Katie Evers READ 7140 Interdisciplinary Writing Unit Informational 3rd Grade In Progress Katie Evers READ 7140 Valdosta State University Summer 2007 1 Katie Evers READ 7140 Grade level 3rd grade Interdisciplinary Writing Unit School and Student Characteristics and Individual Differences School System and School Your name and grade level Katie Evers 3rd grade Name of school system Berrien County Name of school Berrien County Elementary School s Student Characteristics o Students 339 Number of boys 314 Number of girls 8 11 Age range o Ethnicity number of students 117 African American 0 Asian American 0 Native American 40 Hispanic 496 Caucasian 0 Other multi racial o Reading Achievement Give percentages Based on Previous CRCT scores 15 Above average or advanced skill level 55 Average or intermediate skill 30 Below average skill level o Writing Achievement Give percentages Based on Previous CRCT Scores 15 Above average or advanced skill level 55 Average or intermediate skill 30 Below average skill level Classroom s Student Characteristics o Students 11 Number of boys 10 Number of girls 8 10 Age range o Ethnicity number of students 2 African American 0 Asian American 2 Katie Evers READ 7140 0 Native American 2 Hispanic 17 Caucasian 0 Other o Reading Achievement Give percentages Based on Previous CRCT Scores 15 Above average or advanced skill level 80 Average or intermediate skill 5 Below average skill level o Writing Achievement Give percentages Based on Previous CRCT Scores 15 Above average or advanced skill level 80 Average or intermediate skill 5 Below average skill level o Classroom Organization Check as many as apply Homogeneous X Heterogeneous Self Contained Team Teaching Departmentalized X Parallel Block List other programs Individual Differences o Students Attending Pull Out or Supplementary Programs number of students Title I Reading 3 Gifted 4 Early Intervention Program Safety Net List other programs o Language Proficiency number of students 18 English language 2 Bilingual 0 Other languages List other languages o Students with Individual Education Plans IEP number of students Blind or visual impairment Deaf or hearing impairment Developmental delay 3 Emotional or behavioral disorder 3 Katie Evers READ 7140 4 Learning disability Mild intellectual disability Other health impairment Physical disability 2 Speech Other ADHD Prewriting Grade Level 3rd Grade Content Area Connection Content Area Social Studies Topic The life of Cesar Chavez and the impact he made in order to expand workers rights Previous Content Area Lessons Contributions made by historical figures The students should have a reasonable understanding of Cesar Chavez including his early life career as a labor leader impact on illegal immigration and fight for animal rights Additionally students should be able to connect the legacy of Cesar Chavez with issues today Genre of Writing Informational Biography Stage of Writing Prewriting English Language Arts ELA3W The student demonstrates competency pf the writing process The student a Captures a reader s interest by setting a purpose and developing a point of view b Begins to select a focus and an organizational pattern based on purpose genre expectations audience and length c Writes a text of appropriate length to address the topic or tell the story f Begins to use sensory details e g strong verbs adjectives to enhance descriptive effect g Begins to develop characters through action and dialogue h Begins to use descriptive adjectives and verbs to communicate setting character and plot i Uses a variety of resources to research and share information on a topic j Uses a variety of resources to research and share information on a topic m Prewrites to generate ideas develops a rough draft Rereads to revise and edits to correct Content Area Social Studies SS3H2 The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded people s rights and freedoms in democracy a Paul Revere independence Fredrick Douglass civil rights Susan B Anthony women s rights Mary McLeod Bethune education Franklin D Roosevelt New Deal and Katie Evers READ 7140 5 World War II Eleanor Roosevelt United Nations and human rights Thurgood Marshall civil rights Lyndon B Johnson Great Society and voting rights and Cesar Chavez worker s rights Students Materials 21 blank graphic organizers Cesar Chavez 21 copies of graphic organizer checklist Thurgood Marshall 21 copies of graphic organizer checklist Cesar Chavez 21 copies of web site with annotation and instructions Adler D 1997 A picture book of thurgood marshall New York New York Holiday House Davis L 1997 Cesar Chavez Mankato Minnesota Bridgestone Books Dunham M 1998 Thurgood marshall New York New York Aladdin Paperbacks Evers K 2007 Checklist for prewriting on thurgood marshall Unpublished Manuscript Valdosta State University Valdosta Georgia Evers K 2007 Checklist for prewriting on cesar chavez Unpublished Manuscript Valdosta State University Valdosta Georgia Krull K 2003 Harvesting hope New York New York Harcourt Inc Root T n d Biography graphic organizer for cesar chavez Retrieved May 18 2007 Adapted from http coefaculty valdosta edu troot eced4300 Graphic 20Organizers htm Teacher Materials 21 blank copies of rubric copy of blank graphic organizer on transparency one copy copy of completed graphic organizer on transparency Root T n d Biography graphic organizer for thurgood marsall Retrieved May 18 2007 Adapted from http coefaculty valdosta edu troot eced4300 Graphic 20Organizers htm Evers K 2007 Scoring Guide for graphic organizer on cesar chavez Unpublished Rubric Valdosta State University Valdosta Georgia Tompkins G E 2008 Teaching Writing Balancing process and product 5th ed Upper Saddle River NJ Merrill Prentice Hall Interactive Website International Reading Association National Council of Teachers of English MarcoPolo 2006 Story Mapping Retrieved May 13 2007 from the Read Write Think website http www readwritethink org materials storymap index html Annotation This website enables students to create their own story map for prewriting The site contains a map for characters setting conflict and resolution Students may complete these story maps in order to acquire an understanding of graphic organizers Additionally through practice of creating graphic organizers students may benefit from the organizational structure in which graphic organizers present Additional Website Oracle Think Quest Education Foundation 2000 Reports of information Retrieved