A Blank Template for Drafting Strands of MPIs

GRADE 1st___

ELD STANDARD: _____Standard 4: Language of Science__ EXAMPLE TOPIC: Offspring and their Parents___________

CONNECTION: Common Core Standards 2: (Grade 1) - Use evidence to analyze similarities and differences between parents and
offspring and a variety of organisms including both plants and animals

EXAMPLE CONTEXT FOR LANGUAGE USE:

Students analyze similarities and differences between varieties of organisms.

COGNITIVE FUNCTION: Students at all levels of English language proficiency can ANALYZE the similarities and difference
between offspring and parents.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

Entering Emerging Developing Expanding Bridging
DOMAIN: ___Writing

Level 6 - Reaching
and Speaking____

Indicate similarities or Indicate similarities Distinguish similarities Describe differences Describe and support
difference of Parent and/or differences of and differences and/or similarities different and similar
and offspring (P&O) by P&O by placing a between P&P and between P&O by characteristics
verbalizing with one- describer into a describe observations writing a brief between P&O by
word response specific characteristic by using sentence description using writing, with a partner,
category. frames with a partner some simple sentence a brief explanation of
frames with a partner analysis

TOPIC-RELATED LANGUAGE: Students at all levels of English language proficiency interact with grade-level words and
expressions, such as: similar, different, alike/same, or different from.