Appendix on Implementing District Standards
My unit will incorporate the following Common Core State Standards and the World Readiness Standards for Learning Language. By the end of the unit, students will be able to synthesize and demonstrate their understanding of what they are learning through the standards. Some of the Common Core State Standards will be used daily. There will be certain portions of this unit where students will have the opportunity to speak in Spanish to state or argue their point of view. In addition to this, with their culminating activity, they will create signs and information in Spanish as well to represent the 2nd most widely spoken language in the Chicagoland area.
World Readiness Standards for Learning Language - Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
World Readiness Standards for Learning Language - Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
World Readiness Standards for Learning Language - Presentational Communication: Learners present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers.
World Readiness Standards for Learning Language - Making Connections: Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop
critical thinking and to solve problems creatively
World Readiness Standards for Learning Language - Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives: Learner's access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives that are available through the language and its cultures.
World Readiness Standards for Learning Language - Language Comparisons: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own
World Readiness Standards for Learning Language - Cultural Comparisons: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
World Readiness Standards for Learning Language - School and Global Communities: Learners use the language both within and beyond the classroom to interact and collaborate in their community and the globalized world.
Lifelong Learning: Learners set goals and reflect on their progress in using languages for enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1, LITERACY.RL.4.1, LITERACY.RL.5.1, LITERACY.RL.6.1, LITERACY.RL.7.1, LITERACY.RL.8.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1, LITERACY.RL.4.1, LITERACY.RL.5.1, LITERACY.RL.6.1, LITERACY.RL.7.1, LITERACY.RL.8.1
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1, LITERACY.RL.4.1, LITERACY.RL.5.1, LITERACY.RL.6.1, LITERACY.RL.7.1, LITERACY.RL.8.1
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1, LITERACY.RL.4.1, LITERACY.RL.5.1, LITERACY.RL.6.1, LITERACY.RL.7.1, LITERACY.RL.8.1
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1, LITERACY.W.4.1, LITERACY.W.5.1, LITERACY.W.6.1, LITERACY.W.7.1, LITERACY.W.8.1
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 4 here.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.1, SL.4.1, SL.5.1, SL.6.1, SL.7.1, SL.8.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade level topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.4, SL.4.4, SL.5.4, SL.6.4, SL.7.4, SL.8.4
Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.3, SL.3.4, SL.3.5, SL.3.6, SL.3.7, SL.3.8
Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
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