1st Grade ELAR Unit 9

Big Idea:

• Reading Comprehension and Strategies: make inferences, evaluate details to determine what is most important, synthesize information to create new understanding
• Writing and Grammar: Legibly writing five complete sentences using adverbs and the writing process (plan, write, revise, edit, and publish).
• Phonics: Vowel Teams, soft c and soft g, Review Syllables (VCCV, VCV), Schwa and Final Consonant -le, -dge, contractions

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

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.

1.11(C) - The student is expected to: (C) revise drafts by adding details in pictures or words.

Focus TEKS

Reading

1.6(F-H) - The student is expected to: (F) make inferences and use evidence to support understanding with adult assistance; (G) evaluate details to determine what is most important with adult assistance; (H) synthesize information to create new understanding with adult assistance.

Writing

1.11(D)(v) - The student is expected to: (D) edit drafts using standard English conventions, including: (v) adverbs that convey time.

1.11(D)(vii) - The student is expected to: (D) edit drafts using standard English conventions, including: (vii) pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases.

1.13(A-E) - The student is expected to: (A) generate questions for formal and informal inquiry with adult assistance; (B) develop and follow a research plan with adult assistance; (C) identify and gather relevant sources and information to answer the questions with adult assistance; (D) demonstrate understanding of information gathered with adult assistance; and (E) use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results.

Phonics

1.2(B)(iv) - The student is expected to: (B) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by: (iv) using knowledge of base words to decode common compound words and contractions.

Ongoing TEKS

Student Learning Targets:

Essential Questions:

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas Treasures, McMillian / McGraw-Hill

District Grading Policy

Fry Sight Word List

Texas Gateway Online Resource Center