1st Grade ELAR Unit 8

Big Idea:

• Reading Comprehension and Strategies: Commenting on nonfiction texts and determining author’s purpose (informational texts)
• Writing and Grammar: Legibly writing four complete sentences using prepositions and the writing process (plan, write, revise, edit, and publish).
• Phonics: Correlating sounds (bossy r) to read and write.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

Reading

1.7(B) - The student is expected to: (B) write brief comments on literary or informational texts.

Phonics

1.2(B)(iii) - The student is expected to: (B) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by: (iii) decoding words with closed syllables; open syllables: VCe syllables; vowel teams, including vowel digraphs and diphthongs; and r-controlled syllables.

1.2(E) - The student is expected to (E) alphabetize a series of words to the first or second letter and use a dictionary to find words.

Focus TEKS

Reading

1.10(A) - The student is expected to: (A) discuss the author’s purpose for writing text.

Writing

1.11(D)(vi) - The student is expected to: (D) edit drafts using standard English conventions, including: (vi) prepositions.

Phonics

1.2(B)(v) - The student is expected to: (B) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by: (v) decoding words with inflectional endings, including -ed, -s, and -es.

1.3(C) - The student is expected to: (C) - identify the meaning of words with the suffixes -s, -ed, and ing

Ongoing TEKS

Student Learning Targets:

Essential Questions:

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas Treasures, McMillian / McGraw-Hill

District Grading Policy

Fry Sight Word List

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