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ELA G3:M4

Water Around the World

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.

Week 1 and Weeks 2-3 Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Water Around the World

Lesson #Instructional FocusCCS StandardsAssessments
Week 1
  • Listening closely to determine the main ideas and supporting details of pages of One Well: The Story of Water on Earth read aloud
  • Rereading and referring back to the text to answer text-dependent questions
  • Analyzing how illustrations help the reader better understand the text
  • RI.3.1
  • RI.3.2
  • RI.3.3
  • RI.3.4
  • RI.3.7
  • RI.3.10
  • W.3.7
  • W.3.8
  • SL.3.1
  • SL.3.2
  • L.3.1
  • L.3.1a
  • L.3.4 
  • L.3.4a
  • L.3.4b
  • L.3.4c
  • L.3.4d
  • Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Answering Questions about an Informational Text (RI.3.1, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.7, SL.3.2, L.3.1a, L.3.4)
Weeks 2-3
  • Reading to determine the main idea and supporting details of a text
  • Comparing and contrasting the main ideas and supporting details of two texts on the same topic
  • RI.3.1
  • RI.3.2
  • RI.3.4
  • RI.3.9
  • W.3.7
  • W.3.8
  • L.3.1
  • L.3.1a
  • L.3.4
  • End of Unit 1 Assessment: Comparing and Contrasting Informational Texts (RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.9, L.3.1a)

Weeks 3-6 Unit 2: Developing an Opinion: The Importance of Water Conservation

Lesson #Instructional FocusCCS StandardsAssessments
Weeks 3-4
  • Closely reading informational texts, comparing the point of view of the authors to students' own point of view
  • RI.3.1
  • RI.3.2
  • RI.3.4
  • RI.3.6
  • RI.3.8
  • SL.3.1
  • SL.3.1b
  • L.3.4
  • L.3.4a
  • L.3.5
  • L.3.5a
  • Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Examining Point of View (RI.3.1, RI.3.6, L.3.5a)
Weeks 5-6
  • Continue researching issues related to water, with a focus on identifying possible solutions for access to water, demand for water, and water pollution
  • Writing a four-paragraph essay stating an opinion about the importance of water pollution
  • RI.3.1
  • W.3.1
  • W.3.1a
  • W.3.1b
  • W.3.1c
  • W.3.1d
  • W.3.4
  • W.3.5
  • W.3.7
  • W.3.8
  • SL.3.1
  • L.3.1
  • L.3.1b
  • End of Unit 2 Assessment: Writing an Opinion Essay (RI.3.1, W.3.1, W.3.4, L.3.1b)

weeks 7-8 Unit 3: Call to Action: Solutions to Water Issues

Instructional FocusCCS StandardsAssessments
  • Planning and writing a script for a PSA describing a water issue and suggesting action people can take to solve the issue
  • Writing an invitational letter inviting guests to the PSA live launch
  • Creating a video PSA
  • Presenting to an audience
  • W.3.2
  • W.3.4
  • W.3.5
  • L.3.1c
  • L.3.2b
  • RI.3.1
  • SL.3.2
  • SL.3.3
  • SL.3.4
  • SL.3.6
  • L.3.3
  • L.3.3b
  • Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Writing an Invitational Letter (W.3.2, W.3.4, L.3.1c, L.3.2b)
  • End of Unit 3 Assessment: Water Issue Video PSA (RI.3.1, SL.3.4, SL.3.6)
  • Performance Task: Water PSA Live Launch Presentation (SL.3.4, SL.3.6, L.3.3b)

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