Unit 1: Communities in Our World

Time Frame:  7 Weeks

 

 

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Unit Description

Students will look at their classroom community as well as other communities.  They will better understand how we all communicate and respect each other. The comprehension strategies include analyzing story structure and summarizing. The phonics/spelling skills cover words with short and long vowels and vowel variants.  The writing forms are personal narrative, friendly letter, extended response, and poetry. Comprehension skills include character, setting, plot, main ideas and details, and problem and solution.  Students will practice fluency through commas, dialogue, pronunciation of vocabulary words, pace and speed of reading and punctuation marks. 

Enduring Understandings

·         Our ideas, interests, and abilities help us live, work, and learn together as a community.

·         We respect the differences of others.

·         Differences in ideas and feeling can be respectfully communicated in many ways.

Essential Questions

·         How can my talents help others?

·         How can I help my community?

·         How do we demonstrate respect for others?

·         How can I communicate my ideas?

GLEs:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6a, 6b, 6c, 7, 8a, 8b, 8c, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e, 17f, 18, 19, 20, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 23, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d, 24e, 24f, 25, 26, 27a, 27b, 28, 29a, 29b, 30, 31a, 31b, 31c, 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d, 32e, 32f, 32g, 33a, 33b, 33c, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39a, 39b, 40a, 40b, 41, 42a, 42b, 43, 44, 45a, 45b, 45c, 45d, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52

Assessments

·       Performance Task Assessment

·       Performance Task Rubric

·       Performance Task Oral Presentation Rubric

·       Performance Task Self Assessment Rubric

·       Essential Skills Unit Checklist – LCC

·       Unit Assessments – Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum (LCC)