SALTA 3rd grade

3 rd Grade Writing Performance Task UNIT Six: Informative/Explanatory

Standard: W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details. Provide a concluding statement or section. Prompt: Use what you have learned from reading The Story of the Statue of Liberty, Happy Birthday Mr. Kang, and Talking Walls: Art for the People to write a compare and contrast essay about how works of art inspire you and others. Use facts, details, and personal examples to tell how the works of art are alike and different. Use details from the selections to help illustrate how art inspires people. Be sure to follow the conventions of written English Materials: GO #26, Writing to Sources Book pgs. 190-191, Speaking and Listening Rubric, Academic Language Scripts, Four Square GO for opinion, and Utah Compose , Speaking and Listening Standards 1& 4. Part I: Re-read and Take Notes (30 minutes) • Follow the directions on page 190 of your Writing to Sources book. • Using graphic organizer (GO)#26 Three-Column Chart from the Teacher’s online Resources under digital transparencies and have students use the headings facts, details, personal examples to take notes during re-reading to enable students to cite examples from the text and give personal examples. Part II: Write and Collaborate (20-30 minutes) • Using the GO #26 , support students in discussions that follow the Speaking and Listening standards 1 and 4. • Collaborate with a partner or small group and discuss how to steps of a group project. Include steps that plan for the project, assignments, timelines, revisions and final presentations. Use the Academic Language Scripts Build on What Others Say and Inviting Others into the Dialogue . • I agree with what __________ said because.... • You bring up an interesting point and I also think.... • That’s an interesting idea. I wonder...? I think...Do you think....? • I thought about that also and I’m wondering why...? • I hadn’t thought of that before. You make me wonder if.... Do you think...? • _______________ said that.... I agree and also think... • Based on the ideas from ____, _____, and ___, it seems like we all think that... • Does anyone agree/dis agree? • What different conclusions do you have? • ___________ (name), what do you think? • I wonder what ______ thinks? • We haven’t heard from many people in the group. Could someone new offer an idea or question? • While students are collaborating, use the Speaking and Listening rubric to assess. • Have students add-on and adjust their thinking by adding on to their short response questions.

*Some prompts have been adjusted to address DOK 4