English Language Arts 3 – KDU (*use the planner to adjust Big Ideas, Activities and Content for each of the terms) CORE COMPETENCIES CORE COMPETENCIES CORE COMPETENCIES COMMUNICATION THINKING (CRITICAL/CREATIVE) (PERSONAL/SOCIAL) CURRICULAR COMPETENCIES BIG IDEA What do we want students Content (& Elaborations) (Understand…) to DO? (Activities, lessons…) (Know) Using oral, written, visual, and digital texts (Text and Story/text Language and story Questions to support students: texts are generic terms referring all forms of oral, (narrative texts, elements of story (character, written, visual, and digital communication: Oral texts whether real or plot, setting, conflict and include speeches, poems, plays, and oral stories; imagined, that teach theme) Written texts include novels, articles, and short us about human functions and genres of stories; Visual texts include posters, photographs, and nature, motivation, stories and other texts other images; Digital texts include electronic forms of and experience, and text features (how text and all the above; Oral, written, and visual elements can often reflect a visuals are displayed (e.g., be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic personal journey or headings, diagrams, columns, novels, films, web pages, advertisements), students strengthen a sense of and sidebars)) are expected individually and collaboratively to be identity. They may literary elements and devices able to: also be considered (descriptive language, poetic the embodiment of Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, language, figurative collective wisdom. viewing) language, images, imagery, Stories can be oral, rhythm, rhyme, simile, Read fluently at grade level (reading with written, or visual, alliteration) comprehension, phrasing, and attention to and used to instruct, punctuation) Strategies and processes inspire, and entertain Use sources of information and prior knowledge reading strategies (using listeners and (personal stories and experiences) to make illustrations and prior readers.) can be a meaning knowledge to predict source of creativity Make connections between ideas from a variety meaning; rereading; retelling and joy. of sources and prior knowledge to build in own words; locating the understanding main idea and details; using Stories and other Use developmentally appropriate reading, knowledge of language texts (Text and texts listening, and viewing strategies (making logical patterns and phonics to are generic terms
English Language Arts 3 – KDU (*use the planner to adjust Big Ideas, Activities and Content for each of the terms) CORE COMPETENCIES COMMUNICATION CORE COMPETENCIES THINKING (CRITICAL/CREATIVE) CORE COMPETENCIES (PERSONAL/SOCIAL) CURRICULAR COMPETENCIES BIG IDEA (Understand…) What do we want students to DO? (Activities, lessons…) Content (& Elaborations) (Know) Using oral, written, visual, and digital texts (Text and texts are generic terms referring all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communication: Oral texts include speeches, poems, plays, and oral stories; Written texts include novels, articles, and short stories; Visual texts include posters, photographs, and other images; Digital texts include electronic forms of all the above; Oral, written, and visual elements can be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements), students are expected individually and collaboratively to be able to: Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) Read fluently at grade level (reading with comprehension, phrasing, and attention to punctuation) Use sources of information and prior knowledge (personal stories and experiences) to make meaning Make connections between ideas from a variety of sources and prior knowledge to build understanding Use developmentally appropriate reading, listening, and viewing strategies (making logical Language and story (narrative texts, whether real or imagined, that teach us about human nature, motivation, and experience, and often reflect a personal journey or strengthen a sense of identity. They may also be considered the embodiment of collective wisdom. Stories can be oral, written, or visual, and used to instruct, inspire, and entertain listeners and readers.) can be a source of creativity and joy. Stories and other texts (Text and texts are generic terms Questions to support students: Story/text elements of story (character, plot, setting, conflict and theme) functions and genres of stories and other texts text features (how text and visuals are displayed (e.g., headings, diagrams, columns, and sidebars)) literary elements and devices (descriptive language, poetic language, figurative language, images, imagery, rhythm, rhyme, simile, alliteration) Strategies and processes reading strategies (using illustrations and prior knowledge to predict meaning; rereading; retelling in own words; locating the main idea and details; using knowledge of language patterns and phonics to
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