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Defining Identity: Dyamonde Daniel and My Name is María Isabel

Lesson 21

ELA

Unit 1

3rd Grade

Lesson 21 of 22

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.

Fluency Assessment

The Fluency Assessment allows teachers to monitor students' oral reading fluency progress with a reading passage drawn from one of the unit's core texts. The Fluency Assessment should be given at the end of a unit. Teachers should plan to pull students one-on-one to do this while the rest of the class is independently reading or writing. Find additional guidance for using this assessment and supporting reading fluency in Teacher Tools.

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Lesson Map

Describe a few key aspects of your identity.

Markers or crayons
Blank paper or cardstock

Standards

SL.3.1

Describe what Dyamonde is like using details from the text.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel — Chapter 1

Standards

RL.3.3

Explain how Dyamonde's life changed and how it impacts the way she feels.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel — Chapter 2

Standards

RL.3.3

Explain how Dyamonde feels about Free and what that shows about her.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel — Chapter 3

Standards

RL.3.3

Write complete simple sentences that include a subject and a predicate.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Sentences and Fragments Handout (G3, U1, L5)
Editing Checklist 1 (G3, U1)

Standards

L.3.1.i

Explain why Dyamonde is puzzled by Free and what it shows about her.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel — Chapter 4

Standards

RL.3.3

Analyze how Dyamonde and Free are similar.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel — Chapter 5

Standards

RL.3.3

Explain what else Free and Dyamonde learn about each other.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel — Chapters 6 and 7

Standards

RL.3.3

Analyze how Dyamonde and Free changed and what causes the change.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel — Chapter 8

Standards

RL.3.3

Describe Dyamonde by gathering details and participating in a class discussion.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel

Standards

L.3.6RL.3.3RL.3.6SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.d

Write a story about what might happen if Free moved back to Detroit.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Move to Motor City Mentor Text (G3, U1, L11)
Story Mountain Graphic Organizer (G3, U1)
Narrative Writing Rubric (G3)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G3, U1, L11)
Editing Checklist 1 (G3, U1)

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm a story that includes the exposition, climax, and resolution.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Move to Motor City Mentor Text (G3, U1, L11)
Story Mountain Graphic Organizer (G3, U1)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G3, U1, L11)
Completed Character Maps (G3, U1, L11)

Standards

W.3.2.cW.3.3.aW.3.3.bW.3.5

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft a piece of realistic fiction that continues the story of Dyamonde and Free.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Completed Character Maps (G3, U1, L11)
Story Mountain Graphic Organizer (G3, U1) — (Completed)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G3, U1, L11)

Standards

W.3.3.aW.3.3.bW.3.5

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Revise writing to add dialogue between characters.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Completed Story Drafts
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G3, U1, L11)
Editing Checklist 1 (G3, U1)
Narrative Writing Rubric (G3)

Standards

W.3.2.cW.3.3.aW.3.3.bW.3.5

Explain how María Isabel feels about going to school.

My Name Is María Isabel — Preview and Chapter 1
Editing Checklist 1 (G3, U1)

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.6

Explain what problem María Isabel has at school and how it makes her feel.

My Name Is María Isabel — Chapters 2 and 3
Editing Checklist 1 (G3, U1)

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.6

Describe the story of your name or a nickname and why it is important to honor others' names.

Standards

L.3.1L.3.2SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.dSL.3.6

Use coordinating conjunctions and a comma to produce compound sentences.

My Name Is María Isabel

Standards

L.3.1.hL.3.1.i

Analyze if María Isabel feels welcome at her new school.

My Name Is María Isabel — Chapter 4

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.6

Explain why María Isabel is feeling grateful.

My Name Is María Isabel — Chapters 5 and 6

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.6

Determine what advice to give María Isabel about how to make it a happy time for everyone.

My Name Is María Isabel — Chapters 7 and 8
Editing Checklist 2 (G3, U1)

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.6

Explain what lesson María Isabel learns and how she learns it.

My Name Is María Isabel — Chapters 9 and 10
Editing Checklist 2 (G3, U1)

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3

Describe María Isabel by gathering details and participating in a class discussion.

My Name Is María Isabel

Standards

L.3.6RL.3.3RL.3.6SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.d

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

Write a personal narrative about an experience that has shaped who you are.

My Name Is María Isabel
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Story Mountain Graphic Organizer (G3, U1)
Narrative Writing Rubric (G3)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G3, U1, L22)
Editing Checklist 2 (G3, U1)
Revision Sentences (G3, U1, L22)

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm and plan a personal narrative that includes the exposition, rising actions, climax, falling action, and resolution.

My Name Is María Isabel
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel

Standards

W.3.3W.3.3.a

Day 2 - Planning

Plan a personal narrative that includes the exposition, rising actions, climax, falling action, and resolution.

My Name Is María Isabel
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Story Mountain Graphic Organizer (G3, U1)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G3, U1, L22)

Standards

W.3.3W.3.3.aW.3.3.d

Day 3 - Drafting

Draft a personal narrative that includes all of the components of the narrative arc.

My Name Is María Isabel
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Story Mountain Graphic Organizer (G3, U1)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G3, U1, L22)

Standards

W.3.3W.3.3.aW.3.3.d

Day 4 - Revision & Editing

Identify and remove unnecessary information from their personal narratives to make their stories clearer and more focused.

My Name Is María Isabel
Revision Sentences (G3, U1, L22)
Editing Checklist 2 (G3, U1)

Standards

L.3.1.iL.3.2.fW.3.3W.3.3.aW.3.3.b

Day 5 - Publishing

Publish a class anthology celebrating the stories of all the students in class.

Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G3, U1, L22)
Narrative Writing Rubric (G3)

Standards

L.3.1.iL.3.2.fW.3.3W.3.3.aW.3.3.d

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