Curriculum / ELA / 1st Grade / Unit 1: Being a Good Friend / Lesson 14
ELA
Unit 1
1st Grade
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Write an opinion piece about what makes a good friend.
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What does it mean to be a good friend?
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L.1.1.a — Print all upper- and lowercase letters.
SL.1.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
SL.1.6 — Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.
W.1.1 — Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
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Explain what the author wanted the reader to learn.
Standards
RL.1.1RL.1.10RL.1.10RL.1.3SL.1.1SL.1.2SL.1.6
Describe why Molly Lou Melon acts the way she does.
Describe how you are unique and how that helps strong friendships and teams.
RL.1.1RL.1.10RL.1.3
Describe how Ruby’s feelings changed by asking and answering questions about character feelings.
Make connections to what it means to be a good friend and part of a strong team.
RL.1.1RL.1.10RL.1.3RL.1.6
Explain why the author ends the text by saying “Maybe, just maybe, Brian’s not so invisible after all” by asking and answering questions about character feelings and motivation.
RL.1.1RL.1.3RL.1.6
Describe how the main characters change by asking and answering questions about character motivation.
RL.1.1RL.1.2RL.1.3
Explain what Unhei is worried about and why she is worried.
Describe what lesson Unhei learns.
RL.1.1RL.1.3
Explain what Jamaica and Brianna learn by asking and answering questions about character motivations and feelings.
Describe how the narrator’s relationship with Jeremy Ross changes by asking and answering questions about character feelings.
Describe how Big Al’s relationship with the other fish changes by asking and answering questions about character motivation.
RL.1.1RL.1.2RL.1.3RL.1.6
Explain what Matthew and Tilly realize and why by asking and answering questions about character motivations, feelings, and actions.
Retell Each Kindness using key details from the story.
RL.1.1RL.1.6
Explain what Chloe learns and how she learns it by Close Reading a text.
RL.1.2RL.1.3
Discussion & Writing
L.1.1.aSL.1.1SL.1.6W.1.1
Assessment
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Narrative Writing
3 days
Write a narrative about a time you were a good friend.
L.1.1L.1.1.aL.1.1.jL.1.2L.1.6SL.1.1SL.1.6W.1.3W.1.5
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