ELA Curriculum Map 2020

Focus Area/Essential
Questions
Focus Standards Instructional tools/materials Assessments
Module 1
Wit and Wisdom Module
1: A World of Books
How do books change
lives around the world?
Reading 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.
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details
in a text.
RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to
describe its key ideas.
Writing
W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or
more appropriately sequenced events, include
some details regarding what happened, use
temporal words to signal event order, 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.
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1.a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions
(e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at
a time about the topics and texts under
discussion).
SL.1.1.b Build on other’s talk in conversations by
responding to the comments of others through
multiple exchanges.
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books, Literary
● Tomás and the Library
Lady, Pat Mora and Raul
Colón
● Waiting for the Biblioburro,
Monica Brown and John
Parra
● That Book Woman,
Heather Henson and
David Small
● Green Eggs and Ham, Dr.
Seuss
Picture Books, Informational
● Museum ABC, The
Metropolitan Museum of
Art
● My Librarian Is a Camel,
Margriet Ruurs
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
● Almanac
● The Old Farmer's Almanac
Videos
● “CNN Heroes: Luis
Soriano,” CNN
● “Pack Horse Librarians,”
SLIS Storytelling
Websites
● "ASL Sign for: yes,"
American Sign Language
Dictionary
● "ASL Sign for: no,"
Focusing Question
Tasks (5) -Lesson 4, 11,
16, 21, 26
New Read Assessments
(3) -Lesson 7, 13, 23
Socratic Seminars (3)
-Lesson 21, 27, 32
End of Module Task
-Lesson 28
Vocabulary Assessment
(2 parts) -Lesson 16, 28
Fundations Unit 1-3
Assessments
Completed by
November 6
*See ​ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency