Rediscovering Thanksgiving: Fact vs. Fiction
ELA
Unit 2
3rd Grade
Lesson 25 of 26
The following assessments accompany Unit 2. For more guidance, see the Summative Assessments and Assessments Accommodations & Modifications Teacher Tools.
Content Assessment
The Content Assessment measures students' understanding of the unit's content knowledge and vocabulary. It should serve as the primary assessment for the unit.
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.
Fluency Assessment
The Fluency Assessment measures students' oral reading fluency with a passage drawn from one of the unit's core texts. See the Assessing Reading Fluency Teacher Tool for more guidance.
Lesson Map
Write a paragraph that teaches others about the effect of the arrival of European settlers to North America.
Plan a cause-and-effect paragraph that describes the conditions on the Mayflower.
- Single Paragraph Outline — Blank
- Single Paragraph Outline Sample Response (G3, U2, L7)
- Cause and Effect T-Chart (G3, U2)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.7W.3.8
Draft a cause-and-effect paragraph that describes the conditions on the Mayflower.
- Single Paragraph Outline — Blank
- Single Paragraph Outline Sample Response (G3, U2, L7)
- Linking Words Practice Handout (G3, U2, L7)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.7W.3.8
Write a paragraph that teaches others about the effect of the arrival of European settlers to North America.
Draft a cause-and-effect paragraph with important facts and details to describe the challenges and rewards of being in the "New World."
- Single Paragraph Outline — Blank
- Cause and Effect T-Chart Sample Response (G3, U2, L11) — (Completed)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.7W.3.8
Write a paragraph explaining the impact of the arrival of European settlers in North America.
Draft a cause-and-effect paragraph that explains how the arrival of English settlers affected the Wampanoag.
- Single Paragraph Outline — Blank
- Single Paragraph Outline Sample Response (G3, U2, L15, Day 1)
- Cause and Effect T-Chart (G3, U2)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.7W.3.8
Develop and clarify writing by rearranging ideas to ensure a logical progression.
- Mixed-Up Sentences Practice Handout (G3, U2, L15)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.7W.3.8
Research, draft, illustrate, and create an informational book to teach the events of the history that would become the "First" Thanksgiving.
Investigate a research question on the topic of the first Thanksgiving.
- Research Note-Taking Graphic Organizer (G3, U2, L26) — (Printable)
- Research Note-Taking Graphic Organizer Sample Response (G3, U2, L26)
- The Real Story of Thanksgiving Sample Response (G3, U2, L26)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.6W.3.7W.3.8
Plan an informational paragraph about the true story of the first Thanksgiving that introduces a topic, includes related details, and provides a concluding statement.
- Single Paragraph Outline
- Single Paragraph Outline Sample Response (G3, U2, L26)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.7W.3.8
Plan an informational paragraph about the true story of the first Thanksgiving that introduces a topic, includes related details, and provides a concluding statement.
- Single Paragraph Outline — Completed
- Single Paragraph Outline Sample Response (G3, U2, L26)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.2.bW.3.7W.3.8
Develop and clarify writing by rearranging ideas to ensure a logical progression.
- Linking Words Practice Handout (G3, U2, L26)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.2.cW.3.7W.3.8
Publish an informational book on the first Thanksgiving.
- Single Paragraph Outline — Completed
- Single Paragraph Outline Sample Response (G3, U2, L26)
- The Real Story of Thanksgiving Sample Response (G3, U2, L26)
- Digital Book Template (G3, U2, L26)
Standards
W.3.2W.3.6W.3.7W.3.8
