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Unit 3
1st Grade
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Write an informational report about a specific animal.
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L.1.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.1.1.f — Use frequently occurring adjectives.
L.1.1.g — Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).
L.1.1.j — Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
L.1.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.1.2.b — Use end punctuation for sentences.
L.1.2.d — Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
L.1.2.e — Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.
W.1.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.5 — With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
W.1.7 — Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).
W.1.8 — With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
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Explain how lizards are the same and how they are different.
Explain how animals use different body parts to survive.
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Identify and use simple sentences with correct ending punctuation.
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Explain what it means to camouflage and give two examples of how animals use camouflage to survive.
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Explain how animals use colors to survive.
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Describe how animals use color to survive.
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3 days
Write a narrative about an animal using its color to camouflage and survive.
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Write questions using the words who, what, where, when, why, and how.
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Write four sentences that describe how a red-eyed tree frog gets its food.
Explain what different animals do if something wants to eat them.
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Debate if camouflage is the most effective way for animals to protect themselves.
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Explain how different animals rely on their brothers and sisters for survival.
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Describe how different brothers and sisters rely on each other for survival.
Describe how different animals rely on their brothers and sisters for survival.
Discuss the behaviors parents, siblings, and babies engage in to help each other survive.
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4 days
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Explain how frogs are the same and how they are different.
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Discuss the ways individual animals of the same kind are similar and different.
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Write a research report on an endangered species.
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