ELA- First 9 weeks
Overview
Unit 1 (weeks 1-6)
Unit 2 (weeks 7-9)
Getting Started With Literary Texts and Narrative Writing Number of Days: 42*
Units Overview: This unit will focus on analyzing the characteristics of literary texts, context clues, launching the writing workshop, and narrative writing.
The focus of the first nine weeks will center on the skills that often repeat throughout the year. Collectively we plan to teach Story elements, character traits, sequencing, comparing / Contrasting, Author's Purpose, Main Idea, Supporting Details, visualization, predictions, Fact/Opinion, Context Clues. We will focus on Narrative writing during this nine weeks.
Student Objectives: "I Can"
Student will be able to accomplish second grade standards and will be introduced to beginning third grade standards.
Student Objects written in "I Can" statements:
Foundational Skills:
I can know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
I can read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Literature:
I can ask questions about what the text says and search the text to find the answers. I can answer questions about the text to show I understand it
I can write or speak about a text and talk about different parts of the test like chapters, scenes, or stanzas.
I can describe how one part of a text builds on the parts that came before it
Informational Text
I can locate information on web pages using sidebars, links, and search fields.
I can understand that internet search engines display results based on keywords.
I can use relevant key words for internet searches.
Language:
I can write simple, compound, and complex sentences
Fluency Expectation:
Goal: 80-90 wpm
Standards
LA.3.RF.4.2
Understand the six major syllable patterns (CVC, CVr, V, VV, VCe, Cle) to aid in decoding unknown words.
LA.3.RF.4.5
Know and use more difficult word families when reading unfamiliar words (e.g., -ight).
LA.3.RF.5
Orally read grade-level appropriate or higher texts smoothly and accurately, with expression that connotes comprehension at the independent level.
LA.3.RL.4.1
Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
LA.3.RL.2.2
Recount folktales, fables, and tall tales from diverse cultures; identify the themes in these works.
LA.3.RL.2.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the plot.
LA.3.RV.2.1
Apply context clues (e.g., word, phrase, and sentence clues) and text features (e.g., maps, illustrations, charts) to determine the meanings of unknown words.
LA.3.W.3.3
Write narrative compositions in a variety of forms that – a. Establish an introduction (e.g., situation, narrator, characters). b. Include specific descriptive details and clear event sequences. c. Include dialogue. d. Connect ideas and events using introduction and transition words. e. Provide an ending.
Student Resources
Flocabulary
Pearson Success Net Resources
Wordly Wise
Quizlet.com
Lexia (RTI)
Brain Pop
IXL Language Arts
Newsela
School House Rock Videos via SchoolTube
superteacherworksheets.com
ReadWorks
Spelling City
Read Theory
Read Works