English Language Arts Curriculum

1st Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will apply phonemic awareness skills while reading with meaning. Students will connect reading, writing, speaking, and listening within their grade level content.  Students will devise different forms of writing in a paragraph format.

Outcomes and Components:

LA.1.5

Students will produce an informative piece of writing that includes an introduction, facts, and closure, and  produce a visual display to clarify thoughts and ideas.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.1.5.1

Ask and answer questions about the key details in a text. 

1.RI.1

 

LA.1.5.2

Identify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic.

1.RI.9

 

LA.1.5.3

Identify the evidence an author gives to support points in a text. 

1.RI.8

 

LA.1.5.4

Write an informative text that names a topic, supplies facts about the topic, and provides a conclusion. 

1.W.2

 

LA.1.5.5

Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation. 

1.SL.6

 

LA.1.5.6

Use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, in collaboration with peers with guidance and support. 

1.W.6

 

LA.1.5.7

Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, being read to, and responding to texts(including using frequently occurring conjunctions) to signal simple relationships. 

1.L.6

 

LA.1.5.8

Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. 

1.SL.5

 

LA.1.5.9

Identify the main topic and retell key details of an informational text

1.RI.2

 

LA.1.5.10

Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.

1.RI.6

 

LA.1.5.11

Locate  various text features (headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons ) to find key facts or information in a text.

1.RI.5

Academic Vocabulary:

Content Vocabulary: