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In Unit 3, students will learn about important topics in hands-on and meaningful ways. With support from their teachers, students examine books, pictures, artwork, and ideas closely to gain a deeper understanding of the world around them. Children explore science and engineering, learn about Maine’s history and communities, and work with new and familiar materials. Through projects, students share their thinking and show what they have learned in creative and exciting ways.

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Unit 3 Introduction Documents
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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8

Week 1: At-a-Glance
Weekly Question: What helps us understand a place?

Week 1 Combined

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language	Introduce Weekly Words: bond, connect, custom, foreign, identity, immigrant, infer, unfamiliar Weekly Words Cards Weekly Words Slides		Personal Pronouns Personal Pronouns Slides	Personal Pronouns	Making & Using New Words Worksheet
Text Talk	Going Home, Coming Home (Read 1) Vietnam Slides Writing Station Response	Going Home, Coming Home (Read 2) Going Home, Coming Home Excerpts	On My Block: "The Pacific Shoreline" and Going Home, Coming Home My Block On My Block and Pacific Shoreline Slides	Meet Young Immigrants Meet Young Immigrants Sheet	On My Block: "Joseito's Little Farm" On My Block "Joseito's Little Farm" Slides
Stations	Lesson Plan Guided Independent Reading Listening & Speaking: Conversation Prompts (Soil Erosion and How to Prevent It) Science Literacy: What are some solid objects you can see outside your classroom? What are the physical properties of those objects? Vocabulary: Image \| Sheet Word Work: R Controlled Vowel Search \| Word Work: Look, Cover, Write, Check Writing: Follows from Text Talk Week 1, Day 1 - Writing Station Response
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Matter and It's Interactions: States of Matter Slides
Studios	Children explore and represent places and landforms, using familiar materials Studios Studio Prompts Math Studio: Greatest of Them All Math Number Cards
Writing Basics	Deconstruction: Autobiography Purpose and States Writing Anchor Chart Images Writing Record of Events	Deconstruction: Autobiography Stages Writing Conclusion Image	Deconstruction: Autobiographical Poem Writing Music for Fun and Profit Slides	Deconstruction and Joint Construction: Verbs Writing Autobiography Excerpts Writing Anchor Chart Images Planning and Writing Autobiographical Poems Planning and Writing Autobiographical Poems Sample	Individual Construction: Planning and Writing Autobiographical Poems Writing Autobiography Sample Writing Autobiography Observation Tool

Week 2: At-a-Glance
Weekly Question: What can we learn by exploring stories and music from different places?

Week 2 Combined

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language	Introduce Weekly Words: beat, evoke, melody, pitch, rhythm, tempo, tune, volume Weekly Words Cards Weekly Words Slides		Reflexive Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns Slides	Reflexive Pronouns	Answering a Weekly Question Answering a Weekly Question Sheet
Text Talk	Drum Dream Girl (Read 1) Drum Dream Girl Images Summarizing Sheet Drum Dream Girl Text Slides Writing Station Response	Drum Dream Girl (Read 2) Drum Dream Girl Expert Sheet	Buena Vista Social Club (Music, Video) Background for Teachers	Fin M'Coul (Read 1)	Celtic Sojourn (Music, Slides, Video) Images and Music of Ireland Slides
Stations	Lesson Plan Guided Independent Reading Listening & Speaking: Conversation Prompts (Going Home, Coming Home) Science Literacy: Write and draw about a time when you observed a solid melt into a liquid. Vocabulary: Image \| Sheet Word Work: Name It, Write It, Mark It \| Word Work: Fill in the Word \| Word Work: Homophone Memory Writing: Follows from Text Week 2, Day 1 - Writing Station Response
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1 \| Role Cards \| Group Cards Lesson 2: Matter & Its Interactions: Reversible and Irreversible Changes (Melting)
Studios	Children continue and add new elements to work begun in Week 1. In the Writing and Storytelling Studio, children begin writing poems. Studios Studio Prompts Word Cards Math Get Your Numbers in Order Board Math Number Cards
Writing Basics	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Repetition Writing Things Slides	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Writing Autobiography Water Rolls, Water Rises Slides	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Rhyme Writing Ham N Eggs Slides	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: 100 Stanzas and Rhyme	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Rhythm Writing Rhythm Slides

Week 3: At-a-Glance
Weekly Question: What can we learn by exploring stories and music from different places?

Week 3 Combined

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language	Introduce Weekly Words: belief, compare, difference, emotion, faith, journey, similarity, worldview Weekly Words Cards Weekly Words Slides		Root Words Root Words Slides	Root Words	Making and Using New Words Making and Using New Words Sheet
Text Talk	Fin M'Coul (Read 2) Fin M'Coul Excerpt Slides Fin M'Coul Excerpt Sheet Fin M'Coul Writing Response	Music of Cape Verde (Music and Video) Music of Cape Verde Slides Music of Cape Verde Resource	Seaside Dream (Read 1)	Seaside Dream (Read 2)	Comparing Music from Three Countries (Music and Video) Comparing Music from Three Countries Slides Comparing Music from Three Countries Sheet
Stations	Lesson Plan Guided Independent Reading Listening & Speaking: Conversation Prompts (Drum Dream Girl) Science Literacy: How can you make something dry faster? Vocabulary: Image \| Sheet Word Work: Find Them \| Word Work: Name, Choose, Read \| Word Work: Look, Cover, Write, Check Writing: Follows from Text Talk Week 3, Day 1 - Writing Response Sheet
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1 Lesson 2: Matter and Its Interactions: Reversible and Irreversible Changes (Evaporation)
Studios	Children continue and add new elements to work begun in previous weeks: they write about their collages and built structures and extend investigations from science lessons. In the Research Studio, children respond to music through drawing. Studios Studio Prompts Art and Building Research Slides Math Get Your Numbers in Orde Board Math Number Cards
Writing Basics	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Free Verse	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Planning Autobiographical Poems Poetic Devices Planning Sheet Sample Poetic Devices Planning	Individual Construction	Individual Construction: Individual / Small Group / Whole Group Instruction

Week 4: At-a-Glance
Weekly Question: How are people connected in and across communities?

Week 4 Combined

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language	Introduce Weekly Words: anticipation, collective, determined, homage, humanity, individual, legacy, reputation Weekly Words Slides Cards		Words with Multiple Meanings Words with Multiple Meanings Slides	Words with Multiple Meanings	Answering a Weekly Question Answering a Weekly Question Sheet
Text Talk	Growing Up Pedro (Read 1)	Growing Up Pedro (Read 2) Writing Station Response	Art in Brazil Art in Brazil Images Art in Brazil Informational Text	Soccer Star (Read 1)	Soccer Star (Read 2) and Public Art in Brazil Soccer Star (Read 2) and Public Art in Brazil Slides Response Sheet Brazil Public Art Resource for Teachers
Stations	Lesson Plan Guided Independent Reading Listening & Speaking: Conversation Prompts (Seaside Dream) Science Literacy: Observe a liquid other than water change to a solid Vocabulary: Image \| Sheet Word Work: Name It, Write It, Mark It \| Word Work: Fill in the Word \| Word Work: Memory Cards Writing: Follows from Text Talk Week 4, Day 2 - Writing Station Response
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Quadrat Study Lesson 2: Matter and Its Interactions: Reversible and Irreversible Changes (Ice)
Studios	Children create and reflect on forms, locations, and impacts of public art. The Research and Storytelling and Writing Studios are combined. Children continue Science investigations in the Discovery Studio. Studios Studio Prompts Art Images Responding to Public Art Sheet Math Dot Paper Math Shape Cards
Writing Basics	Peer-to-Peer Feedback: Poetic Devices Poetic Devices Feedback	Introduction to and Beginning Revising and Publishing	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Poem Titles and Shapes; Revising and Publishing Titles and Shapes Slides	Publishing Publishing Checklist	Presentation and Celebration

Week 5: At-a-Glance
Weekly Question: How are community traditions passed down and shared?

Week 5 Combined

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language	Introduce Weekly Words: arrange, devote, generation, layer, reveal, textile, tradition, weave (v,n) Weekly Words Cards Weekly Words Slides		Words with Multiple Meanings Words with Multiple Meanings Slides	Words with Multiple Meanings	Making and Using New Words Making New Words Sheet
Text Talk	Mama and Papa Have a Store (Read 1)	Mama and Papa Have a Store (Read 2) Reading Response	Honoring Our Ancestors: Hung Liu, "I Honor My Grandmother, Wang ju-shou" Hung Liu Slides Hung Liu Writing Response	Abuela's Weave (Read 1) Summarizing Sheet	Abuela's Weave (Read 2)
Stations	Lesson Plan Guided Independent Reading Listening & Speaking: Conversation Prompts (Growing Up Pedro) Science Literacy: Physical changes with the solid and liquid Vocabulary: Image \| Sheet Word Work: Find Them \| Word Work: Name It, Choose It, Read It \| Word Work: Read It, Write It, Mark It \| Word Work: Look, Cover, Write, Check Writing: Reading Response Mid-Unit Assessment: Prompt following from Text Talk Week 5, Day 3 Assessment Responses Assessment Rubric Assessment Slides
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Matter and Its Interactions: Reversible and Irreversible (Condensation) Lesson 1 Slides: Can a Gas be Changed Into a Liquid? Lesson 2: Are all changes in matter reversible?
Studios	Children begin a multi-stage art project and continue work in other studios. The Research and Storytelling and Writing Studios remain combined. Children continue Science investigations in the Discovery Studio. Studios Studio Prompts Paper Mache Procedure Public Art Sign Template Sports Images Writing About Sports Math Shape Cards
Writing Basics	Deconstruction: Biography Purpose Mentor Text Images Grandmother Biographies	Deconstruction, Individual Construction, and Joint Construction: Interview Planning Interview Planning Sheet	Joint Construction: Biography Interview Questions Writing Interview Questions Sheet	Joint Construction: Writing Interview Homework Cover Letter	Deconstruction and Joint Construction: Biography Stages Writing Stages Images Writing Biography Stages

Week 6: At-a-Glance
Weekly Question: What are some of Maine's stories?

Week 6 Combined

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language	Introduce Weekly Words: culture, diversity, enrich, heritage, immigration, population, portrait, thrive Weekly Words Cards Weekly Words Slides		Possessive Nouns Possessive Nouns Funding	Possessive Nouns	Answering a Weekly Question Answering a Weekly Question Sheet
Text Talk	Who Lives in Maine? Who Lives in Maine? Slides Who Lives in Maine? Images	Our Town Project (Introduction and Planning)	Immigrant Grandmothers Mural Immigrant Grandmothers Mural Slides Immigrant Grandmothers Mural Text	Portraits from Maine 1 Portraits of Maine, Ryan Adams	Portraits from Maine 2 (Informational Text) Portraits of Maine, Safiya Khalid
Stations	Lesson Plan Guided Independent Reading Listening & Speaking: Conversation Prompts (Abuela's Weaves) Science Literacy: Engineer prompt Vocabulary: Image \| Sheet Word Work: Name It, Write It, Mark It \| Word Work: Complete the Word \| Word Work: Look, Cover, Write, Check Writing: Follows from Text Talk Week 6, Day 1 - Writing Response
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Are all changes in matter reversible? Lesson 2: Designing the Our Town Project Exhibit: Considering Designs Design Cards Science Museum Images
Studios	Children continue working on biographical puppets. They read and invent immigration interviews and stories. In the Building and Discovery Studios, children consider designs for displaying artifacts. Additionally, work in any studio is determined according to the Project Plan. Studios Studio Prompts Grandmothers Biographies Slides Research - Ange Interview Math - Jump the Line Math Spinners
Writing Basics	Joint Construction in Small Groups	Joint Construction in Small Groups and Individual Construction Biography Observation Tool	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Verbs Biography Verbs	Deconstruction: Phrases of Time; Individual Construction Phrases of Time Slides Anchor Chart Images	Individual Construction with individual / small / whole group lessons

Week 7: At-a-Glance
Weekly Question: How are people connected in and across communities?

Week 7 Combined

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language	Introduce Weekly Words: celebration, commerce, influence, kinship, opportunity, promote, translate, understanding Weekly Words Cards Weekly Words Slides		Compound Words Compound Words Slides	Compound Words	Making and Using New Words Making and Using New Words Sheet
Text Talk	Janjak & Freda Go to the Iron Market (Read 1) Writing Station Response	Janjak & Freda Go to the Iron Market (Read 2)	Haitian Art Haitian Art Slides	Interview with Jean Senat Fleury Informational Text Interview Notetaking Sheet	Honoring Our Ancestors: JoeSam., "I Honor My Three Aunts" Resource Slides
Stations	Lesson Plan Guided Independent Reading Listening & Speaking: Talking about Community Members Science Literacy: How do engineers think of different ways to solve problems Vocabulary: Image \| Sheet Word Work: Find Them \| Word Work: Name It, Write It, Mark It \| Word Work: Name, Choose, Read Writing: Follows from Text Talk Week 7, Day 1 - Writing Response
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Designing the Our Town Project Exhibit: Proposing Designs Lesson 2: Finalizing Designs Resource
Studios	Across studios, children begin and continue work exploring unit themes and contributing to the Our Neighborhood Project, according to the class Project Plan. Puppet making evolves. Studios Studio Prompts Exhibit Tag Math - Five in a Row
Writing Basics	Individual Construction with individual / small group / whole group lessons		Deconstruction: Verb Tense; Individual Construction: Conclusion Biography Verb Tense Slides	Deconstruction and Revision: Adjectives Biography Adjectives Slides Adjective Image	Individual Construction

Week 8: At-a-Glance
Weekly Question: How are our stories linked?

Week 8 Combined

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language	Review selected weekly words Weekly Words Slides				Answering the Weekly Question Answering the Weekly Question Sheet
Text Talk	The Wakame Gatherers (Read 1)	The Wakame Gatherers (Read 2)	The Wakame Gatherers (Read 3) End of Unit Assessment Questions Assessment Teacher Copy Assessment Text Assessment Exemplars	Synthesis of Unit Ideas	Celebrating Our Projects
Stations	Lesson Plan Guided Independent Reading Listening & Speaking: Conversation Prompts - Janjak & Freda Go to the Iron Market \| Markets Around the World \| Listening and Speaking Text Science Literacy: How do engineers help each other improve designs? Vocabulary: Image \| Sheet Word Work: Word Talk \| Word Work: Look, Cover, Write, Check \| Word Work: Add a Suffix Writing: End of Unit Assessment, Introduced on Day 3
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Designing the Our Town Project Exhibit: Creating Displays Lesson 2: Quadrat Study 6
Studios	Children work toward completion of the Our Town Project exhibit, preparation for viewing, and presentation. Studios Studio Prompts Math - Number Cards Math - Recording Sheet
Writing Basics	Peer-to-Peer Feedback Biography Feedback	Introduction to and Beginning Revising and Publishing	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Titles Revising and Publishing	Publishing	No Lesson: Dedicate time to the Our Town Project

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2nd Grade for ME - Unit 3