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.

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

Lesson #	Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
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 Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
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 Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
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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