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Grade 1: Module 3: Overview
How do we build our research skills and share our learning?
■ To write informative texts, writers must read, collect evidence, and discuss their knowledge.
The 4 T’s
TOPIC
Birds’ Bodies
(CCSS explicitly taught and assessed): W.1.5, W.1.7, L.1.1.f, L.1.1.g, L.1.2.b, L.1.2.e
Expert Bird Riddle card and Expert Bird Scienti c Drawing card
Birds (Scholastic Discover More); Feathers: Not Just for Flying; Beaks!; Just Ducks; Little Kids First Big Book of Birds
TARGETS
TASK
TEXTS
Performance Task
Expert Bird Riddle Card and Scienti c Drawing Cards Matching Game
In this performance task, students create two cards to demonstrate their expertise about how a bird uses speci c body parts to survive. The Expert Bird Riddle card contains an informational riddle that teaches the reader about a speci c bird’s key body parts and how those parts aid in survival. The Expert Bird Scienti c Drawing card contains a black-and-white scienti c drawing of the expert bird that accurately depicts the bird’s external anatomy. Students read their Expert Bird Riddle cards during the Celebration of Learning and use their Expert Bird Scienti c Drawing cards to play a matching game in small groups. This task addresses CCSS ELA W.1.5, W.1.7, L.1.1.f, L.1.1.g, L.1.2.b, L.1.2.e, and the NGSS Standard 1.LS1.A.
Content Connections
This module is designed to address English Language Arts standards and to be taught during the literacy block of the school day. The module also intentionally incorporates science content that many teachers across the nation are expected to address in rst grade. These intentional connections are described below. (Based on your state or district context, teachers may also choose to address additional speci c social studies or science standards during other parts of the school day.)
Science (based on NGSS):
■ LS1-A: Structure and Function: All organisms have external parts. Di erent animals use their body parts in di erent ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, nd, and take in food, water and air.
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