TEXT TASKS LITERATURE CHOICES
Kindergarten Reading Wonders
Unit 1 Week 1
Soup
Mouse and Monkey
Unit 1 Week 2
Hop
Unit 1 Week 3
The beach
At school
See it grow
Unit 2 Week 1
We need tools
A trip
Unit 2 Week 2
Shapes
Play with shapes
Unit 2 Week 3
The bugs run
I see a bug
Unit 3 Week 1
Go Nat
We run
Unit 3 Week 2
Farm Sounds
A noisy night
Unit 3 Week 3
Going by cab
Cal’s busy week
Unit 4 Week 1
On the job
The neighborhood
Unit 4 Week 2
Neighborhood party
Parade day
Unit 4 Week 3
We clean
Can you fix it?
Unit 5 Week 1
My garden grows
Unit 5 Week 2
My tree
Our apple tree
Unit 5 Week 3
Let’s make a salad
Farm fresh Finn
Unit 6 Week 1
Little Bear
Ant& Grasshopper
Unit 6 Week 2
Weather is fun
Kate and Tuck
Unit 6 Week 3
Getting Ready
The Storm
Unit 7 Week 1
Animal Bodies
Two kinds of bears
Unit 7 Week 2
Their pets
My cats
Unit 7 Week 3
New home
Unit 8 Week 1
Going to Gran’s House
Unit 8 Week 2
My trip to Yellowstone
Unit 8 Week 3
How sun and moon found home
Unit 9 Week 1
I used to help too
How can Jane help?
Unit 9 Week 2
Clive and his friends
Farmer White’s best friend
Unit 9 Week 3
Look where it is from
Nature at the craft fair
Unit 10 Week 1
Animal band
We want honey
Unit 10 Week 2
Let’s make a band
Going camping
Unit 10 Week 3
Let’s save Earth
Help clean up
TEXT TASKS LITERATURE CHOICE
1st Grade Reading Wonders
Unit 1 Week 1
A fun day
We like to share
Unit 1 Week 2
A trip to the city
Harvest time
Unit 1 Week 3
Mouse’s moon party
Polly the circus star
Unit1 Week 4
Friends are fun
Unit 1 Week 5
We can move
Unit 2 Week 1
Pick up day
At work with mom
Unit 2 Week 2
What a nest
Staying afloat
Unit 2 Week 3
Meerkat family
Unit 2 Week 4
The sick tree
Wow, Kitty!
Unit 2 Week 5
How maps help
Unit 3 Week 1
Kate saves the date
Uncle George is coming
Unit 3 Week 2
Yum Strawberries
A tree’s life
Unit 3 Week 3
The magic Paintbrush
The storytelling stone
Unit 3 Week 4
Schools now and then
Unit 3 Week 5
Apples from farm to table
Unit 4 Week 1
Fly to the rescue
Hummingbird’s wings
Unit 4 Week 2
Penguins all around
Unit 4 Week 3
Go Gator
Unit 4 Week 4
Where is my home?
The hat
Unit 4 Week 5
Teach a dog
Unit 5 Week 1
Nuts for winter
Dog Bones
Unit 5 Week 2
Hide and seek
The foxes build a home
Unit 5 Week 3
The wright brothers
Unit 5 Week 4
Down on the farm
Going on a bird walk
Unit 5 Week 5
What is a yurt?
Unit6 Week 1
What a feast
Beware of the lion
Unit 6 Week 2
Helping me, helping you
Unit 6 Week 3
Snow day
Heat wave
Rainy day fun
Unit 6 Week 4
The quilt
Patty jumps
Unit 6 Week 5
It’s Labor day
TEXT TASKS LITERATURE CHOICES
2nd Grade Reading Wonders
Unit 1 Week 1
Cat and Dog
The quest
Unit 1 Week 2
I’m down under
Music in my family
Unit 1 Week 3
Too many pets?
A new home for Henry
Unit 1 Week 4
People helping whales
Unit 1 Week 5
Families at work
Unit 2 Week 1
Hippos at the zoo
Where are they going?
Unit 2 Week 2
The cat and the mice
The dog and the bone
Unit 2 Week 3
A tree full of life
Unit 2 Week 4
Animal families
Unit 2 Week 5
Amira’s petting zoo
Alice’s new pet
Unit 3 Week 1
Forces at work
Unit 3 Week 2
A special sunset
A different set of stars
Unit 3 Week 3
City communities
Unit 3 Week 4
Weather all around
Unit 3 Week 5
The sounds of trash
Unit 4 Week 1
Rocky Mountain National Park
Unit 4 Week 2
Earthquakes
Unit 4 Week 3
Sharing cultures
A new life in India
Unit 4 Week 4
Why turtles live in water
How butterflies came to be
Unit 4 Week 5
A hike in the woods
A little world
Unit 5 Week 1
Fixing the playground
The food crew
Unit 5 Week 2
Rainy day
Thirteen is a crowd
Unit 5 Week 3
Rudy-Garcia Tolson
Unit 5 Week 4
Let’s carpool
Our beautiful tree
Unit 5 Week 5
Government rules
Unit 6 Week 1
Hercules and the golden apple
Unit 6 Week 2
Wind power
Unit 6 Week 3
Digging for sue
Unit 6 Week 4
How to be a smart shopper
Unit 6 Week 5
Matt’s Journey
A fantastic day
TEXT TASKS:
After you have chosen a book from the text list, pick a task from the following list that students will complete to go along with the text. Each task may only be competed once.
1.(DOK 2) After reading ______, draw, dictate, and write a narrative to identify key details from the story. Use the words and illustrations to justify key details.
2. (DOK 1) After reading ______, draw and dictate to identify the character from the story. Use a circle map to define what character means.
3.(DOK 1) After reading ______, draw and dictate to identify the setting from the story. Use a circle map to define what setting means.
4.(DOK 1) After reading, ______, draw and dictate to identify the major events in the story. Use a circle map to define what major events mean.
5.(DOK 1) After reading, ______, draw, dictate, and write to define the role of the author. Use a circle map to define the role of the author.
6.(DOK 1) After reading, ______, draw, dictate, and write to define the role of the illustrator. Use a circle map to define the role of the illustrator.
7. (DOK 1) After reading, ______, draw, dictate, and write to show the characteristics of story books. Use a bubble map to describe the characteristics of a story book (e.g., character, setting, etc.)
8.(DOK 1) After reading, ______, draw, dictate, and write to express your opinion on poetry. Support your opinion with reasons.
9.(DOK 1) After reading, ______, use a double bubble map to show the similarities and difference between story books and poems.
10.(DOK 2) After reading, ______, draw, dictate, and write an informative piece using your 5 senses that explains the main topic of the text using key details.
11.(DOK 2) After reading , ______, create a tree map that describes the main topic and the key details. Use the information from the text to support your map.
12. (DOK 3) After reading ,______, have a discussion to explain the connection between the information in the story. Use key details from the text to support your map.
13.(DOK 2) After reading, ______, write an explanatory piece to explain how the photographs help to depict the people, place, information and ideas in the text. Use what you know about hands and tools to help support your writing.
14.(DOK 2) After reading , ______, create a bubble map to identify the key details from the text. Use the key details to write an opinion piece about your feelings on the text. Use the text to support your reasons.
15.(DOK 1) After reading, ______, use a flow map to retell the major events from the story in order. Include the character and setting in the retell.
16.(DOK 2) After reading , ______, have an oral discussion about the central message of the story. Use the key details from the story to support your conversation.
17.(DOK 2) After reading , ______, write a narrative piece retelling the story to identify the central message of the story.
18.(DOK 2) After reading , ______, write a narrative to describe the characters from the story. Use story illustrations and key details to support your writing.
19.(DOK 2) After reading , ______, identify if the story is fiction or nonfiction and create a bubble map to describe the characteristics of the text type.
20. (DOK 2) After reading ,______, create a circle map to define the text type using text characteristics.
21.(DOK 2) After reading,______, write an opinion piece identifying your favorite character from the story. Use the characters point of view and illustrations to support your writing.
22. (DOK 2 After reading, ______, create a flow map to retell the story in order. Include key plot points, details, and ideas to support your map.
23. (DOK 2) After reading, ______, write an opinion piece stating your opinion of the characters from the story. Use the key details from the story to support your opinion.
24.(DOK 3) After reading,______, create a double bubble map to compare and contrast details from the story about the characters experiences.
25. (DOK 2) After reading, ______, construct a tree map in which you identify and describe details of the text using who, what, when, why, and how.
26.(DOK 3) Create a sequencing map to recount details from the story, ______, Using the map write a short response in which you determine the lesson of the text. Use textual evidence to support your answer.
27.(DOK 2)After reading , ______, create a double bubble map comparing/contrasting information gained from illustrations and written print. Create a writing piece demonstrating how the illustrations enhanced the written text.
28.(DOK 3After reading, ______, create a summary paragraph including the theme of the text and key ideas and details to support your discussion.
29.(DOK 2) After reading __ (literary text), participate in a structured collaborative discussion in which you explain how the author uses specific details to develop __ (characters, setting, specific events, theme- pick one to two elements). Identify relevant and descriptive details that support your inferences and the theme of the text.
30.(DOK 3) After reading the two folktales, write a short response consisting of 3-4 sentences, in which you explain how the themes in each text compare and contrast to one another.
31.(DOK 3) Using the text and text features ______, create a timeline graphic organizer, noting important events/details in order of how they happened.
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC
Student: ______Subject______Unit____ Week_____
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0Explanation
(Scale/DOK)
Completion / I completed the activity. / I completed most of the activity. / I completed half of the activity. / I completed a minimal amount of the activity. / I did not complete any of the activity.
Engagement / I stayed focused and engaged for all of the activity. / I stayed focused and engaged for most of the activity. / I stayed focused and engaged for half of the activity. / I stayed focused and engaged for a minimal amount of the activity. / I did not stay focused or engaged during any of the activity.
Note: The “Explanation” category is based on the DOK academic scale and is customized to each lesson.
______out of 12 = ______%
EXAMPLE: MONEY RUBRIC
Student: ______Subject______Unit____ Week_____
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0Explanation
(Scale/DOK) / I combined the correct amount of coins to make a dollar. / I accurately identified two coins, and gave their values. / I accurately identified one coin. / I recognized coins. / I did not recognize any coins.
Completion / I completed the activity. / I completed most of the activity. / I completed half of the activity. / I completed a minimal amount of the activity. / I did not complete any of the activity.
Engagement / I stayed focused and engaged for all of the activity. / I stayed focused and engaged for most of the activity. / I stayed focused and engaged for half of the activity. / I stayed focused and engaged for a minimal amount of the activity. / I did not stay focused or engaged during any of the activity.
______out of 12 = ______%