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Being a Good Friend

Lesson 16

ELA

Unit 1

1st Grade

Lesson 16 of 17

These assessments accompany this unit to help gauge student understanding of key unit content and skills.

Content Assessment

The Content Assessment pushes students to synthesize unit content knowledge or unit essential questions in writing. The Content Assessment should be used as the primary assessment because it shows mastery of unit content knowledge and standards. This assessment should take approximately one class period.

Cold Read Assessment

The Cold Read Assessment tests students' ability to comprehend a "cold" or unfamiliar passage and answer standards-based questions. The Cold Read Assessment can be given in addition to the Content Assessment as a pulse point for what students can read and analyze independently, a skill often required for standardized testing. This assessment should take approximately one class period.

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Lesson 17

Lesson Map

Explain what the author wants the reader to learn.

The Day You Begin

Standards

RL.1.1RL.1.10RL.1.3RL.1.5SL.1.1SL.1.2SL.1.6

Describe why Molly Lou Melon acts the way she does.

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Standards

RL.1.1RL.1.10RL.1.3

Compose complete simple sentences orally and in writing.

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Editing Checklist (G1, U1)

Standards

L.1.1.j

Describe how Ruby's feelings change by asking and answering questions about character feelings.

Ruby the Copycat

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.10RL.1.3

Identify the character's motivation by asking and answering questions about the character's actions and feelings.

The Invisible Boy
Editing Checklist (G1, U1)

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.3

Describe how the main characters change by asking and answering questions about character motivation.

The Sandwich Swap

Standards

L.1.1.eL.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.2RL.1.3

Identify how Unhei feels.

The Name Jar pp. 1–13
Words Working Together Sentence Activity (G1, U1, L7)

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.3

Explain the reasoning for Unhei's decision.

The Name Jar — pp. 14–end
Words Working Together Sentence Activity (G1, U1, L8)

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.3

Explain what Jamaica and Brianna learn by asking and answering questions about character motivations and feelings.

Jamaica and Brianna
Editing Checklist (G1, U1)

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.3

Describe how the narrator’s relationship with Jeremy Ross changes by asking and answering questions about character feelings.

Enemy Pie
Editing Checklist (G1, U1)

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.2RL.1.3

Describe how Big Al's relationship with the other fish changes by asking and answering questions about character motivation.

Big Al
Editing Checklist (G1, U1)

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.2RL.1.3

Explain what Matthew and Tilly learn by asking and answering questions about character motivations, feelings, and actions.

Matthew and Tilly
Editing Checklist (G1, U1)

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.2RL.1.3

Retell Each Kindness using key details from the story.

Each Kindness
Editing Checklist (G1, U1)

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.1RL.1.2

Explain what Chloe learns by rereading the text to determine the impact of characters' actions, feelings, and motivations.

Each Kindness
Editing Checklist (G1, U1)

Standards

L.1.1.jRL.1.2RL.1.3

Write an opinion piece about what makes a good friend.

All unit texts
Opinion Writing Rubric (G1)
Single Point Opinion Writing Rubric (G1, U1, L15)

Standards

SL.1.6W.1.1

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

3 days

Write a narrative about a time you were a good friend by including a beginning, middle, and end and details about your actions.

All unit texts
Narrative Writing Rubric (G1)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G1, U1, L17)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.

All unit texts
Narrative Writing Rubric (G1)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G1, U1, L17)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)

Standards

W.1.3W.1.5

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end using details to show the characters' actions, motivations, and feelings.

All unit texts
Narrative Writing Rubric (G1)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G1, U1, L17)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)

Standards

L.1.1L.1.6SL.1.1SL.1.6W.1.3

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Revise a narrative to include temporal words to signal the order of events.

All unit texts
Narrative Writing Rubric (G1)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G1, U1, L17)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)

Standards

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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