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Big Idea: Effective readers use appropriate strategies to construct meaning;

Active listeners make meaning from what they hear by questioning, reflecting, responding, and evaluating.

Library Information Concepts: Describing Key Ideas and Details; Identifying Text Features

Stage 1: Desired Results

Established Goals (English Language Arts Standard):
CC.1.1.1.C Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
CC.1.2.1.A Identify the main idea and retell key details of text.

Understandings (Students will understand
that):
Effective readers use appropriate strategies
to construct meaning;
Competencies (Students will know/be able to):
CC.1.5.B Confirm understanding of text read aloud or presented orally by asking and
answering questions about key details.
CC.1.2.E Identify text features to locate key facts or information in text.

Active listeners make meaning from what

they hear by questioning, reflecting,
responding, and evaluating.

What understandings/competencies will be assessed through this task?

Identify how to build and create their own letter;

Participate in discussion and brain-storming with the teacher about what should be included in this type of notice;

Write their own notice for their lost bear with few errors;

Check grammar to make sure everything is spelled right with few errors

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

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Performance Task Title: A Pocket for Corduroy Lost Poster Writing Suggested Grade: 1st
Grade Reading Level

We will begin the lesson by reading aloud the book A Pocket for Corduroy, to the target student. From there the student
and teacher will have a discussion about the parts of the story, identifying the characters, reviewing plot points, etc. After
identifying the main character, Lisa, begin a discussion of what Lisa could do to find Corduroy. Then the teacher will ask the
target student to identify what about the bear could be written down to identify him on a poster and write it down on a piece
of paper (what the bear looks like, where he was lost, when he was lost, etc.,).

From there, explain what an announcement is - an informational letter letting the reader know what you need help with or
telling someone something important. Then have the target student make a small lost bear poster. The target student will
draw a photo of the bear, along with a lost description, using the points written down during the discussion about the main
characters, details about Corduroy, the setting, and the plot of the story.

Post the final product on a bulletin board, like a real announcement.

Performance Task Rubric: A Pocket for Corduroy Lost Poster Writing

English Language Arts Standard, Suggested Grade: CC.1.1.1.C; CC.1.2.1.A; 1st grade RL

Big Idea: Effective readers use appropriate strategies to construct meaning;

Active listeners make meaning from what they hear by questioning, reflecting, responding, and evaluating.

Library Information Concepts: Describing Key Ideas and Details;

Identifying Text Features

Criteria for Success


Levels of
Achievement
Story Comprehension
Shows a clear understanding of
the story and is able to correctly
3 answer questions about the main
characters, setting, and plot
Proficient points of the story.
Shows a somewhat clear
understanding of the story and is
2 able to correctly answer some
questions about main characters,
Developing setting, or plot points of the story.
Does not show a clear
understanding of the story and is
unable to correctly answer
1 questions about main characters,
setting, or plot points of the story.
Needs
Improving
Stage 3 Learning Plan: Resources to Support the Learning Plan
Performance Task:
Poster Preparation
Able to identify some key points of the
story and and main characters to
include in the lost bear poster, with
little to no assistance.
Able to identify some key points of the
story and and main characters to
include in the lost bear poster, with
some assistance.
Can not independently identify key
points of the story or the characters to
include in the lost bear poster, despite
much assistance.
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Final Poster Product
Poster reflects a strong comprehension
of the story and the activity, and little
intervention was required to complete
the assignment.
Poster reflects an adequate
comprehension of the story and the
activity, and some intervention was
required to complete the assignment.
Poster does not reflect a strong
comprehension of the story or the
activity presented, and strong
intervention was required to complete
the assignment.
Suggested Grade:
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Suggested Resources for Librarian and Teacher to Use in Instruction

Format Resource
Books (fiction, A Pocket for Corduroy, by Brianna Crosby
informational
texts, narrative
nonfiction,
drama, poetry)
Teaching Paper
Equipment, Pencil
Technology, &
Supplies Markers
Crayons
Tape
Bulletin board