RI.3.

1 A Student-Centered Approach to CCSS

Content Area: ELA Grade Level/Course: Third
Standard: RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers DOK: Level 2 Content: What do we want students to Skills: What do we want students to be KNOW? able to DO? Informational Text (a selection written to Ask: Who, What, Where, When, Why inform) Know how to ask meaningful questions using who, what, where, when, and why Text (Any written or printed work) Detail (A small part of a bigger idea) Learning Targets: I Can Statements I can locate words and details to answer questions in a text I can ask meaningful questions I can ask and answer questions before, during, and after reading a text. Resources/Examples (with citation) Align, Assess, Achieve, LLC (flipbook) www.aszed.gov Teachers can connect this to science and/or social studies lesson (biographies) Third grade students continue asking and answering questions to show they understand a text, and they are required to refer to the text to support their answers. The genre of myths is added at this level and students are asked to both retell and explain how key details communicate the message. They must be more specific in telling about characters concentrating on their traits, motivations, or feelings. The focus is on how characters influence plot development. Use questions and prompts such as: Who are the characters in this story? What are the most important events that happened in the story? How do you know? DOK Level 1 Level 2 Level 2
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What lesson is this story teaching you? Where did the story take place? How do you know? Can you tell me how the character is feeling is this part of the story? Can you find the reasons why the character acted this way? How does this character affect what happens in the beginning or at the end of the story?