NationalParkDreamUnit

OnlineUnitPlan
LindsayBaker
BowlingGreenStateUniversity

Grade/Agelevelidentified:3rdgrade/89yearoldstudents
Objective:NationalParkReportNoteTaking&Writing
Thisunitwillengagestudentsinconductingaresearchprojectthatbuildsknowledge
aboutatopic,asksstudentstofindfactsandwriteindetailtoreportonthattopic.
StudentswillgatherinformationfromtextanddigitalsourcesaboutUnitedStates
NationalParks.

UnitOverview:
Thegoalofthisunitisforstudentstobecomemorecomfortableandsuccessfulin
lookingupsourcesandtakingnotesonaspecifictopic.In2ndgrade
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.W.2.7&2.8staterespectively,Participateinsharedresearchand
writingprojectsandRecallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfrom
providedsourcestoansweraquestion.Studentshavebeenintroducedtowritingreports
andgatheringsourcesbutinthirdgradewewantthestudentstotaketheinitiativeon
findingtheirownnotes,throughsourcesprovidedbytheteacher.Lastly,studentswill
taketheirwrittenreportstopresentationmodewheretheywillpresenttotheirpeers.
WiththehelpofDigitalLearningObjects,studentswillhaveasuccessfulexperiencein
findingnotesfortheirreport,writingandpresentingtotheirclassmates.TheDigital
LearningObjectshelpmakesurethatstudentsarefullyexcellinginthelessons.

Theoverallgoalofthelessonsistomatchlearningoutcomesthatstudentsneed
toaccomplishwheninthirdgrade.Studentsaretobeabletoresearchatopicandwritea
wellwrittenreport.InadditiontothereportIhavethemmakeaPowerPointoverthe
informationtoshowtotheirclassmatestohighlightsomeareasoftheirreport.
SomethingnewIwouldliketoincorporatethisyearismakingBrochuresoftheir
NationalParkusingGoogleDraw.Studentswilltakeapre/posttestoverhowtoproperly
takenotesonatopicandsortinformationintocorrectcategories.Testswillbe
administeredthroughSchoolNet.LessonresourceswillrevolvearoundStoria,iReady
Toolbox,GoogleSlides,GoogleDocs,andGoogleDrawing.

Lesson
1

Topic&Lesson

Time
1Day

Topic:MainIdeaandDetail
Lesson:PreAssessment&iReadyLessonUnderstandingMainIdeaandDetail

&KahootAssessment
Topic:GatheringNoteswithHelp

2Days

Lesson:PracticeNoteTaking(Storia/SlideShare/Wordle)
Topic:TakingNotesonSources

3Day

Lesson:KahootAssessment&NoteTakingwithNationalParkresources
Topic:ComprehendingText&Application

3Days

Lesson:GoogleSlidesPresentation
Topic:Notes,SourcesandReport

1Day

Lesson:PostAssessment,SchoolNetandStudyIslandTestonNoteTaking

LessonStandards&Outcomes

CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RI.3.2Studentswilldistinguishthetopicandthemainideaofan
informationaltext.Studentswillidentifykeydetailsinthetextthatsupportthemainidea

CCSS.ELA.RI.3.2Determinethemainideaofatext;recountthekeydetailsand

explainhowtheysupportthemainidea.
CCSS.ELA.RI.3.10Readandcomprehendinformationaltexts,includinghistory/social

studies,scienceandtechnicaltexts,atthehighendofgrades23textcomplexity.
CCSS.ELA.W.3.8Recallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfromprint
anddigitalsources;takebriefnotesonsourcesandsortevidenceintoprovided
categories.Studentswillbeabletotakebriefnotesonsourcesandsortevidenceinto
categories.Studentswillbeabletogatherinformationfromprintanddigitalsources.

Materials

SchoolNet
StudyIsland
Storia
iReadyToolbox
SlideShare
GoogleAppsDocs&Drawing
Kahoot
Wordle
ChromeBooklaptops
NationalParkwebsites&ScholasticBooksprovidedbyschool

Lessons15withDLOs
Activity1MainIdeaandDetail
Resources
StudyIsland/SchoolNetPearson
iReadyTeacherToolboxFindingDetails(Unit1KeyDetailsinInformationalText
Lesson2
https://cainc.iready.com/lessonPreview.jsf?componentId=DI.ELA.COM.3.7000.10
LearningObjectives
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RI.3.2Studentswilldistinguishthetopicandthemainideaofan
informationaltext.Studentswillidentifykeydetailsinthetextthatsupportthemain
idea.
CCSS.ELA.W.3.8Recallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfromprint
anddigitalsources;takebriefnotesonsourcesandsortevidenceintoprovided
categories.
LessonOverview
StudentswillbeginthelessonbytakingaPreAssessmentof10questionswithproper
notetaking.Studentswillwatchthevideo,ALittleHomeCookingtohelpwith
distinguishingbetweenmainideaanddetail.Studentswillparticipatealongwiththe

interactivevideoandtaketimetoreflectonideathatstudentsneedtopracticefortheir
ownnotetaking.

TheLesson
PreAssessmentStudentswillread2storiesandviewtwooutlinesoverthose
storiesandbeaskedquestionsbasedoffwhetherinformationbelongssomewhereelsein
theoutlineorifsomeitemsweremisplaced.Studentswillalsobegivenaplainoutline
withnostoryandhavequestionstoansweraboutthemwiththesametopic.Students
shouldhaveagoodideaofhowtotakenotesandwherecertainitemsshouldbewhen
sortinginformationaboutatopic.iReadyStudentswillberemindedoffindingmain
ideaanddetail.GoingintodetailIwillhavethemwatcha30minutevideothat
correlatestothe3rdGradeReading/LanguageArtsStandards.Thevideoisstrictlyabout
findingkeyideasanddetails.Studentswillfollowstepbystepinhowtofindmainideas
anddetailsandhowtosortinformation.Thiswillbewholegroupinstructionforthe
studentssincemuchofthisinformationwithtakingnotesandfindingdetails.
Thefriendsinthevideolessonaretryingtolearnaboutculturesincetheyhavea
friendvisitingfromoverseas.Thevideoallowsfordiscussionofeachparttomakesure
thestudentsknowwhattheyaredoing.Theinteractivepartofthevideoallowsstudents
tohelpthefriendschooseanswerswhilereadingdifferenttopics.Theclosereadingsgo
alongwiththevideostheme(culture),butstillisatalevelthatthirdgraderswouldbe
abletograspandcomprehend.iReadyisalsoniceandaccommodatesallstudentswhere
theycanhavetextreadaloudincaseastudentneedstorevisitthelesson.

DLOActivity
StudentswillworkwithavarietyofKahootassessmentstopracticemainideaanddetail
throughtheuseofinformationaltext.Studentsworkwithmainideaanddetailtopics.
Theywillbegivenpicturesandtheyhavetochoosethedetailsthatgoalongwiththose
details.

DLOResources
https://create.kahoot.it/?
_ga=1.34739297.1135046836.1448832667&deviceId=57403b890b8349648fd7
3330fd8ec341#user/052cb27628d3479195c7e032833de9d9/kahoots/favourites

Activity2GatheringNotes
Resources
www.storiaschool.com
https://www.storiaschool.com/#/viewcollection/10120/214
LearningObjectives
CCSS.ELA.RI.3.2Determinethemainideaofatext;recountthekeydetailsand
explainhowtheysupportthemainidea.CCSS.ELA.RI.3.10Readandcomprehend
informationaltexts,includinghistory/socialstudies,scienceandtechnicaltexts,atthe
highendofgrades23textcomplexity.CCSS.ELA.W.3.8Recallinformationfrom
experiencesorgatherinformationfromprintanddigitalsources;takebriefnoteson
sourcesandsortevidenceintoprovidedcategories.
TheLesson
StudentswillreadtheeBookU.S.PeopleandPlaces:TheGrandCanyon,U.S.People
andPlaces:TheRockyMountains,andNorthAmerica(ATrueBook).Twoofthese

storiesarerelatabletoNationalParkswhereoneoffersinformation,butitisnt
informationthatisparticularlypertinenttotheirreports.Studentshavetounderstandthat
notalloftheinformationthattheyreadwillbeimportantinformation.Lesson3Students
willrereadthestoriestojotdownnotesandhighlightpartsofthetextthatareimportant
fornotetaking.Studentsneedtobecomefamiliarwithtakingnotesandnotwritingfull
sentencesandhighlightspartsoftextsandnotwholepages
*StudentswillthenapplythislearningtotheirNationalParkReportBookstheyreceiveandnote
takingthroughtheirdigitalresources.StudentswillwritetheirreportintoGoogleDocs.

DLOActivity
StudentswillparticipateinaSlideSharePresentationonhowtoproperlytakenotes.
Studentsareshownwithactivelinkshowtoproperlylookupinformationandfind
importantdetailsbyfollowingsimplerules.Insmallgroups,studentswouldwritedown
keywordsandphrases.Withtheirgrouppartnerstheywouldreviewthosewordsand
makeWordleorganizerstokeepwhentakingnotesoftheirNationalParkreportsasa
reminderofwhatisimportantwhentakingnotes.Anexamplehasbeenprovided.
DLOResources
http://www.slideshare.net/maryaliceosborne/learningtotakenotes
http://www.wordle.net

Activity3TakingNotesonSources
Resources
www.storiaschool.com
https://www.storiaschool.com/#/viewcollection/10120/214
LearningObjectives
CCSS.ELA.RI.3.2Determinethemainideaofatext;recountthekeydetailsand
explainhowtheysupportthemainidea.CCSS.ELA.RI.3.10Readandcomprehend
informationaltexts,includinghistory/socialstudies,scienceandtechnicaltexts,atthe
highendofgrades23textcomplexity.CCSS.ELA.W.3.8Recallinformationfrom
experiencesorgatherinformationfromprintanddigitalsources;takebriefnoteson
sourcesandsortevidenceintoprovidedcategories.
LessonOverview
Studentswillrereadthestoriestojotdownnotesandhighlightpartsofthetextthatare
importantfornotetaking.Studentsneedtobecomefamiliarwithtakingnotesandnot
writingfullsentencesandhighlightspartsoftextsandnotwholepages.

TheLesson
Studentswillreadthestories3timeswiththeteacher.ThefirsttimeIwillhavethebook
readaloudtothestudentssotheycanunderstandpacingandfluencywithinthestory.
Mostofthestoriesareinthe3rd6thgradebandrangeandsomewordsmayposeasa
challengetothestudents.Thesecondtimethatwereadthestorywewillpractice
highlightingareasthatareimportanttothereportwriting.Thehighlightingisnice
becauseitautomaticallysavesforthestudentsoiftheyneedtorevisittheystillhavetheir
highlighting.Theycanusedifferenthighlightercolorstohelpkeepideasinorder.The
lasttimewereadwillbefornotekeeping.Studentscanlookattheirhighlightedsections
andcopydownimportantfactsabouteachpage.Iwanttomakethestudentsawareof
notetakingvs.writingsentences.(Moststudentsenjoythispartbecausetheystill
somewhatstrugglewithwritingsentences.)Studentscanthencopytheirnotesandprint
ortakescreenshotsoftheirworktohavewhenwritingsentences.Icombinedthese
lessonstogethersincestudentsareusingthesamematerialsandrereadingtheinformation
multipletimes,butgettingusedtousingtoolsfortakingnotes.Sincethisisjustpractice
notetakingstudentsalsoreadtextsthatmaynotbeofusetothem.Theyneedto
understandthatnoteverythingtheyread,thatmaybeassociated.Theymaybeableto
findsomeusefulinformationfrompartsofbooks,buttheyneedtoknowthattheydont
needtofindalloftheirinformationfromonesource.
DLOActivity
StudentswillworkwithavarietyofKahootassessmentstopracticemainideaanddetail
throughtheuseofinformationaltext.Studentswillbefindingmainideaanddetailfrom

readingthroughinformationaltextandselectingeitherdetailsentencesormainideas,
dependingonwhatthequestionintheassessmentisasking.Sincethisisverynewto
studentsIwantedtostartinaconfidentrangesowhenwearrivedtotheharderquizzes,
studentswouldhopefullybeabletograsptheidea.
DLOResourceshttps://create.kahoot.it/?
_ga=1.34739297.1135046836.1448832667&deviceId=57403b890b8349648fd7
3330fd8ec341#user/052cb27628d3479195c7e032833de9d9/kahoots/favourites

Activity4:GoogleSlidesPresentationoverNationalPark
ResourcesGoogleSlidesthroughGoogleClassroom
GoogleSlidesIntroductionVideo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPF1uhSBiXQ
LearningObjectives
CCSS.ELA.W.3.8Recallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfromprint
anddigitalsources;takebriefnotesonsourcesandsortevidenceintoprovided
categories.
LessonOverview
StudentswilltaketheirNationalParkinformationandcondenseitbackintonoteformto
makeaGoogleSlidesPresentation.Studentswillhaveaccesstotheirnotesand
incorporatepicturesofeachelementoftheirnoteslikeNature,Facts,andRecreation.
StudentswillalsoincorporatespeechintotheirPresentationbyreadingaslidetothe
studentsaheadoftimetohaveaccesstomoretoolstoshowofftheirwork.Studentswill
alsolearntransitions,animationsandspecialeffectstheycanaddtotheirpresentation.

TheLesson
Studentswillwatcha10minuteGoogleSlidesintroductionvideoandwewillworkstep
bystepincreatingaPresentation.Studentswilllearnthebasicsoftypingtheir

informationintotheslides,changingtextandcolor,addinganimationsandtransitionsto
maketheirpresentationmoreinteresting.Studentsforthemostpartwillworkonthis
independentlywiththeguidancefromourtechnologyteacherandmyself.Thisisabrief
lookintotheirparksinceallofthestudentsendupgettingadifferentpark.Thisallows
forallofthemtogettolearnmoreabouteachone.
DLOActivity
StudentswillparticipateinawholegroupsettingwithaSmartBoardPresentation.The
3textsspecificallydealwithinformationaltextandfindingmainideaanddetail.With
theuseofStoria,studentswillwatchaScreencastofmyvideohighlightingandfinding
keyideastopracticenotetakingandfindingmainideaandkeydetails.Storiaallowsfor
manynicefeaturessuchasnotetaking,highlightingtextandreadaloudtext.TheSmart
BoardPresentationshowshowmainideascanbeatthebeginningofparagraphsand
likewiseattheendofparagraphs.Studentsneedtounderstandtheycanbeineitherspot,
butstillneedtoknowhowtolocatethemwithinaparagraph.
https://www.storiaschool.com/#/books/bookdetails/10120/806

Activity5SchoolNetPostTest

Resources
PowerSchoolandSchoolNetbyPearson
LearningObjectives

Studentswillbeabletorecallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfrom
printanddigitalsources,alongwithsortingevidenceintoprovidedcategories.
CCSS.ELA.W.3.8Recallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfromprint
anddigitalsources;takebriefnotesonsourcesandsortevidenceintoprovided
categories.
LessonOverview
StudentswilltakethePostTestofNoteTaking.
TheLesson
Studentswillread2storiesandviewtwooutlinesoverthosestoriesandbeasked
questionsbasedoffwhetherinformationbelongssomewhereelseintheoutlineorifsome
itemsweremisplaced.Studentswillalsobegivenaplainoutlinewithnostoryandhave
questionstoansweraboutthemwiththesametopic.Studentsshouldhaveagoodideaof
howtotakenotesandwherecertainitemsshouldbewhensortinginformationabouta
topic.*StudentshavealreadytakenthisastheirPreAssessmentsomyhopeisthatthey
dobetterthanthefirsttime,sincetheyvegottenbetterinformationaboutNotetaking.

DLOActivity
StudyIslandQuizoversortingandorganizinginformationfromprint/digitalsourcesis
availabletostudentsoncetheirreportandpresentationiscompleted.Studentswilleither
findwhatinformationishelpful,orwhichinformationshouldnotbeincluded.Iwould
notbeofferingassistancetomystudents,asIhadinthepreviouslessons.Manyofthese
questionsgoalongwithcitingresourcesandwhereinformationcouldbestbefound.

DLOResources
https://app156.studyisland.com/cfw/test/testbuilderlibrarypreview/0?CFID=5b6300cc
72e2

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CurriculumAssociates(2015,Nov.14).ALittleHomeCookingFindMainIdeasand
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componentId=DI.ELA.COM.3.7000.10
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https://create.kahoot.it/?
_ga=1.34739297.1135046836.1448832667&deviceId=57403b890b8349648fd7
3330fd8ec341#user/052cb27628d3479195c7e032833de9d9/kahoots/favourites
SlideShare(2015,Nov.16).TakingNotesSynthesizingInformationfromaSource:
MaryAliceOsborne.Fromhttp://www.slideshare.net/maryaliceosborne/learning
totakenotes
Storia(2015,Nov.22).U.S.PeopleandPlacesTheRockyMountains;U.S.Peopleand
PlacesTheGrandCanyon;NorthAmericaATrueStory.From
https://www.storiaschool.com/#/view-collection/10120/214
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fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPF1uhSBiXQ