1. ELA CCSS Unit 2 for the Implementation Committee
OSD 3rd Grade:
Thank you for being here 
ELA CCSS Unit 2 for the Implementation Committee

2. Feedback from Unit 1 Suggestions… Criticisms…. Ideas… Questions….
Concerns…..

3. Overview of Unit 2/Grade 3
Length of Unit: 4-8 weeks with option for 12 weeks
Foundational Skills: Covered
Enduring Understanding:
Conflict influences a person’s decisions
Anchor Texts & Supplemental Texts…
Poems: included
Informational Text: included
Supporting Stimuli: included
Essential Questions:
-What is conflict?
-What leads to conflict?
-Why do people respond differently to conflict?
May Do’s: How can conflict be intentional? How can conflict be unintentional?
See ELA CCSS Template for Unit 1 for May Do Essential Questions

4. The Big 5 Included in all CCSS units Enduring Understandings
Essential Questions
Bundle of Standards
Text Set
Culminating Activity (Performance Task)

5. Review of CCSS Standard Bundle Unit 2
The CCSS Bundle of Standards Includes:
CCSS Reading standards included
CCSS Writing standards included
CCSS Listening and Speaking standards included
CCSS Language standards included
CCSS ELD Standards included
Please see ELA CCSS Plan for all above standards in detail
Focus standards are bolded

6. The Text Set: Unit 2 Anchor Texts: Supplemental Texts: Articles:
A plan to protect wolves in the U.S. Southwest sparks a loud debate
More People in US Speaking Many Languages

7. The Performance Task: Unit 2
Students will write:
An Opinion Piece
After they:
Do a close reading as a whole class and take notes about Chapter three from the book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Form an opinion with teacher’s guidance
Plan a 4-Paragraph Opinion Piece with a T-Note and teacher’s guidance

8. Implementation Timeline: Unit 2
Option One: (Required)
Implement February-March
4-8 weeks for completion
Option Two:
Implement February-April
8-12 weeks
For GATE clusters, etc

9. Thank you for coming!
Your commitment to implementing the Common Core in OSD is greatly appreciated!
Please go back to your school sites and share the unit, timeline and expectations with all of your grade level team members
Adjust Unit as your team feels necessary
We await your feedback and suggestions
Questions?

10. Contact Us :
Elena Garcia: TOSA Instructional Coach at Ramona Elementary
Kimberly López: TOSA Instructional Coach at Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Traci Martinez: 3rd grade teacher Brekke School