For this lesson, students will be working in their small groups/table groups to create individual Venn Diagrams for their final and key assessment for this unit. Students will use their two column notes to compare and contrast the texts.
The student will be able to compare and contrast the main ideas of two texts by creating a Venn Diagram.
3.RL.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Students will be comparing and contrasting two texts of similar topics using their two column notes and turning those into a Venn Diagram. Students will have mastered this standard when they can take two texts of a similar topic and orally or in writing explain their thinking behind the main points and details in each article.
3.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Students will be creating a Venn Diagram for their formal assessment in this lesson that will be as neat and tidy as possible. Students will have shown mastery in this skill when they speak or write with minimal to no errors (three or less errors).
3.SL.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
We will be working as a whole class, a diverse group of students, to determine the main idea and supporting details of a nonfiction text. Students will have mastered this standard when they can discuss the topic of a text to a partner or group.
Informal Assessment: The teacher will check in with the students multiple times throughout the lesson by observation, fist to five, and more.
Formal Assessment: Students will be turning in their Venn Diagram that they will create using their two column notes as guidelines. This is their key assessment for this unit.
The teacher will display an example of a Venn Diagram on the SmartBoard. Each student will have the opportunity to write something on the Venn Diagram on the SmartBoard to collaborate with their peers and create a whole class Venn Diagram. This is something that can be posted onto our class website as a resource, and it can even be used for future classes as an example.