Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Distribute pre-assessment,
read through each question
with the class as they fill out
their best educated guesses.
Lesson One
Introduction to Michigan
Lesson Two
Lesson Three
Lesson Four
Lesson Five
Lesson Six
Lesson Seven
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.2
Determine the main ideas and
supporting details of a text read aloud or
information presented in diverse media
and formats, including visually,
quantitatively, and orally.
Students will be able to list Michigans
four landforms.
Students will be able to work with time
deadlines as they rotate through
different stations.
Students will be able to read
informational text.
Students will be able to pick out
important information to fill in a chart
about different Michigan landforms.
Lesson Eight
Using a Map
Lesson Nine
Research Project
Requirements
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to
demonstrate understanding of a text,
referring explicitly to the text as the basis
for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.2
Determine the main ideas and
supporting details of a text read aloud or
information presented in diverse media
and formats, including visually,
quantitatively, and orally.
Teacher gives the information for each
project, showing pictures and maps,
giving details about the places and
specifies the requirements for each
group.
G1 The World in Spatial Terms
Use geographic representations to
acquire, process, and report information
from a spatial perspective.
3 G1.0.1 Use cardinal directions
(north, south, east, west) to describe the
relative location of significant places in
the immediate environment.
G1.0.2 Use thematic maps to identify
and describe the physical and human
characteristics of Michigan.
G2 Understand how regions are created
from common physical and human
characteristics.
Students will be able to research
appropriate information on the internet.
Students will be able to use prior
knowledge of Michigan location to
conduct a research project on a specific
Michigan landform.
Students will be able to neatly outline
their information in a poster setting.
Students will be able to work equally in a
partnership, sharing ideas and
responsibilities.
Students will be able to use a checklist
to complete their research project.
Lesson Ten
Research Project
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1
Engage effectively in a range of
collaborative discussions (one-on-one,
in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse
partners on grade 3 topics and texts,
building on others' ideas and expressing
their own clearly.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1.b
Follow agreed-upon rules for
discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in
respectful ways, listening to others with
care, speaking one at a time about the
topics and texts under discussion).
Students will be able to listen to fellow
students presentations.
Students will be able to present their
information confidently and with
appropriate volume.
Students will be able to complete a
checklist for information and
presentation.
Students will be able to complete a
self-evaluation of their work ethic and
information.
Final Assessment
Presentations
Assessment: Presentation
rubric focusing on delivery
and information obtained.