Ubd Template
Ubd Template
Ubd Template
ED602
Understanding by Design Template
Established Goals:
RL.1.1- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2- Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central
message or lesson.
RL.1.3- Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RL.1.4- Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meanings of words and
phrases in a text.
RL.1.9- Compare a contract the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
SL.1.1- Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics
and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.1.2- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information
presented orally or through other media.
SL.1.5- Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify
ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
Learning Activities:
(Lesson 1-5)- Participating in interactive read alouds of texts including “Courage” by
Bernard Waber, “Amelia & Eleanor Go For a Ride” by Pam Muñoz Ryan, “Girl
Wonder” by Deborah Hopkinson, “Martin’s Big Words” by Doreen Rappaport, and
“Sonia Sotomayor” by Jonah Winter
(Lesson 1)- Viewing videos of song stories to stimulate a discussion and examine the
meaning of courage
(Lesson 1-2)- Comparing and contrasting how characters in the story affected people
in the same ways and in different ways
(Lesson 2-5)- Participating in “stop and jots” to analyze and describe character
feelings and describe the outcomes of courageous behavior
(Lesson 3) -Discussing the character’s feelings in the beginning, middle, and end of
the story
(Lesson 5)- Listening to Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” and
discussing the meaning of quotes from the speech