Engage NY- Taught with Journeys Common Core 2014 Grade 1 Module Description/Skills Grade 1: English Language Arts: Listening and Learning Strand. Domain 1: Fables and Stories Overview - Domain 1: Fables and Stories Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core encourages students to acquire language competence through listening and reading activities that center on different domains. Building on the rich imagination of each child, the program includes fables, folktales, fairytales, and fantasy stories from a variety of literary traditions. Each domain includes a list of student performance outcomes teachers and administrators use to determine student competence in with specific skills and tasks. Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 1: Fables and Stories. 1. Demonstrate familiarity with various fables and stories Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core introduces students to a wide range of award-winning literature. Our literary tradition is rich with fables, folktales, and stories from our multicultural society. Examples of Fables, Folktales, and Stories Unit 2: Anchor Text: Jack and the Wolf, T24, The Three Little Pigs, T62; Leveled Readers: The Pigs, T90, Turtle and Hare, T91, Fox and Crow, T92, Go Turtle! Go Hare!, T93; Anchor Text: Dr. Seuss, T318, A Cupcake Party, T416 Unit 3: Anchor Text: How Leopard Got His Spots, T122; Leveled Readers: Giraffe s Neck, T190, Bear s Tail, T191, Peacock s Tail, T192, Bear s Long, Brown Tail, T193 1
2. Identify character, plot, and setting as basic story elements; 3. Describe the characters, plot, and setting of a specific fable or story; Unit 4: Anchor Text: The Big Trip, T126, Jack and the Beanstalk, T270, Little Rabbit s Tale, T428; Leveled Reader: Bobcat Tells a Tale, T502 Unit 6: Anchor Text: The Ugly Duckling, T162, The Wind and the Sun, T164, Days with Frog and Toad, T224 Throughout Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core comprehension skills and strategies are introduced and practiced with a variety of literary selections and activities. For examples see below: Unit 1: Basic Story Elements (character, setting and plot), T422 Unit 2: Understanding Characters, T22 T23, T27, T86 T87, T432, S5, S11 Unit 3: Plot (Sequence of Events), T120 T121, E15 40. Identify words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses Students have opportunities to learn about sensory language with the following: Unit 4: T151 (descriptive details) Unit 5: T265 (describe a pet) 2
Domain 2: The Human Body Overview: Domain 2: The Human Body Teachers can use the following selections to introduce Domain 2: The Human Body. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core provides skills instruction for an understanding of this domain. Unit 4: Leveled Readers: Food for You, T299, A World of Food, T300, How We Get Food, T301 Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 2: The Human Body 19. Ask and answer questions about unknown words and phrases Unit 3: Learning Vocabulary, T228, T240 T241, T427, T430, in nonfiction/informational read-alouds and discussions; T436 Unit 4: T31, T329, T337, T346 T347 21. Compare and contrast (orally or in writing) similarities and differences within a single nonfiction/informational read-aloud or between two or more nonfiction/informational read-alouds; 32. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent; Unit 2: T160, T161; Speaking and Listening: Discuss Informational Texts Compare and Contrast, T169 Unit 3: Compare Texts, T267; Speaking and Listening: Discuss Informational Texts Compare and Contrast, T275 Unit 5: Compare Texts, T368, T369 Unit 1: Categories, T62 T63 Unit 3: T64 T65 Unit 6: T166 T167 3
Domain 3: Different Lands, Similar Stories Overview: Domain 3: Different Lands, Similar Stories Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core introduces students to a wide range of award-winning literature. Our literary tradition is rich with folktales and stories from our multicultural society. Each domain includes a list of student performance outcomes teachers and administrators use to determine student competence in with specific skills and tasks. Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 3: Different Lands, Similar Stories 2. Identify folktales as a type of fiction; Unit 1: Teacher Read Aloud: Stone Stew, T206 T207 Unit 3: Anchor Text: How Leopard Got His Spots, T122; Leveled Readers: Giraffe s Neck, T190, Bear s Tail, T191, Peacock s Tail, T192, Bear s Long, Brown Tail, T193 Unit 4: Decodable Reader: The King s Song, T167; Anchor Text: Little Rabbit s Tale, T428 Unit 5: Anchor Text: The Ugly Duckling, T162 3. Explain that stories have a beginning, middle, and end; Unit 3: Comprehension and Dig Deeper: Sequence of Events, T140 T141; Write About Reading, Unit 3: T143 8. Retell fiction read-alouds including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson; 30. Identify multiple meanings of words and use them in appropriate contexts; Unit 2: Compare Texts: Text to World Retell a Story, T63 Unit 1: Multiple Meanings of Words, T254 T255 Unit 2: T64 T65 Unit 3: T370 T371 Unit 5: T370 T371 4
Domain 4: Early World Civilizations Overview: Domain 4: Early World Civilizations Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core encourages students to acquire language competence through listening and reading activities that center on different domains. Students can complete the Domain 4 performance standards with the skills instruction in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core. Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 4: Early World Civilizations 55. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a Unit 1: Main Topic and Details, T22, T29, T31, T38 T39 nonfiction/informational read-aloud; Unit 2: T138 T139 Unit 4: T36 T37, T44 T45 58. Use illustrations and details in a nonfiction/informational read-aloud to describe its key ideas; 69. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly; Unit 3: Compare Texts: Compare Settings, T163 (Students use illustrations to examine the setting in two selections); Speaking and Listening: Compare and Contrast Illustrations in Texts, T275 Unit 1: Speaking and Listening: Ask and Answer Questions, T165; Your Turn, T328 Unit 3: Speaking and Listening: Giving Clear Descriptions, T171 Unit 4: Speaking and Listening: Speaking to Persuade, T177; Use Sensory Words, T477 5
Domain 5: Early American Civilizations Overview: Domain 5: Early American Civilizations Teachers can use the following selections to introduce Domain 5: The History of the Earth. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core provides skills instruction for an understanding of this domain. Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 5: Early American Civilizations 21. Plan and/or draft and edit an informative/explanatory text that presents information from a nonfiction/informational read-aloud that includes mention of a topic, some facts about the topic, and some sense of closure; Unit 4: Anchor Text: Lewis and Clark s Big Trip, T168 T169; Your Turn: Why is it important to learn about people in the past? T348; Anchor Text: Life Then and Now, T368 T369; Extend the Topic: Research and Media Literacy Report About a Famous American, T377 Unit 2: Informative/Explanatory Writing, T35, T45, T57, T67, T339, T351, T361, T368 T369 Unit 3: T235, T257, T278 T279, T339, T380 T381, T441, T480 T481 34. Provide examples of common synonyms and antonyms; Unit 1: Synonyms and Antonyms, T446 T447, E47 Unit 2: T358, T388, T391, T456 T457, E37 Unit 5: T472 T473 42. Use object pronouns orally. Unit 5: Grammar: Pronouns I and Me, T134, T144, T156 Unit 6: T168 6
Domain 6: Astronomy Overview: Domain 6: Astronomy Unit 4: Anchor Text: Let s Go to the Moon!, T24 T35, Mae Jemison, T66 T67; Vocabulary Reader: In the Sky, T88 T89; Leveled Readers: The Sun, T94, Seasons, T95, Living and Working in Space, T96, The Seasons of the Year, T97 Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 6: Astronomy 3. Explain that the sun is a source of energy, light, and heat; Unit 4: Vocabulary Reader: In the Sky, T88 T89; Leveled Readers: The Sun, T94, Seasons, T95, Living and 4. Classify the sun as a star; Working in Space, T96, The Seasons of the Year, T97 18. Explain that astronauts travel to outer space; 19. Describe the landing on the moon by American astronauts; 20. Explain the importance of the first trip to the moon; 44. Make personal connections (orally or in writing) to events or experiences in a fiction or nonfiction/informational read-aloud, and/or make connections among several read-alouds; Unit 4: Preview the Topic: Astronauts, T23; Anchor Text: Let s Go to the Moon!, T24 T35; Your Turn: T46 T47; Anchor Text: Mae Jemison, T66 T67; Leveled Reader: Living and Working in Space, T96 Unit 4: Your Turn: T46 T47; Compare Texts: Draw and Share: Planets, T67; Extend the Topic: Research and Media Literacy Research Space, T75 51. Use possessive pronouns orally. Unit 5: Grammar: Possessive Pronouns, T236, T246, T258, T274, T277 7
Domain 7: The History of the Earth Overview: Domain 7: The History of the Earth Teachers can use the following selections to introduce Domain 7: The History of the Earth. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core provides skills instruction for an understanding of this domain. Unit 3: Anchor Text: The Rain Forest, T162 T163, Seasons, T222 T232; Leveled Readers: Winter, T294, Fall Changes, T295, Seasons Around the World, T296, In the Fall, T297; Vocabulary Reader: The Weather, T494 T495 Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 7: The History of the Earth 22. Use illustrations and details in a nonfiction/informational Unit 3: Students answer questions as students examine maps read-aloud to describe its key ideas; and illustrations representing animals in a rainforest. See: Anchor Text: The Rain Forest, T162 T163; Compare Texts: Compare Settings, T163 (Students use illustrations to examine the setting in two selections); Speaking and Listening: Compare and Contrast Illustrations in Texts, T275 25. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure; Unit 3: Your Turn: Write About Reading Write About Your Favorite Season, T243 Unit 6: Opinion Writing: T176 T177, T245, T369, T469, T476 T477 8
34. Add drawings or other visual displays to oral or written descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings; 36. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy); 41. Use frequently occurring conjunctions, such as and and or; and Unit 1: Add Drawings, T165, T261, T328, T424 Unit 3: Compare Texts: Text to World Make a Map, T163; Compare Texts: Text to World Make a Map, T369 Unit 4: T279 Unit 6: T373 Unit 1: Real-Life Connections Between Words and Their Use, T45, T141, T244, T333, T429 Unit 2: T70, T157, T250, T341 Unit 3: T54, T254, T358, T460 Unit 5: T154, T256, T343, T453 Unit 4: Grammar: Compound Sentences, T140, T150, T162, T178 T179 Unit 5: T166 Unit 6: Grammar: Kinds of Sentences, T158, T174 T175 9
Overview: Domain 8: Animals and Habitats Overview: Domain 8: Animals and Habitats Unit 2: Anchor Text: How Animals Communicate, T122 T130, Insect Messages, T160 T161; Decodable Reader: Crabs, T148; Vocabulary Reader: Animal Talk, T182 T183; Leveled Readers: Dogs, T188, Dog Talk, T190, Animals at Night, T189, Busy Animals at Night, T191 Unit 3: Anchor Text: At Home in the Ocean, T24 T32, Water, T62 T63; Decodable Reader: Animal Moms, T61; Anchor Text: Four Seasons for Animals, T262 T267; Vocabulary Reader: Ducks, T288 T289; Decodable Reader: A Safe Lodge, T354; Vocabulary Reader: Desert Animals, T390 T391; Anchor Text: Animal Groups, T428 T437; Vocabulary Reader: Animals, T494 T495; Leveled Readers: Making a Home, T500, All About Bats, T501, Bald Eagles, T502, Many Kinds of Bats, T503 Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 8: Animals and Habitats 2. Explain why living things live in habitats to which they are Unit 3: Lesson 11: Essential Question: What Kinds of Plants particularly suited; and Animals Would You Fin in the Ocean?, T2, T25; Extend the Topic: Facts About an Ocean Animal and Its Habitat, T71 Unit 5: Leveled Readers: Animal Homes, T190 6. Identify the characteristics of the desert habitat; 7. Explain how desert animals have adapted to the desert habitat; Unit 3: Vocabulary Reader: Desert Animals, T390 T391 10
8. Classify animals on the basis of the types of food they eat (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore); 15. Explain how tropical rainforest habitat animals have adapted to the tropical rainforest habitat; Unit 3: Anchor Text: Animal Groups, T428 T437; Your Turn: T448 T449 Unit 3: Anchor Text: The Rain Forest, T162 T163; Compare Texts: Text to World Make a Map, T163 21. Describe ocean life as very diverse; Unit 3: Anchor Text: At Home in the Ocean, T24 T32; Extend the Topic: Facts About an Ocean Animal and Its Habitat, T71; Informative Writing: T75; Vocabulary Reader: Shark, T84 T85; Leveled Readers: In the Sea, T90, Coral Reefs, T91, The Amazing Octopus, T92, Life in the Coral Reefs, T93 29. Use illustrations and details in a nonfiction/informational read-aloud to describe its key ideas; 34. Make personal connections (orally or in writing) to events or experiences in a fiction or nonfiction/informational read-aloud, and/or make connections among several read-alouds; Unit 2: Comprehension: How to Analyze the Text: Main Idea and Details, T138 T139; Text and Graphic Features, T139 Unit 2: Your Turn: Return to the Essential Connection and Write About Reading, T140 T141; Compare Texts: T161 Unit 3: T63; Extend the Topic: Facts About an Ocean Animal and Its Habitat, T71; Your Turn: Write About Reading, T449 11
Domain 9: Fairy Tales Overview: Domain 9: Fairy Tales Students examine a variety of literary genre in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core. Prior to reading, students explore the characteristics of the genre through teacher led instruction and discussion. Students learn about common fairy tale phrases once upon a time and happily ever after. Examples of Fairytales Unit 2: Genre: Fairy Tale, T62; Anchor Text: The Three Little Pigs, T62 T63 Unit 4: Anchor Text: Jack and the Beanstalk, T270 T271, E28 Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 9: Fairy Tales 1. Demonstrate familiarity with specific fairy tales; Examples of Fairytales Unit 2: Genre: Fairy Tale, T62; Anchor Text: The Three Little Pigs, T62 T63 Unit 4: Anchor Text: Jack and the Beanstalk, T270 T271, E28 13. Talk about the illustrations and details from a fiction readaloud to describe its characters, setting, or events; 18. Plan, draft, and edit a narrative retelling of a fiction readaloud, with a title, characters, some details regarding the plot, the use of temporal words to signal event order, and some sense of closure; Unit 3: Extend the Topic: Speaking and Listening Giving Clear Descriptions, T171 Unit 4: Anchor Text: Jack and the Beanstalk, T270 T271, E28 Unit 1: Narrative Writing, T321, T331, T343, T353, T360 T361 Unit 5: Narrative Writing, T167, T174 T175, T259, T276 T277, T380 T381, T463 12
21. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., group scientific research and writing); Domain 10: A New Nation: American Independence Overview: Domain 10: A New Nation: American Independence Unit 1: Research Activities, T453 Unit 2: T267 Unit 3: T71 Unit 4: Compare Texts: Text to World Connect to Technology (Search the Internet), T271 Unit 5: T377 Unit 6: T173 Teachers can use the following selections to introduce Domain 10: A New Nation: American Independence. Students can complete the Domain 10 performance standards with the skills instruction in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt s Journeys Common Core. Unit 3: Anchor Text: Rules and Laws, T366 T369 Unit 4: Your Turn: Why is it important to learn about people in the past?, T348; Anchor Text: Life Then and Now, T368 T369; Extend the Topic: Research and Media Literacy Report About a Famous American, T377 Unit 5: Anchor Text: Symbols of Our Country, T468 T471; Extend the Topic: Speaking and Listening American Symbols, T479 13
Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 10: A New Nation: American Independence 25. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a Unit 1: Main Topic and Details, T22, T29, T31, T38 T39 nonfiction/informational read-aloud; Unit 2: T138 T139 Unit 4: T36 T37, T44 T45 33. Plan and/or draft and edit an informative/explanatory text that presents information from a nonfiction/informational read-aloud that includes mention of a topic, some facts about the topic, and some sense of closure; 44. Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation; 54. Use regular present-, past-, and/or future-tense verbs correctly in oral language. Unit 2: Informative/Explanatory Writing, T35, T45, T57, T67, T339, T351, T361, T368 T369 Unit 3: T235, T257, T278 T279, T339, T380 T381, T441, T480 T481 Unit 2: Sentences: T240, T252, T268 T269 Unit 3: T134, T144, T156, T270 Unit 4: T76 T77, T178 T179 Unit 6: T74 T75 Unit 1: Verbs: E29, T224, T234, T246, T262, T352, T417 Unit 2: T262 Unit 3: E28, E39, E49, T244, T338, T348, T360, T378, T450 Unit 4: T372, T379 Unit 5: T66, T350, T378, T383 14
Domain 11: Frontier Explorers Overview: Domain 11: Frontier Explorers Unit 4: Anchor Text: Lewis and Clark s Big Trip, T168 T169 In addition, students can use the following material to comprehend Domain 11: Frontier Explorers. Unit 4: Your Turn: Why is it important to learn about people in the past?, T348; Anchor Text: Life Then and Now, T368 T369; Extend the Topic: Research and Media Literacy Report About a Famous American, T377 Examples of student performance outcomes for Domain 11: Frontier Explorers 16. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, Unit 3: Read and Comprehend, T220; Analyze the Text, T229; ideas, or pieces of information in a nonfiction/informational readaloud; T426; Analyze the Text, T433; Dig Deeper, T446 Dig Deeper, T240 T241; Read and Comprehend, T447 23. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed; 29. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly; Unit 1: Research and Media Literacy, T453 Unit 2: Research and Media Literacy, T267 Unit 3: Informative Writing, T245 Unit 5: Research and Media Literacy, T377 Unit 1: Speaking and Listening: Ask and Answer Questions, T165; Your Turn, T328 Unit 3: Speaking and Listening: Giving Clear Descriptions, T171 Unit 4: Speaking and Listening: Speaking to Persuade, T177; Use Sensory Words, T477 15