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PARCC Practice Test Grade 3 Unit 1 - Answer PARCC Practice Test Grade 3 Unit 1
Key and Standards Alignment
Stage 3 Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction
Author Study Organizer
Books for author study by Cynthia Rylant
The Relatives Came
Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds
Best Wishes
When I Was Young in the Mountains
Fables to Readers Theater Lead-In
Stories Worth Telling Again and Again- lists RL 3.3 as a focus standard and has students examine why stories are handed down across generations and
cultures. Students will compare and contrast the characters and messages in two grandparent books and they will analyze characters traits and motivations in
realistic fiction. The related activities provide interdisciplinary links to geography, art, and narrative writing. (Source: Common Core Curriculum Maps)
MSDE Unit Speaking Of Change The unifying theme of this unit is CHANGE. The essential question, "How do life events change a
person?" will guide the purpose of reading, the examination of text, independent writing, and class discussion.
Massachusetts Unit Realistic Fiction: Stories Matter
Massachusetts Unit Author Study: Cynthia Rylant
Massachusetts Unit: Poetry: The Voices and Images of Our World
Biography Unit from Massachusetts Model Units (RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3,RI.3.5, RI.3.6, RI.3.7)
Whose Story Is It? (RI.3.4, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RI.3.9)
Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales (RL3.3, RL3.2, RI3.1, W3.7, W3.8)
MSDE Determination Unit (RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, Ri.3.5, RI.3.8, RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4)-an integrated SS/ELA unit
Biographies from Ducksters.com
Biographies from http://mrnussbaum.com/all-biographies/
Bookroom Resources:
A Three Ancient Communities (level N)
Whaling Community (level O)
Daily Life Around the World (level O)
Three Historical Communities of North America (level P)
Ancas Journey (Shared Reading Text-Reading A-Z)
Grade 3 ELA Essential Curriculum Framework
Module 4
Stage 1 Desired Results
ESTABLISHED GOALS Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to
RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.,
ELA 3: Engage in research and inquiry to analyze, integrate, and present information, to investigate
maps, photographs) and the words in a text to
demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, claims, and to solve problems.
why, and how key events occur). ELA 5: Challenge, defend, and/or qualify ideas effectively for various audiences and purposes through
writing and discussion.
RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points Meaning
and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a Students will understand that How do the visual aids support and extend the
topic and convey ideas and information clearly. authors use visuals to clarify and meaning of the text?
extend text meaning. How do effective writers hook and hold their readers
W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build reading multiple texts allows us to attention?
knowledge about a topic. How does evidence from multiple sources deepen
analyze patterns and draw conclusions.
authors organize their writing for a understanding of a topic?
L.3.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling certain purpose.
when writing. Acquisition
Students will know Students will be skilled at
RF.3.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word how to use visual aids to help examining two texts.
analysis skills in decoding words.
comprehend a text. comparing and contrasting the important points
RF.3.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to how to compare and contrast two texts. presented in two texts by answering text dependent
support comprehension. how to identify specific evidence to questions.
support a main idea in an informational reading grade-level text with purpose and
writing. understanding.
that decoding efforts can be confirmed
through word meanings and word
order.
that context clues, sentence structure
and visual clues can guide
self-correction.
Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria Assessment Evidence
PERFORMANCE TASK(S):
Cornerstone Task: Water T
eacher Directions
Water Task Rubric Texts: