3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:05: Nonfiction Text Features
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:22
  • Grade(s):1
Key Learning:

Features of nonfiction text help students understand what they read.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How does using features of nonfiction text help me understand what I read?
   
Concept:

Phonemic Awareness PA - Listening)/ Phonics (P - Print))

LA.1.1.4.8   LA.1.1.4.7   LA.1.1.4.3   LA.1.1.3.4   LA.1.1.3.1  
Concept:

Fluency

LA.1.3.4.6   LA.1.2.2.2   LA.1.1.5.3  
Concept:

Vocabulary

LA.1.2.2.1   LA.1.1.6.5   LA.1.1.6.3   LA.1.1.1.2  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How can I tell if I made a mistake while reading? (PA & P)

 (A)

What fix-up strategies can I use when I have made a mistake in my reading? (P)

 (ET)

How do I use base words to decode new words with inflected endings (-s, -es, -ed, -ing)? (P)

 (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How fast should I read this information so I can understand the message?

 (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

What strategies can I use to help me understand new words?

 (ET)

How can I relate new vocabulary to words I already know?

 (ET)
Vocabulary:

misread, mistake, fix-up strategies, self-correction, r-controlled

Vocabulary:

informational text, punctuation marks, rate

Vocabulary:

bold print, bullets, headings, diagrams, captions, glossary, label

Concept:

Comprehension

LA.1.2.2.3   LA.1.2.1.1   LA.1.1.7.9   LA.1.1.7.8   LA.1.1.7.5   LA.1.1.1.2  
Concept:

Grammar/Writing

LA.1.3.4.4   LA.1.3.4.3   LA.1.3.4.2  
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction text?

 (A)

How does organizing information help me understand what I hear and read?

 (ET)

What steps can I take to be sure I understand what I read?

(ET)

How do I ask questions when I do not understand what I read?

 (ET)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

What are titles for people?

 (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Vocabulary:

non-fiction, expository text, table of contents, index, graphs, charts, maps

Vocabulary:

one, more than one, special names, title, days of the week, months

Vocabulary:

Additional Information:

Polk County Schools

Curriculum Map/Monthly Focus Calendar

Reading Comprehension Skill Sequence

December: Sequence

January: Cause/Effect

Embedded throughout the year:

*Reference and Research

*Vocabulary

*Summarizing

Harcourt Trophies

  • Week 16, December 14 - 18, 2009, Here and There: I Think I Can - "Tomas Rivera" by Jane Medina
  • Week 17, January 5 - 8, 2010, Here and There: I Think I Can - "On the Way to the Pond" by Angela Shelf Medearis
  • Week 18, January 11 - 15, 2010, Here and There: I Think I Can - "Friends Forever" by Ann Morris
  • Week 19, January 19 - 22, 2010, Here and There: I Think I Can - "The Fox and the Stork" by Gerald McDermott
  • Week 20, January 26 - 29, 2009, Time Together: Hello, Neighbor - "A Bed Full of Cats" by Holly Keller

    • Resources:

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    Know - Understand - Do Organizer
    Student Learning Map
    Vocabulary Report

    Acquisition Lesson:

    1. How do I decode words using r-controlled letters? (P)4. How can I choose the best informational text for what I want to learn?5. How do punctuation marks help me improve my fluency rate?7. How can I use a glossary to help me understand new word meanings?8. How can I tell which words are important (bold print, bullets, headings, etc.)?9. How can diagrams and captions help me understand word meanings?11. How do I use the features in nonfiction text to gain knowledge?12. How do I write a noun to mean more than one?13. How do I write a special name?15. How do I write the days of the week?16. How do I write the months of the year?

    Extending Thinking Lesson:

    2. How do I read new words that cannot be blended (sight words)? (P)

    Vocabulary Report

    • non-fiction -

      stories or articles about real people, places, and events.

    • misread -

      to read the wrong way

    • informational text -

      nonfiction text

    • bold print -

      words that are printed darker than the other words in the text to draw the reader's attention

    • punctuation marks -

      commas and end marks for sentences

    • one -

      a single object

    • bullets -

      a heavy dot or picture used in front of a word in lists

    • mistake -

      an error when reading

    • rate -

      the speed you do something

    • more than one -

      two or more

    • fix-up strategies -

      a plan for correcting reading errors such as blending or chunking

    • headings -

      a topic or main idea that is located at the top of the text

    • special names -

      a specific name of a location

    • title -

      a term of respect and an acknowledgment of status or job (Mr., Mrs., Miss, Dr., etc.)

    • self-correction -

      when you quickly change a reading error to fix it

    • diagrams -

      an illustration or picture that has its parts labeled

    • expository text -

      to give or explain information about a subject

    • table of contents -

      a list of the main topics, ideas, or headings and the pages they start on

    • r-controlled -

      words that have a sound based on the vowel and r combination

      (for example; ar,er,ir,ur)

    • days of the week -

      The names we use for each day of the week.

    • months -

      The names we use to distinguish parts of a year.

    • captions -

      a title or explanation for a picture or illustration

    • index -

      an alphabetical list of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages where they can be found in the text

    • glossary -

      a place in the back of a book that has definitions for words that are found in that book

    • label -

      a word or phrase that names a part of a diagram

    • graphs -

      a visual map, chart, or diagram used to show information or data

    • charts -

      a visual map used to organize information

    • maps -

      a visual illustration of the earth or parts of the earth