Classroom Resource

Our Community: Creating ABC Books as Assessment

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

K, 1, 2

Overview

As students study the theme of community, they collect vocabulary words and key concepts. Students first talk about their community and then craft a definition of community. Students then examine several examples of the alphabet book genre and a variety of print and online texts. With the information they've found, students create alphabet books—individually, in small groups, or as a whole class—using an online tool. Their books relate each letter of the alphabet with a fact, keyword or phrase from their research, providing both an artifact that can be used to teach others about the subject and a demonstration of the knowledge gained in the unit that can be used for assessment. This unit focuses on the theme of community, but the idea can be adapted for any unit of study.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.R1

Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Active listening
  • Discussion
  • Conversation
  • Rules
  • Participation

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Active listening skills.
  • How to engage in discussions and conversations in a variety of settings.
  • Agreed-upon rules for participation.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Demonstrate active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings.
  • Converse in pairs, small groups, and large groups.
  • Practice the agreed-upon rules for participation.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Conversations and discussions follow agreed-upon rules which help us actively listen and gain understanding.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.1

Actively listen and speak using agreed-upon rules for discussion, with guidance and support.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.K.1

Vocabulary

  • Discussion
  • Actively listen
  • Agreed-upon rules
  • Guidance
  • Support

Knowledge

Students know:
  • How to actively listen and speak.
  • Agreed-upon rules for discussions.

Skills

Students are able to:
With guidance and support,
  • Actively listen and speak while carrying on a discussion.
  • Use the agreed-upon rules for discussions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Good conversations occur when participants listen well, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.37

Actively participate in shared and independent writing experiences, for varied purposes and audiences, across different genres.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Actively participate
  • Shared writing experiences
  • Independent writing experiences
  • Varied purposes
  • Varied audiences
  • Difference genres

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Different genres of writing.
  • The purpose and audience for writing can change.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Write for various purposes and audiences across different genres, with teacher assistance and independently.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Writing conveys a message, and the format of writing will change, depending on its purpose, audience, and intended meaning.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.39

Participate in shared research and writing projects to answer a question or describe a topic.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Participate
  • Shared research
  • Shared writing projects
  • Answer a question
  • Describe a topic

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Research and writing can answer questions or describe a topic.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Work collaboratively with peers and adults in research and writing projects.
  • Use research and writing to answer questions about a topic.
  • Use research and writing to describe a topic.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Shared research and writing projects can help answer questions or describe a topic.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.R1

Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.1.R1

Vocabulary

  • Active Listening
  • Discussion
  • Conversation
  • Rules
  • Participation

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Active listening skills.
  • Agreed-upon rules for participation.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Demonstrate active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings.
  • Converse in pairs, small groups, and large groups.
  • Practice the agreed-upon rules for participation.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Conversations and discussions follow agreed-upon rules to help us actively listen and gain understanding.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.1

Engage in collaborative discussions about topics and texts with peers and adults in small and large groups, utilizing agreed-upon rules.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Engage
  • Collaborative discussions
  • Rules

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The purpose of collaborative discussions about topics and texts.
  • Agreed-upon rules for discussions.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Listen attentively to conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts.
  • Add to conversations about grade-appropriate topics and texts.
  • Take turns speaking.
  • Respond to the comments of others.
  • Extend conversations.
  • Converse with peers and adults.
  • Converse in small and large groups.
  • Ask clarifying questions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Collaborative discussions occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.42

Participate in shared research and writing projects to answer a question or describe a topic.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.1.42

Vocabulary

  • Participate
  • Shared research projects
  • Shared writing projects
  • Question
  • Describe
  • Topic

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Research and writing projects can answer a question or describe a topic.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Participate in shared research and writing projects.
  • Answer questions about a topic in writing.
  • Describe a topic in writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Shared research and writing projects can help answer questions or describe a topic.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.R1

Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.2.R1

Vocabulary

  • Active Listening
  • Discussion
  • Conversation
  • Rules
  • Participation

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Active listening skills.
  • Agreed-upon rules for participation for discussions and conversations in a variety of settings.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Demonstrate active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings.
  • Converse in pairs, small groups, and large groups.
  • Practice the agreed-upon rules for participation.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Conversations and discussions follow agreed-upon rules to help us actively listen and gain understanding.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.1

Participate in conversations and discussions with groups and peers utilizing agreed-upon rules.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.2.1

Vocabulary

  • Conversations
  • Discussions
  • Groups
  • Peers
  • Agreed-upon rules

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Speaking and listening skills for discussions and conversations with groups and peers.
  • Agreed-upon rules for discussions.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Listen attentively.
  • Add to conversations.
  • Take turns speaking.
  • Respond to the comments of others.
  • Extend conversations.
  • Converse with peers and adults.
  • Converse in small and large groups.
  • Ask clarifying questions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Good conversations occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.46

Gather and use research to answer questions to complete a research product.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • Gather
  • Research
  • Questions

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Information must be gathered from a variety of sources, and the information can be used to answer questions.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Gather and use the research to answer questions and create a research product.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • A research product requires gathering information from a variety of sources and using the research to answer questions.
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