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PS 143 First Grade Curriculum Mapping Date: May 7th - End of June Last edited: 4.10.18 Title of Unit: Give and Take ‘Stores’ for unit suggested may do groups within the class Bookmarks book covers Handmade instruments Little notebooks/sketchbooks Pencil cases or t-shirt bags (use ziplock bags or old t-shirts) Enduring Understanding: People are both consumers and producers who provide goods and services. Essential Questions: 1. What are goods and services? 2. What is a producer? What is a consumer? 3. What is a need? What is a want? 4. How are our needs and wants met? 5. How do the choices people make affect their decisions on what they need or want? Writing: Opinion Culminating Presentation: Oral presentation of their opinion writing piece and finished product. Students will explain their product and reasons why someone should buy it. This will be the presentation part of the unit. Students will create an advertisement (optional) with an opinion writing piece about a product. Students need to include a topic sentence, 3 reasons why someone should buy the product and a sense of closure. Students will provide feedback to their peers using the ‘Audience Checklist’ previously used. Social Studies Standards: 1.10 People make economic choices as producers and consumers of goods and services. 1.10a: Goods are consumable, tangible products; services are actions performed by a person or group of people with a certain skill. Students will identify examples of goods and services. 1.10b: A producer makes goods or provides a service, while a consumer uses or benefits from the goods or services. Students will identify examples of producer and a consumer. 1.10c: People and families work to earn money to purchase goods and services that they need or want. 1

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PS 143 First Grade Curriculum Mapping  Date: May 7th - End of June   

Last edited: 4.10.18  

  

Title of Unit: Give and Take 

  

‘Stores’ for unit suggested may do groups within the class  

● Bookmarks 

● book covers 

● Handmade instruments 

● Little notebooks/sketchbooks 

● Pencil cases or t-shirt bags (use ziplock bags or old t-shirts) 

  

Enduring Understanding: 

People are both consumers and producers who provide goods and services. 

   

Essential Questions: 

1. What are goods and services?  

2. What is a producer? What is a consumer? 

3. What is a need? What is a want? 

4. How are our needs and wants met?  

5. How do the choices people make affect their decisions on what they need or  

want?  

 

Writing: Opinion 

Culminating Presentation: Oral presentation of their opinion writing piece and finished 

product. Students will explain their product and reasons why someone should buy it. This 

will be the presentation part of the unit. Students will create an advertisement (optional) 

with an opinion writing piece about a product. Students need to include a topic sentence, 3 

reasons why someone should buy the product and a sense of closure. Students will provide 

feedback to their peers using the ‘Audience Checklist’ previously used. 

 

Social Studies Standards: 

● 1.10 People make economic choices as producers and consumers of goods and 

services.  

○ 1.10a: Goods are consumable, tangible products; services are actions 

performed by a person or group of people with a certain skill.  

■ Students will identify examples of goods and services.  

○ 1.10b: A producer makes goods or provides a service, while a consumer uses 

or benefits from the goods or services.  

■ Students will identify examples of producer and a consumer.  

○ 1.10c: People and families work to earn money to purchase goods and services 

that they need or want.  

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■ Students will examine how earning money through work is related to 

the purchase of goods and services.  

○ 1.10d: People make decisions about how to spend and save the money that 

they earn.  

■ Students will examine decisions that people make about spending and 

saving money.  

 

Reading Standards: 

● Literature  

○ RL.1.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. 

○ RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding 

of their central message or lesson. 

○ RL.1.3: Describe characters, settings and major events in a story using key 

details. 

○ RL.1.7: Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters 

settings or events. 

○ RL.1.9: Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters 

in stories. 

 

● Informational  

○ RI.1.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. 

○ RI 1.4: Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of 

words and phrases in a text.  

○ RI 1.5: Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of 

contents, glossary, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or 

information in a text.  

○ RI.1.6: Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other 

illustrations and information provided by words in a text.  

 

Writing Standards: 

● 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.  

● W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions 

and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed. 

● W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences 

or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. 

  

Language Standards  

● L.1.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and 

usage when writing or speaking. 

● L.1.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, 

punctuation, and spelling when writing. 

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● L.1.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and 

phrases based on Grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibility from an array of 

strategies.  

 

Listening and Speaking Standards 

● 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.1.2: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or 

information presented orally or through other media.  

● SL.1.3: Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather 

additional information or clarify something that is not understood. 

● SL.1.6: Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Know by the end of the unit  Dos (Actions for Students) 

● Identify and define (Vocabulary 

Word) 

○ consumer  

○ producer  

○ goods 

○ service 

○ needs 

○ wants 

○ advertisement  

● What is and how to be a 

consumer? 

● What is and how to be a producer? 

● What is an advertisement? 

● How to create an advertisement 

that engages the buyer.  

● How to visit a store and purchase 

items?  

● How to make decisions as a 

producer? 

● How to make decisions as a 

consumer? 

● How to plan and create a product? 

● How to orally present what they 

have learned? 

● How to ask questions and respond 

after listening to someone else? 

● How to give peer feedback on oral 

presentation? 

● How to collaborate with peers 

about their writing? 

● How to ask and answer questions 

about the meaning of the text? 

● How to use context clues to 

determine word meanings? 

● How to write and advertisement 

and opinion that explains their 

products? 

● How to purchase products from 

classmates? 

● Children will be able to identify 

vocabulary words 

○ consumer  

○ producer  

○ goods 

○ service 

○ needs 

○ wants 

○ advertisement  

● Students will view related content by 

looking at texts, pictures, and through 

videos  

● See below listed options for Read 

Alouds  

● PebbleGo: All About Money  

○ https://pebblego.com/modules/

5/categories/5006  

● BrainPop: Goods & Services, Needs & 

Wants, Saving & Spending 

○ https://jr.brainpop.com/search

/?keyword=Goods+and+Services  

● Discovery Ed   

○ Look at the Give & Take Unit in 

the 1st grade folder  

● Reading A to Z - Leveled Book - Some 

Suggestions:  Needs and Wants (Level F): 

NECESIDADES Y DESEOS (Level F) 

○ https://www.raz-plus.com/book

s/leveled-books/book/?id=95&l

ang=English  

What I Want (Level C) 

LO QUE QUIERO (Level C) 

○ https://www.raz-plus.com/book

s/leveled-books/book/?id=1525

&lang=English  

● Compare and contrast the adventures 

and experiences of characters in 

stories. 

● Students will plan and create a 

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product (options): 

○ Bookmarks 

○ book covers 

○ Handmade instruments 

○ Little notebooks/sketchbooks 

○ Pencil cases or tshirt bags 

(use ziplock bags or old 

t-shirts) 

● Students will create an advertisement 

for their product  

● Students will use the writing process 

to write two opinion pieces 

○ Opinion Piece - Student Choice 

○ Opinion Piece - Product 

● Students will peer edit each other's 

work 

● Students will present their product.  

● Students will give feedback to the 

presenter (audience checklist). 

● Visit other stores and purchase peers’ 

products (visit another classroom).  

○ Teachers will print money (see 

below)  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Assessment Pieces: 

Use new school wide On-Demand Performance Assessment Prompt, Teacher Rubric and 

Student Checklist. 

 

Formative/Summative  

ON-DEMAND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PROMPT (Pre & Post) 

Opinion/Argument Writing  

Say to students (rephrase as needed for your students):  

Think of a topic or issue that you know and care about, an issue around which you have 

strong feelings. Tomorrow, you will have forty-five minutes to write an opinion or 

argument text in which you will write your opinion or claim and tell reasons why you feel 

that way. When you do this, draw on everything you know about essays, persuasive 

letters, and reviews. Please keep in mind that you’ll have forty-five minutes to complete 

this, so you will need to plan, draft, revise, and edit in one sitting.  

● For students in grades K–2, you will add: 

○ “In your writing, make sure you:. 

■ Name your opinion. 

■ Give reasons and evidence to explain why you have that opinion. 

■ Write an ending.” 

 

Use the teaching rubrics to assess and score these pieces of on-demand writing.  

 

Summative: Oral presentation of why they should buy their product (opinion writing 

piece). Students will explain their product and why someone should buy it. This will be the 

presentation part of the unit. Students will create an advertisement (optional) with their 

opinion writing piece about a chosen product. Students need to include a topic sentence, 3 

reasons why someone should buy the product and a sense of closure.   

● Students will provide feedback to their peers using the ‘Audience Checklist’ 

previously used.  

● Students will use a ‘Presenter Checklist’ to support their presentation.   

 

Give and Take Assessment (Updated) on website. Social Studies assessment.  

- Give students the picture and allow students to label (include a word bank).  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Websites:  

● Brainpop 

○ Login username: ps143la password: learn 

● PebbleGo 

○ Login username: ps143 password: school 

● Reading A - Z 

○ Login username: agoldman8 password: ordan554 

● Discovery Education 

1. Go to www.discoveryeducation.com 

2. Click LOGIN in the top right 

3. On the login page, click ‘Passcode/Create new user’ 

4. Enter the following passcode for the school: 6377-FD40 

5. Then select the ‘New User’ option and complete the appropriate information. 

 

Read aloud books: 

● Lemonade In Winter by Emily Jenkins and G. Brian Karas 

● My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tololwa M. Mollel 

● Goods and Services by Janeen R. Adil ( text Collection) 

● Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It? By Jennifer S. Larson 

● Jobs People Do by Thea Feldman 

● Community Jobs by Margie Burton, Cathy French, and Tammy Jones 

● My school community by Bobbie Kalman  

● What are Goods and Services by Carolyn Andrews (only for visuals and the 

page(s) that focus on Goods and Services) 

● A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams  

○ Refer to PDF file on website 

○ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Onfbx6v3g 

● Community Needs by Jake Miller(in the social studies book collection) 

 

Teacher will read different read alouds as needed. 

Video(s): 

● BrainPop Video: 

https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudis/economics/goodsandservices/  

● You tube  

● Look at Discovery Education site for suitable videos. (Some are YouTube) 

● ReadWorks.org  

● Reading A-Z   

● PebbleGo 

○ All about Money  

○ Consumers and Producers  

○ Social Studies → All about money  

 

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LEARNING PLAN: 

 

Day 

  

What will be done: 

 

Resources/Notes 

1  Reading:  

Social Studies Pre-assessment 

Kick-off: Get students excited about what we will be 

working on throughout this unit (i.e., project).  

Can show students an actual commercial that they might 

commonly see on T.V. such as a McDonalds, Skechers light 

up.  

Teach Vocabulary through the Frayer Model 

Suggested Skill: Ask and answer questions to help 

determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in 

a text.  

Vocabulary Words: 

○ consumer  

○ producer  

○ goods 

○ service 

○ needs 

○ wants 

○ advertisement  

 

Opinion Writing: 

ON-DEMAND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PROMPT (Pre) 

Opinion/Argument Writing 

Say to students (rephrase as needed for your students): 

Think of a topic or issue that you know and care about, an 

issue around which you have strong feelings. Tomorrow, 

you will have forty-five minutes to write an opinion or 

argument text in which you will write your opinion or claim 

and tell reasons why you feel that way. When you do this, 

draw on everything you know about essays, persuasive 

letters, and reviews. Please keep in mind that you’ll have 

forty-five minutes to complete this, so you will need to 

plan, draft, revise, and edit in one sitting. 

 

● For students in grades K–2, you will add: 

○ “In your writing, make sure you: 

■ Name your opinion. 

Reading: 

Social Studies 

Pre-assessment   

Links to 

commercials 

   

Frayer Model 

Video(s) 

Read Alouds 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing:  

Pre Assessment  

 

 

 

 

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■ Give reasons and evidence to explain 

why you have that opinion. 

■ Write an ending.” 

 

Use the teaching rubrics to assess and score these 

pieces of on-demand writing. 

 

2  Reading:   

Topic: Teach Vocabulary through the Frayer Model 

Suggested Skill: Ask and answer questions to help 

determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in 

a text.  

Teacher model: How to complete the Frayer model on 

choice of vocabulary 

 

 

Opinion Writing: 

Topic: What do you know about opinion writing? 

(Brainstorm Ideas) 

Suggested Skill: Discuss parts of an opinion writing 

piece. Introduce the Student Checklist. Use a sample 

from the pre-assessment, pathways, or teacher made.  

 

Reading: 

Frayer Model 

Video(s) 

Read Alouds 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Introduce Student 

Checklist  

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

3  Reading:   

Topic: Teach Vocabulary through the Frayer Model 

Suggested Skill: Ask and answer questions to help 

determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in 

a text.  

Teacher model: How to complete the Frayer model on 

choice of vocabulary 

 

 

 

Opinion Writing: 

Topic: What do you know about opinion writing? 

(Brainstorm Ideas) 

Suggested Skill: Continue to discuss parts of an opinion 

writing piece. Introduce the Student Checklist. Use a 

sample from the pre-assessment, pathways, or teacher 

made.  

 

Reading:  

Frayer Model 

Video(s) 

Read Alouds 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing:  

Continue student 

Checklist  

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

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4  Reading:   

Topic: Teach Vocabulary through the Frayer Model 

Suggested Skill: Ask and answer questions to help 

determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in 

a text.  

Teacher model: How to complete the Frayer model on 

choice of vocabulary 

Independent Activity: Students complete frayer model 

for the vocabulary words.  

 

Opinion Writing: 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: (Prewrite) Brainstorm topics to write 

opinion pieces about. 

Teacher Model: how to brainstorm topics 

Independent Activity: Students will complete a graphic 

organizer that has topics they want to write about. 

 

Reading:  

Frayer Model 

Video(s) 

Read alouds 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Shopkins, Legos, 

Fidget Spinners, 

Light-up Shoes 

Graphic organizers  

(e.g. web) 

5  Reading: 

Topic: What do you want to know about producers? 

Suggested Skill: Generating questions and finding 

answers.  

Teacher Model: Teacher models how to ask questions.  

Independent Activity: Write questions that you have. 

To follow up watch a video or read a book to gather the 

answers to the questions. Students could write the 

answers they find on post-its and put next to the 

question. 

 

 

 

Opinion Writing:  

Topic: Opinion writing 

Suggested Skill: Choose topic and begin working on the 

graphic organizer to supply reasons for their opinion 

Teacher Model:Choose topic and model filling in graphic 

organizer to give reasons for the opinion 

Independent Activity: Students work on their graphic 

organizer. 

Reading:  

Large charts to 

list questions 

Post its to jot 

answers 

T-chart (Q & A) 

Read Alouds 

books or videos 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Various graphic 

organizers  

(e.g, web, outline 

of planning page, 

picture box with 

lines) 

 

 

 

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6  Reading: 

Topic: What do you want to know about consumers? 

Suggested Skill: Generating questions and finding 

answers.  

Teacher Model: Teacher models how to ask questions.  

Independent Activity: Write questions that you have. 

To follow up watch a video or read a book to gather the 

answers to the questions. Students could write the 

answers they find on post-its and put next to the 

question. 

 

 

Opinion Writing:  

Topic: Opinion writing 

Suggested Skill: Choose topic and finish working on the 

graphic organizer to supply reasons for their opinion 

Teacher Model:Choose topic and model filling in graphic 

organizer to give reasons for the opinion 

Independent Activity: Students finish working on their 

graphic organizer 

Reading:  

Large charts to 

list questions 

Post its to jot 

answers 

T-chart (Q & A) 

Read Alouds 

books or videos 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Various graphic 

organizers  

(e.g, web, outline 

of planning page, 

picture box with 

lines) 

 

 

7  Reading: 

Topic: What are goods and services? 

Suggested Skill: Generating questions and finding 

answers. 

Teacher Model: With students, generate questions 

and show how to locate how to find information about 

goods and services in the texts. (May have to use the 

index or other text features ) 

Independent Activity: Students will locate answers to 

questions in texts, using the text feature of an Index 

to help them. 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: How to write an introduction?  

Teacher Model:Use opinion anchor chart (sentence 

starters) to write introduction   

Independent Activity: Students will generate their own 

introduction  

Reading:  

Read aloud 

Nonfiction books  

Reading A-Z 

books for 

students  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

 

 

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8  Topic: What are needs and wants? 

Suggested Skill: Generating questions and finding 

answers. 

Teacher Model: With students, generate questions 

and show how to locate how to find information about 

goods and services in the texts. (May have to use the 

index or other text features ) 

Independent Activity: Students will locate answers to 

questions in texts, using the text feature of an Index 

to help them. 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: How do I support my opinion with 

reasons? 

Teacher Model: Show how to come up with reasons to 

support their opinion.  

Independent Activity:Students will write reasons to 

support their opinion 

Reading:  

Read aloud 

Nonfiction books  

Reading A-Z 

books for 

students  

 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

 

 

 

9  *Reading will now focus on literature reading  

 

Reading: 

Topic: Identify story elements 

Suggested Skill: Retelling story with character, 

setting, problem and solution. (Stories have opinions in 

them) 

Teacher Model: Show how to retell, maybe use a story 

map. 

Independent Activity: Students will complete teacher 

model of story map. 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: How do I support my opinion with 

reasons? 

Teacher Model: Show how to come up with reasons to 

support their opinion.  

Independent Activity:Students will write reasons to 

support their opinion 

 

Reading:  

Story map(s) 

 

Story Element 

anchor chart  

 

Retelling Anchor 

Chart  

 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

 

 

 

 

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10  Reading: 

Topic: Identify story elements 

Suggested Skill: Retelling story with character, 

setting, problem and solution. ( Stories have opinions in 

them) 

Teacher Model: Show how to retell, maybe use a story 

map. 

Independent Activity: Students will complete teacher 

model of story map. 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: How do I support my opinion with 

reasons? 

Teacher Model: Show how to come up with reasons to 

support their opinion.  

Independent Activity:Students will write reasons to 

support their opinion 

Reading:  

Story map(s) 

 

Story Element 

anchor chart  

 

Retelling Anchor 

Chart  

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

 

 

 

 

11  Reading: 

Topic: Identify story elements 

Suggested Skill: Retelling story with character, 

setting, problem and solution. (Stories have opinions in 

them) 

Teacher Model: Show how to retell, maybe use a story 

map. 

Independent Activity: Students will complete teacher 

model of story map. 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Provide a closing sentence 

Teacher Model: Show how to write a closing sentence 

Independent Activity:Students will write a closing 

sentence 

Reading:  

Story map(s) 

 

Story Element 

anchor chart  

 

Retelling Anchor 

Chart  

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

 

 

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Reading Topic: Retell Stories 

Suggested Skill: Retell stories, including key details, and 

demonstrate understanding of their central message or 

lesson. 

Teacher Model: Model retelling a story  

Independent Activity: Students will retell their story 

 

 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Revise 

Teacher Model: Show how to revise using a student or 

teacher created work 

Independent Activity:Students will revise their 

writing 

 

 

Reading:  

Read aloud 

Nonfiction books  

Reading A-Z 

books for 

students  

Retell anchor chart  

Retell Graphic 

Organizer  

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing  

Anchor Chart for 

revising 

 

13  Reading Topic: Key Details  

Suggested Skill: Retell stories, including key details, and 

demonstrate understanding of their central message or 

lesson. 

Teacher Model: Model showing key details in a text.   

Independent Activity: Students will identify key details 

in a text on their reading level (non-reader and low 

readers can work with a partner). 

 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Editing  

Teacher Model: Model how to edit a piece of student 

or teacher created work 

Independent Activity: Students will edit their own 

work and or peer edit 

 

 

 

Reading: 

Key details 

Graphic 

Organizer and 

Anchor Chart 

Reading A-Z for 

text options  

Classroom Library 

- Leveled Books  

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing  

Anchor Chart for 

editing and peer 

edit checklist 

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14  Reading Topic: Central Message  

Suggested Skill: Retell stories, including key details, and 

demonstrate understanding of their central message or 

lesson. 

Teacher Model: Model identifying the central message in 

a text .   

Independent Activity: Students will identify the central 

message in a text on their reading level (non-reader and 

low readers can work with a partner). 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: publishing  

Teacher Model: Model how to publish a piece of 

student or teacher created work 

Independent Activity: Students will publish their own 

work  

 

Reading:  

Central message 

anchor chart and 

graphic organizer  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing  

Anchor Chart for 

publishing 

15  Reading: Pick another text 

Topic: Identify story elements 

Suggested Skill: Retelling story with character, 

setting, problem and solution. (Stories have opinions in 

them) 

Teacher Model: Show how to retell (use a story map. 

Independent Activity: Students will complete teacher 

model of story map) 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: publishing  

Teacher Model: Model how to publish a piece of 

student or teacher created work 

Independent Activity: Students will publish their own 

work  

Reading: 

- Story map(s)  

- Use different 

texts 

- Story Elements 

Anchor chart 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing  

Anchor Chart for 

publishing 

 

16   Reading:   

Topic: Identify story elements 

Suggested Skill: Retelling story with character, 

setting, problem and solution. (Stories have opinions in 

them) 

Teacher Model: Show how to retell (use a story map. 

Reading: 

- Different types 

of story maps  

- Use different 

texts 

- Story Elements 

Anchor chart 

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Independent Activity: Students will complete teacher 

model of story map) 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Sharing  

Teacher Model: Show students how to share with a 

partner or triad. What are the ways we should speak and 

listen to each other when presenting our work?  

Independent Activity: Students will share their writing 

pieces, can use audience checklist and presenter 

checklist.  

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

anchor chart 

Audience and 

presenter 

checklist 

 

17  Reading:   

Topic: Identify story elements 

Suggested Skill: Retelling story with character, 

setting, problem and solution. (Stories have opinions in 

them) 

Teacher Model: Show how to retell (use a story map. 

Independent Activity: Students will complete teacher 

model of story map) 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Sharing  

Teacher Model: Show students how to share with a 

partner or triad. What are the ways we should speak and 

listen to each other when presenting our work?  

Independent Activity: Students will share their writing 

pieces, can use audience checklist and presenter 

checklist. 

Reading: 

- Story map(s)  

- Use different 

texts 

- Story Elements 

Anchor chart 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

anchor chart 

Audience and 

presenter 

checklist 

 

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Reading:   

Topic: Identify story elements 

Suggested Skill: Retelling story with character, 

setting, problem and solution. (Stories have opinions in 

them) 

Teacher Model: Show how to retell (use a story map. 

Independent Activity: Students will complete teacher 

model of story map) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading: 

- Story map(s)  

- Use different 

texts 

- Story Elements 

Anchor chart 

 

 

 

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Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: brainstorming  

Teacher Model: Elicit different ideas of what they 

could make or produce for school? Suggested product 

after students come up with ideas :  ● Bookmarks 

● Book cover 

● Handmade instruments  

● Little notebooks/sketchbooks 

● Pencil cases or tshirt bags (use ziplock bags or 

old t-shirts) 

Independent activity: Students can choose which 

product they would like to create 

 

Writing: 

 

Brainstorm bubble 

map  

19  Reading: 

Topic: Identify story elements 

Suggested Skill: Retelling story with character, 

setting, problem and solution. (Stories have opinions in 

them) 

Teacher Model: Show how to retell (use a story map. 

Independent Activity: Students will complete teacher 

model of story map) 

 

 

Opinion Writing:  

Topic: Opinion writing 

Suggested Skill: Choose a product they want to produce 

(separate into groups of 5 students per 

product-*depends on size of class) and begin working on 

the graphic organizer to brainstorm possible reasons for 

their product 

Teacher Model:Choose topic and model filling in graphic 

organizer to give possible reasons for their product of 

choice. What do they need it or want it for?  

Independent Activity: Students work on their graphic 

organizer. 

Reading: 

- Story Map(s)  

- Use different 

texts 

- Story Elements 

Anchor chart 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Brainstorm bubble  

20  Reading: 

Topic: Identify story elements 

Suggested Skill: Retelling story with character, 

setting, problem and solution. (Stories have opinions in 

them) 

Reading: 

- Story map(s)  

- Use different 

texts 

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Teacher Model: Show how to retell (use a story map. 

Independent Activity: Students will complete teacher 

model of story map) 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: How to write an introduction?  

Teacher Model:Use opinion anchor chart (sentence 

starters) to write introduction   

Independent Activity: Students will generate their own 

introduction  

 

- Story Elements 

Anchor chart 

 

 

 

Writing: 

 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

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Reading Topic: Compare and Contrast (within a book or 

different books) 

Suggested Skill: comparing characters  

Teacher Model: Choose and compare two different 

characters  

Independent Activity: Students will compare two 

different characters  

 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: How do I support my opinion with 

reasons? 

Teacher Model: Show how to come up with reasons to 

support their opinion.  

Independent Activity:Students will write reasons to 

support their opinion 

Reading:  

Read aloud Fiction 

books  

Reading A-Z 

books for 

students  

 

Venn diagram 

 

Double bubble map 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

22  Reading Topic: Compare and Contrast (within a book or 

different books) 

Suggested Skill: contrasting characters  

Teacher Model: Choose and contrast two different 

characters  

Independent Activity: Students will contrast two 

different characters  

 

 

 

Reading:  

Read aloud Fiction 

books  

Reading A-Z 

books for 

students  

 

Venn diagram 

 

Double bubble map 

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Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: How do I support my opinion with 

reasons? 

Teacher Model: Show how to come up with reasons to 

support their opinion.  

Independent Activity:Students will write reasons to 

support their opinion 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

23  Reading: Revisit skills needed with different books 

and/or begin creating the product  

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: How do I support my opinion with 

reasons? 

Teacher Model: Show how to come up with reasons to 

support their opinion.  

Independent Activity:Students will write reasons to 

support their opinion 

 

 

Reading:  

As needed 

 

 

Writing: 

 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

24  Reading: Revisit skills needed with a different books 

and/or begin creating the product  

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Provide a closing sentence 

Teacher Model: Show how to write a closing sentence 

Independent Activity:Students will write a closing 

sentence 

Reading:  

As needed  

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

Anchor Chart 

 

Oreo or stoplight 

25  Reading: Revisit skills needed with a different books 

and/or begin creating the product  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading: Key details G.O. 

Reading A-Z for 

text options  

Classroom Library 

- Leveled Books  

 

 

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Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Revise 

Teacher Model: Show how to revise using a student or 

teacher created work 

Independent Activity:Students will revise their 

writing 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing  

Anchor Chart for 

revising 

26  Reading: Revisit skills needed with a different books 

 

 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Editing  

Teacher Model: Model how to edit a piece of student 

or teacher created work 

Independent Activity: Students will edit their own 

work and or peer edit 

 

Reading:  Central message 

anchor chart and 

graphic organizer 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing  

Anchor Chart for 

editing and peer 

edit checklist 

27  Reading Time: 

Work on creating the product.  

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: publishing  

Teacher Model: Model how to publish a piece of 

student or teacher created work 

Independent Activity: Students will publish their own 

work  

 

Reading: 

Advertisement 

(optional)  

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing  

Anchor Chart for 

publishing 

28  Reading Time: 

Work on creating the product.  

 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Sharing  

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

anchor chart 

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Teacher Model: Show students how to share with a 

partner or triad. What are the ways we should speak and 

listen to each other when presenting our work?  

Independent Activity: Students will share their writing 

pieces, can use audience checklist and presenter 

checklist. 

Audience and 

presenter 

checklist 

29  Reading Time: 

Work on creating the product.  

 

 

 

Topic: Opinion Writing 

Suggested Skill: Sharing  

Teacher Model: Show students how to share with a 

partner or triad. What are the ways we should speak and 

listen to each other when presenting our work?  

Independent Activity: Students will share their writing 

pieces, can use audience checklist and presenter 

checklist. 

 

 

 

 

Writing: 

Opinion Writing 

anchor chart 

Audience and 

presenter 

checklist 

  *As part of the culminating activity students and 

classes can visit each others classes or shops.  

 

Post assessments: 

1- Give students a picture and allow students to label with 

word bank (vocab words) and explain why.  

 

2- Post Assessment of opinion writing 

● Opinion/Argument Writing 

● Say to students: Think of a topic or issue that you 

know and care about, an issue around which you 

have strong feelings. Tomorrow, you will have 

forty-five minutes to write an opinion or argument 

text in which you will write your opinion or claim 

and tell reasons why you feel that way. When you 

do this, draw on everything you know about essays, 

persuasive letters, and reviews. Please keep in 

mind that you’ll have forty-five minutes to 

complete this, so you will need to plan, draft, 

revise, and edit in one sitting. 

● For students in grades K–2, you will add: 

 

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○ “In your writing, make sure you: 

■ Name your opinion. 

■ Give reasons and evidence to explain 

why you have that opinion. 

■ Write an ending.” 

 

Use the teaching rubrics to assess and score these 

pieces of on-demand writing. 

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