ELA G2:M3

Researching to Build Knowledge and Teach Others: The Secret World of Pollination

Each module is approximately 6-8 weeks of instruction broken into 3 units. The "week at a glance" chart in the curriculum map gives the big picture, breaking down the module into a detailed week-by-week view. It shows how the module unfolds, the focus of each week of instruction, and where the six assessments and the performance task occur.

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Week 1-2 Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Learning about Plants

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Week 1 Building background knowledge and an interest in the topic of plants Introducing concept of what researchers do in their daily work Focused reading of Seed to Plant (National Geographic) to explore features of informational text Using the Frayer model as a concept map for plants and seeds Exploring compound words through the "Plants around the World" poem	RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.4 RI.2.5 RI.2.6 RI.2.7 L.2.4d	N/A
Week 2 Using the Frayer model as a concept map for flowers and fruits Exploring compound words through the "Plants around the World" poem Completing the Unit 1 Reading Assessment using the text Seed to Plant (National Geographic) Exploring the use of models by creating a model of a flower's parts Introducing the concept of seed dispersal	RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.4 RI.2.5 RI.2.6 RI.2.7 L.2.4d	Unit 1 Assessment: Responding to Text: Thinking about Illustrations and Speaking (RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.3, RI.2.4, RI.2.5, RI.2.6, RI.2.7, L.2.4e)

Weeks 3-5 Unit 2: Building Research Skills: Researching Pollinators

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Week 3 Building background knowledge about pollination Exploring text features and context clues in What Is Pollination? Close reading and research reading of What Is Pollination? Conducting whole group research of bees Creating scientific drawings of bees	RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.3 RI.2.4 RI.2.5 RI.2.7 W.2.7 SL.2.2 L.2.4 L.2.4a	N/A
Week 4 Using the "It's Pollination Time!" song to explore adjectives and adverbs Continuing whole group research with close viewing protocol of bee images Creating scientific drawings of bees Organizing bee research information Conducting small group research on various insect pollinators Science Talk	RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.3 RI.2.4 RI.2.5 RI.2.7 W.2.7 SL.2.1 SL.2.2 SL.2.3 L.2.1 L.2.1e	N/A
Week 5 Analyzing a model of informational writing Completing independent and shared writing of informational text about bees Completing independent writing of an informational paragraph about a pollinator Revising and editing to include adjectives in an informational paragraph Sharing writing with others at a celebration	W.2.2 W.2.5 SL.2.1 SL.2.1a SL.2.1c L.2.2	Unit 2 Assessment: Informational Writing: How Pollinators Help Plants (W.2.2, W.2.7, W.2.8)

Weeks 6-8 Unit 3: Speaking and Listening: Pollinator Presentations

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Week 6 Building background knowledge about specific fruits, flowers, and vegetables that pollinators help through pollination Preparing oral presentation notecards to describe how a pollinator helps with the pollination process of a specific fruit, flower, or vegetable Creating scientific drawings and captions for the Performance Task Poster Using the Capture the Caption game to produce, expand, and rearrange sentences Giving and receiving peer feedback	RI.2.1 RI.2.5 RI.2.7 W.2.5 W.2.7 SL.2.1 SL.2.4 SL.2.6 L.2.1f L.2.1e	N/A
Week 7 Completing scientific drawings and captions and assembling the Performance Task Poster Building criteria for an exemplary oral presentation Rehearsing the oral presentation Giving and receiving feedback on criteria for oral presentation	RI.2.1 RI.2.5 RI.2.7 W.2.5 W.2.7 SL.2.1 SL.2.4 SL.2.6 L.2.1f L.2.1e	N/A
Week 8 Rehearsing the oral presentation (Unit 3 Assessment) Giving and receiving feedback on criteria for the oral presentation Performance Task and Celebration of Learning	RI.2.1 RI.2.5 RI.2.7 W.2.5 W.2.7 SL.2.1 SL.2.4 SL.2.6 L.2.1f L.2.1e	Unit 3 Assessment: Speaking and Listening: Oral Presentations (SL.2.4) Performance Task Poster and Oral Presentation: The Secret World of Plants and Pollinators (SL.2.4)

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