Unpacked
W 3.8
Standard: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print
and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided
categories.
Unpacked Standard:
In grade 3, students learn how to locate information from print and digital sources as well as
integrate information from their own experiences. They take notes and organize their
information into categories provided by the teacher. At this level, students are gathering
information from a variety of resources (words, pictures, digital sources) and using their own
background knowledge to answer research questions and take notes. Third grade students need
to know how to choose online sources and how to select the information they need from each
source. They also need to know how to link the new information they learn online with offline
sources. Items such as, graphic organizers, check sheets, lists of appropriate websites, and
rubrics to evaluate technical tools will be helpful to students.
What students need to know:
 How to locate information from print,
digital resources, pictures
 How to take notes and organize their
information into categories
 How to choose online sources
 How to select the information needed
from sources
 How to link the new information they
learn from online with offline sources
 Graphic organizers, check sheets, lists
of appropriate websites
Level 1
Entering
Level 2
Emerging
What students need to do:
 List sources (digital, print) about topic
 Take notes and organize their
information into categories.
 Apply what they learned from their
research to develop a document of
information without plagiarism
 Gather information and link the new
information with other sources
 Use their background knowledge to
answer questions and take notes.
Level 3
Developing
Level 4
Expanding
Level 5
Bridging
Gather and
prioritize
information
found in print
and/or digital
sources by
writing single
word facts
found using
sticky notes
and sorting
them into
categories
provided by
the teacher
with a
partner.
ELD Standard:
Gather and
prioritize
information
found in print
and/or digital
sources by
writing partial
facts on sticky
notes and
sorting them
into
categories
provided by
the teacher
with a
partner.
Gather and
prioritize
information
found in print
and/or digital
sources by
writing facts
using short
sentences on
sticky notes
and sorting
them into
categories
provided by
the teacher
with a
partner.
Gather and
prioritize
information
found in print
and/or digital
sources by
writing facts
using
complete
sentences on
sticky notes
and sorting
them into
categories
provided by
the teacher
with a
partner.
Gather and
prioritize
information
found in print
and/or digital
sources by
writing facts
found using
their own
words in
complete
sentences on
sticky notes
and sorting
them into
categories
provided by
the teacher
with a
partner.
Level 6 Reaching
Writing
Unpacked
W 3.8