ELA Curriculum Map 2020

Module 4
Wit and Wisdom Module 4: Artists
Make Art
What is an artist?
Reading Literature
RL.3.4 Determine the meaning of
words and phrases as they are
used in a text, distinguishing
literal from nonliteral language.
RL.3.5 Refer to parts of stories,
dramas, and poems when writing
or speaking about a text, using
terms such as chapter, scene,
and stanza; describe how each
successive part builds on earlier
sections.
RL.3.7 Explain how specific
aspects of a text’s illustrations
contribute to what is conveyed by
the words in a story (e.g., create
mood, emphasize aspects of a
character or setting).
Reading Informational Text
RI.3.8 Describe the logical
connection between particular
sentences and paragraphs in a
text (e.g., comparison,
cause/effect, first/second/third in
a sequence).
Writing
W.3.2 Write
informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey ideas
and information clearly.
W.3.4 With guidance and support
from adults, produce writing in
which the development and
organization are appropriate to
task and purpose.
W.3.6 With guidance and support
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books (Informational)
● Alvin Ailey, Andrea Davis
Pinkney
● A River of Words: The
Story of William Carlos
Williams, Jen Bryant
● Action Jackson, Jan
Greenberg and Sandra
Jordan
● When Marian Sang, Pam
Muñoz Ryan
Picture Book (Literary)
● Emma’s Rug, Allen Say
Paintings
● I Saw the Figure 5 in
Gold, Charles Demuth
● My Egypt, Charles
Demuth
● Number 1, 1950
(Lavender Mist), Jackson
Pollock
● Number 11, 1952 (Blue
Poles), Jackson Pollock
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Poem
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Articles
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“Willow Poem,” William
Carlos Williams
“Working as a Team on
Children’s Books,”
Roberta Hershenson
“Brian Pinkney,” National
Center for Children’s
Literature
“A Signature Work,” Muse
Magazine
Focusing Question Tasks (3)
-Lesson 6, 16, 28
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 17, 24
Socratic Seminars (3) -Lesson 3,
16, 29
End of Module Task -Lesson 31
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 18, 32
*See ​ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
Fundations Units 11-14
Completed by: June 11