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Unit 7
3rd Grade
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Write a research report describing key aspects of Buddhism or Hinduism by writing informative texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Rubric: Grade 3 Informational Writing Rubric
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Create a report that describe the key aspects of the religion you researched. Your report should include a table of contents, clear paragraphs for each section, details from the text, and any text features need to support comprehension.
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W.3.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W.3.2.a — Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.3.2.b — Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
W.3.2.d — Provide a concluding statement or section.
W.3.7 — Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
W.3.8 — Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.3.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.3.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.3.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
RI.3.5 — Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
SL.3.4 — Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
SL.3.5 — Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
W.3.4 — With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1—3 above.)
W.3.5 — With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
W.3.6 — With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
W.3.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Discuss why it is important to learn about other religions.
Describe what a religion is and the way religions are similar and different.
Standards
RI.3.2
Explain how the author uses details to support the idea that religion has shaped the world we live in today.
RI.3.2RI.3.8
2 days
Explain what evidence both authors include to show that religion has played an important role in shaping our world.
L.3.1.hL.3.1.iRI.3.9SL.3.1W.3.2
Explain what the section “The Story of Judaism” is mostly about and what details the author includes to support the main ideas by determining the main idea.
Explain the history and beliefs of Judaism.
RI.3.3RI.3.8
Analyze the evidence the author includes to support the idea that “for centuries, holidays and traditions have been an essential part of Jewish life."
Explain what both authors want a reader to know and understand about the key beliefs and aspects of Judaism.
RI.3.9SL.3.1W.3.2W.3.2.aW.3.2.bW.3.2.d
Explain what the sections “The Story of Jesus” and “Many Kinds of Christians” are mostly about and what details the author includes to support the main idea.
Explain the history and beliefs of Christianity.
Explain if all Christian groups, or denominations, are the same and what evidence the author gives to either support or disprove this idea.
Explain what both authors want a reader to know and understand about the key beliefs and aspects of Christianity.
Explain what the section “The Story of Islam” is mostly about and what details the author includes to support the main idea.
Explain the history and beliefs of Islam.
Explain the five pillars of Islam and why each pillar is important.
RI.3.3
Explain what both authors want a reader to know and understand about the key beliefs and aspects of Islam.
Research and take notes about either Hinduism or Buddhism by reading multiple texts to determine and synthesize key information about a topic.
RI.3.2W.3.2W.3.2.aW.3.2.bW.3.2.dW.3.7W.3.8
5 days
W.3.2W.3.2.aW.3.2.bW.3.2.dW.3.7W.3.8
RI.3.2SL.3.1
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