Media Unit 5 Table of Contents
Gathering Information
Grades 2-3
Section
Page Number
Unit Essential Questions
2
Unit Goals and Sub Goals (Task Analysis)
2
Unit Language
3
Unit Assessments Checklist
Sample Unit Calendar
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4-5
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Elementary Grades 2-3
Media Unit 5
Unit Title:
Stage 1
Standards:
(Alpha-numeric
listing of standards
incorporated in the
unit)
Gathering Information
Identify Desired Results
Standard:
 CC.W.8 - Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources: take brief notes on sources
and sort evidence into provided categories.
 CC.R.1.3: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text…
 CC.R.2.3: Determine main idea of a text and key supporting details.
 CC.R.4.3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.
 CC.SL1.3: Ask questions to check understanding of information presented.
Library Indicators:
 1.1B - Apply prior knowledge to new learning
 1.1C - Develop, select, clarify and use questions and strategies to search for information
 1.1D - Find, evaluate and select appropriate sources to answer questions
o 1.1G – Read, view and listen to information in a variety of formats
o 1.2F – Evaluate the effectiveness of the skills and tools used to create new knowledge
Supporting Standard:
1.1A – Follow an inquiry-based process to seek knowledge.
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Essential
Questions:
Goals:
Learning Targets:
(aligned to goals)
How can we gather and use resources to answer questions?
I can ask and answer questions about a topic
with guidance.
I am able to use Who, What, When, Where,
Why, and How questions.
I can take notes from a text to answer my
question.
I can refer explicitly to a text when
answering questions.
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Dates of Unit:
I can find and select appropriate sources to answer a question.
I can use the library catalog to find print materials on my topic.
Stage 2
Determine Assessment Evidence
Academic Language (What language will students need to sound like experts?)
Academic Language Function(s):
Academic Language Stems:
Easy for Beginners
 Explaining, clarify or support an opinion
 I can use ___ to find ___.
 I used ___ to find ___.
 I took notes about ___.
 First, second, third…
Academic Vocabulary:
 Now…
 Information
 Next…
 Search
 Then…
 Accuracy
 Finally…
 Inquiry-based process
 Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
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Fact
Opinion
Current
Pose a question
Database
Search engine
Catalog
Search terms
Define
Plan
Research
Assessment
Tools:
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Medium for Intermediate
 I know this ___ will/will not answer my question because…
 The main reason I thought this book would answer my questions was because…
 In order to find information about ___ I used ___...
 The author states that ___.
Difficult for Advanced and Fluent
 My notes from ___ reflect ____.
 I know that this source is ___ due to the fact that…
 The main reason I thought this was a ___ source was/is due to the fact that…
 My ___ addresses my question by ___.
 Assessment Checklist
Unit of Study Assessment Checklist
Key: + = Independently
 = With guidance/with
difficulty
GOAL 2
I can find and select
appropriate sources to
answer a question.
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I can use the library
catalog to find print
materials on my topic.
I can refer explicitly to
a text when answering
questions.
Student Name
I can take notes from
a text to answer my
question.
= Rarely/ not evident
I am able to use Who,
What, When, Where,
Why, and How
questions.
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GOAL 1
I can ask and answer questions about a topic with
guidance.
Notes
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Stage 3
Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction
SAMPLE UNIT CALENDAR
Learning Goals
I can ask and answer
questions about a topic
with guidance.
I can find and select
appropriate sources to
answer a question.
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LEARNING TARGET 1
LEARNING TARGET 2
I am able to use Who,
What, When, Where, Why,
and How questions.
I can take notes from a text
to answer my question.
I can use the library catalog
to find print materials on
my topic.
LEARNING TARGET 3
I can refer explicitly to a
text when answering
questions.