3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:08: Information and Resources
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:27
  • Grade(s):1
Key Learning:

Gathering information from a variety of resources, and organizing it in a logical sequence, provides the writer with the necessary tools to inform the reader.

Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How do I gather, organize, and present information?
   
Concept:

Gathering Information

LA.1.6.2.2   LA.1.6.2.1   LA.1.6.1.1   LA.1.3.1.1   LA.1.1.7.8   LA.1.1.7.5  
Concept:

Organizing Information

LA.1.6.2.4   LA.1.6.2.3   LA.1.3.1.3    LA.1.3.1.2  
Concept:

Presenting Information

LA.1.6.4.1   LA.1.6.3.2   LA.1.6.3.1  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I create questions about my topic?

(A)

Where can I find information about my topic?

 (A)

How does understanding the reason for writing help me find information?

 (ET)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How can I use webs, maps, lists, or graphic organizers to organize my information?

 (A)

How can I give credit to my sources?

 (A)

What tells me if information is a fact or an opinion?

 (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I convince my reader that what I write is true? (Constructing Support)

 (ET)

Which technology resources could I use to strengthen my writing?

 (A)

How does media (film, newspapers, radio) get information to the public?

 (A)

How can I explain why this topic is important to me?

 (A)

How can I present my information so an audience can understand the topic?

 (A)

How can I use non-print media (graphics, music, digital video) to effect the reader's thoughts and feelings?

 (A)
Vocabulary:

composer, table, atlas, software, alphabetical order, encyclopedia, create

Vocabulary:

fact, opinion, site, sources, plagiarism

Vocabulary:

technology, media, mass communication, graphics, convince

Concept:

Listening

LA.1.5.2.6   LA.1.5.2.5   LA.1.5.2.4  
Concept: Grammar/Writing
LA.1.3.4.5  
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I listen attentively while others are presenting?

 (A)

How do I participate courteously during and after a presentation?

 (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

What are words that tell about now?

 (A)

What words do I use to tell about myself?

 (A)

What words do I use to tell about one person and what words do I use to tell about more than one person?

 (A)

When do I add -ed to a word?

 (A)

How can I use correct subject-verb agreement?

 (A)

How can I describe a contraction?

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

clarifying questions, staying on topic, taking turns, eye contact

Vocabulary:

present-tense, past-tense, subject-verb agreement

Vocabulary:

Additional Information:

Phonemic Awareness/ Phonics (Ongoing)

Polk County Schools

Curriculum Map/Monthly Focus Calendar

Reading Comprehension Skill Sequence

August:Compare/Contrast

September:Author's Purpose

October:Main Idea

November:Text Elements

(literary elements, text features, plot, etc.)

December:Sequence

January:Cause/Effect

February:Inference

March:Fact/Opinion

Embedded throughout the year:

*Reference and Research

*Vocabulary

*Summarizing

Harcourt Trophies

  • Week 33, May 3 - 7, 2010, Gather Around: Going Places - "Poppleton Everyday"by Cynthia Rylant
  • Week 34, May 10 - 14, 2010, Gather Around: Going Places - "Sleep Is for Everyone"by Paul Showers
  • Week 35, May 17 - 24 2010, Gather Around: Going Places - "Baboon"by Kate Banks
  • Week 36, May 24 - 28, 2009, Teacher Discretion: Trade books relating to 2nd grade concepts, skills and vocabulary
  • Week 37, June 1 - 4, 2010, Teacher Discretion: Trade books relating to 2nd grade concepts, skills and vocabulary
  • Week 38, June 7 - 9, 2010, Teacher Discretion:Trade books relating to 2nd grade concepts, skills and vocabulary

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    Acquisition Lesson:

    1. How do I brainstorm ideas for my topic?

    Extending Thinking Lesson:

    Vocabulary Report

    • composer -

      an author

    • clarifying questions -

      questions readers ask about the text in order to understand what was read in greater detail

    • present-tense -

      verb that tells you something is happening now

    • fact -

      a truth

    • technology -

      tools that can be used during the research process

    • staying on topic -

      staying focused on one idea or subject

    • media -

      ways to communicate (radio, television, newspaper, magazines)

    • opinion -

      a personal view or attitude

    • past-tense -

      a verb that tells you something has already happened

    • mass communication -

      media that reaches people widely

    • taking turns -

      to allow equal time to another person

    • subject-verb agreement -

      when the naming part of the sentence and the telling part of the sentence agree

    • eye contact -

      to keep your eyes on the speaker

    • site -

      a location on the internet where you can find information

    • graphics -

      drawings or pictures

    • sources -

      a place, person or book that supplies information used in research; to get parts, materials or information from elsewhere

    • table -

      a chart to help organize information

    • plagiarism -

      copying another author's work and claiming it as your own

    • convince -

      to get someone to agree with my idea

    • atlas -

      a book of maps

    • software -

      computer programs

    • alphabetical order -

      arranging words or items in the order of the alphabet

    • encyclopedia -

      a book that has brief information on a variety of topics

    • create -

      to come up with my own ideas to write about