Grade 1 ELA Theme 4 Exploring Independence Focus Standard Objective (s) Activities / Materials Assessment Reading Literature / Informational Text Essential Questions Why do people choose to declare their independence? What effect does this process of becoming independent have on themselves or others? KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS RL.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. RI.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Formative: Students will ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Students will know and use various text features (e.g. headings, tables of content, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text. CRAFT AND STRUCTURE RI.1.5. Know and use various text features (e.g. headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. EEK! There’s a Mouse in the House – Fiction – Anthology Animals Big and Small – Nonfiction – Anthology The Cat in the Hat; The Lorax; Horton Hatches an Egg – Fiction (Read aloud) Green Eggs and Ham – Fiction - Exemplar (Read aloud) Red-Eyed Tree Frog – Nonfiction – Anthology Rain Forest Animals – Nonfiction (Read aloud) Watching Tree Frogs in South America – Nonfiction (Read aloud) Rain Forest Secrets – Nonfiction (Read aloud) The Snake; The Toucan – Poetry – Anthology That Toad is Mine – Fiction – Anthology Frog and Toad Together – Fiction – Exemplar Frogs and Toad - Nonfiction (Read aloud) Amphibians – Nonfiction (Read aloud) Lost – Fiction – Anthology Bears, Bears, Bears – Nonfiction (Read aloud) On the Move – Nonfiction – Anthology If You Give a Pig a Pancake – Fiction – Anthology Blueberry Pancakes – Nonfiction – Anthology The Forest – Nonfiction – Anthology Saving the Earth – Nonfiction - Anthology DRA Levels Thumbs up or thumbs down Question and answer Class discussions Summative: High frequency/ Vocabulary test Graphic organizers Comprehension tests Skills tests Reading Foundational Skills PHONICS AND WORD RECOGNITION RF.1.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. f. Read words with inflectional endings. g. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. Students will identify and apply CVCe spelling/sound patterns and vowel teams within word lists and reading passages. Students will read words with inflectional endings. Students will recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. Weekly Spelling Lists Decodable Phonics Readers (CVCe) and (CVVC) Formative: Guided Spelling Exercises Reading Fluency Passages Application of Skills Phonogram Exercises Summative: Spelling Tests Phonics Assessments DIBELS Progress Monitoring Grade 1 ELA Theme 4 Exploring Independence Writing TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES W.1.3. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure. Students will write narratives in which they recount two or more sequenced events. Students will include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal order, and provide some sense of closure. Journal Writing or Writing Log (whole group) Reading -Writing Workshop Writing Checklist Writing Rubric Narratives Graphic Organizers Revising Checklist Writing Samples/Rubric Formative: Writing Checklist Writing Rubric Summative: Graphic Organizers Revising Checklist Writing Samples/ Rubric: Language VOCABULARY ACQUISTION AND USE L.1.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g. because). Students will use frequently occurring conjunctions, such as: and; but; because to signal simple relationships. High Frequency Word Lists Spelling Units Writing Prompts Formative: Individual Observation Journal Writing Summative: Narratives High Frequency Word Tests Spelling Unit Tests Speaking and Listening PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS SL.1.5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. Students will engage in collaborative conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts. Students will add drawings or other visual displays when appropriate. The students will engage in small group discussions (listening and speaking centers) about the stories and will actively engage in question asking. Formative: Daily discussions on story topics. Students will describe the people, places, and events that are in the stories with clear ideas and feelings. They will express their thoughts and feelings about the stories. Observing students’ active engagement in small groups Summative: Comprehension tests at the end of the theme.