FACTS
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PROVIDE some sense of closure
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PARTICIPATE in shared research and writing
When speaking and listening
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ASK and ANWER questions about key details in a text, read aloud or information presented orally or through media.
When using language
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USE common, proper, and possessive nouns.
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USE personal, possessive and indefinite pronouns
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PRODUCE and EXPAND complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
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Essential Questions
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What are some of the important details in this text? How do they help you to understand __________ (main topic)?
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What is the topic you are writing about? How are you helping the reader understand that topic?
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What are some of the questions that you were thinking as you were reading/listening to the text?
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What strategies can I use to read words?
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