First Grade Module 4 ELA Planning

ELA Module

Big Idea
How can we use multiple sources (facts/experiences) to support our thinking in opinion
writing?

Learning Goals: Organizers

Informational
Compare two texts on the same topic
Identify main topic/key details
Describe connections between two individuals, events, ideas
Opinion writing (topic, state opinion, state a reason, closure)
Recall information from experiences or from sources or gather experience to answer a
question (with guidance and support)
Conventions
Grammar and usage- writing or speaking
Conjunctions - because
Know and apply grade level words
Connect to Science- Structure and Function (1 LS1-1 and 1 LS1-2) and Social Studies
(Economics- Goods and Services)

Success Criteria:
I can compare two texts on the same topic.
I can identify main topic/key details.
I can describe connections between two individuals, events, or ideas.
I can write an opinion
Topic
State an opinion
Give a reason
Closure
Conventions (capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar & usage, conjunctions)
I can recall information from experiences or from sources to answer questions.

Grade One Module 4 Rubric

Standards 1 2 3 4
 Unable even WIth Support on grade level Above and
with Support independent beyond; 2nd
grade
curriculum
RI.1.9 Identify basic I can compare two
similarities in and texts on the same
differences between topic.
two texts on the
same topic (e.g., in
illustrations,
descriptions, or
procedures).

RI.1.2 Identify the I can identify main

main topic and retell topic/key details.
key details of a text.

RI.1.3 Describe the I can describe

connection between connections
two individuals, between two
events, ideas, or
individuals, events,
pieces of information
in a text. or ideas.

W.1.1 Write opinion I can write an

pieces in which they opinion:
introduce the topic *Topic
or name the book
*State an opinion
they are writing
about, state an *Give a reason
opinion, supply a *Closure
reason for the *Conventions
opinion, and provide (capitalization,
some sense of punctuation,
closure. spelling, grammar &
usage, conjunctions)

W.1.8 With I can recall

guidance and information from
support from adults, experiences or from
recall information
sources to answer
from experiences or
gather information questions.
from provided
sources to answer a
question.

Module 4 weekly mapping:

Long Range Plans
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18VDm2iComRFkdAncan6AjOl0xMzTF-xsjl2h_Zvpyis/edit

Mod 4 Learning Experiences

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KnbmthbtFGjBhxNZg6_gRgURgZ283X2I1IUuNDDTO3o/edit?
ts=58d518e6