Passport to the World
Japan Unit
Connect to the Common Curriculum/NLCI Goals
JAPAN UNIT
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How are cultures alike and different?
How does culture influence the clothes we wear?
How can different cultures contribute to the foods we eat?
Our Japan Unit is part of our ‘Passport to the World’ theme connecting Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Math.
CURRICULUM GOALS
READING LITERATURE
KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS
CCSS.ELA.RL.3.1 – Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
NLCI.ELA – Literacy.3.1.0 – Distinguishes between fiction and non-fiction; Begins to recognize author’s purpose; Relates story to prior knowledge making connections to ready
CCSS.ELA.RL.3.2 – Recount stories (Suki’s Kimono)
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
CCSS.ELA.RL.3.3 – Describe characters in a story and explain
NLCIELA-Literacy.e.e.4.0 Reads and organizes information for different purposes
CCSS.ELAA-Literacy.RL.3.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RL.3.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.6-Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters
NLCI.ELA-Literacy.3.6.0 Retells, paraphrases and explains what has been said by a speaker.
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (mood, character, setting)
READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT
KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.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.RI.3.2 Describe the main idea, key details and explain
CCSS.ELA,Literacy.RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between scientific ideas or concepts using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause-effect (formation of Japan’s main islands)
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RI.3.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrase in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations and the words in the text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between paraticular sentences and paragraphs in a text
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic
NLCI.ELA-Literacy 3.2.0 Compare and contrast
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3,4 – Phonics and word analysis; fluency
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. SL 3.1 and 3.2 – Collaborative discussions
NLCI.ELA-Literacy.2.0 Retells, paraphrases and explains what has been said by a speaker
CCSS.ELA-Literacy SL3.4 and 3.6 Reports on a topic and speaks in complete sentences
WRITING
NLCI.ELA-Literacy 3.1.0 Uses seven-trait model as criteria to assess writing
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W3.2 – Informative / explanatory text to convey information
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.w.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Geography
SS 2.1 hemispheres
SS 2.2 Cardinal directions
SS 2.3 Distances, map scale
SS 2.7 Physical features
SS 2.9 Places shaped by people, physical features
SS 2.10 Distinguish countries from continent
Geography
SS 2.1 hemispheres
SS 2.2 Cardinal directions
SS 2.3 Distances, map scale
SS 2.7 Physical features
SS 2.9 Places shaped by people, physical features
SS 2.10 Distinguish countries from continents
Economics
SS 3.1 Resources to produce goods and services (lumber, fish, oil)
SS 3.5 Community satisfies needs in different ways
SCIENCE
S 1.1 Landforms
S 1.2 Landforms are molded and changed of extended periods of time (glaciers, valleys, fjords, plateaus, mountains, earthquakes, volcanoes)
S 1.12 Defines resources
S 1.13 Renewable/Nonrenewable
S 1.16 Weather
S 2.5 Animals native to Japan
S 2.15 ecosystems, habitat
MATH
Measurement
M 5.2 Map Scale
JAPAN TO LAS VEGAS
JAPAN TO ANCESTOR’S COUNTRY
Converting inches to miles
Suki's Kimono
How does culture influence the clothes we wear?
Bulletin board with origami, Japanese sliding doors, and student reports