BA Unit 3 Integrated Unit Part 3
(Synthesis)
Grade 2
Grade 2 Flow Chart
Before Integrated Unit begins: (2-3 weeks)
2 weeks AFTER Integrated Unit is complete
Unit Artifact Project
Students will identify the foreground, middleground, and background in their unit artifact. Then they will tell a story from the frog’s point of view based on their picture.
They will write three postcards that describe what happened to the frog, one from the foreground, one from the middleground, and one from the background.
Students will use adjectives and prepositions to clarify and describe what happened.
Unit Artifact Part 3 Synthesis: What to do
1. Describe the events in a story based on evidence from an image.
Directions to Describe events in a story:
Think-Pair-Share
Students work with a partner to share events that happened to the frog in the foreground, middleground, and background.
Student Objective: I will use evidence from my rainforest picture to describe what happened to the frog.
What is the story in the foreground of your artwork?
What is the story in the middleground of your artwork?
What is the story in the background of your artwork?
3. Draft 3 postcards from the frog’s point of view.
Refer to Unit 3 Week 1 Day 5
“Draft Your Fictional Journal Entry p.34
Directions for Draft 3 Postcards:
Student Objective: I will use evidence from my rainforest picture to draft 3 postcards that describe what happened to the frog.
4. Edit and revise the postcard drafts.
Refer to ELD Unit 3 Week 1 Mini-Lesson 3 pp. 46-47
“Describe Places and Events”
Directions for Edit and Revise the Postcard Drafts (Adjectives)
2. Students refer to the Adjective Word Bank to add adjectives to the postcard drafts.
Adjective Word Bank
Student Objective:
I will use adjectives to clarify and describe the actions in my postcards.
2. Identify prepositions
The teeny frog jumped onto the wet leaves.
The teeny frog jumped onto the wet leaves.
The snake slithered near the frog.
The snake slithered near the frog.
The frog was asleep under a leaf in the rainforest.
The frog was asleep under a leaf in the rainforest.
The frog took a journey to the top of a huge tree.
The frog took a journey to the top of a huge tree.
Directions for Edit and Revise the Postcard Drafts (Prepositions)
Students identify the prepositions in the selection at the right.
Student Objective:
I will identify prepositions in a sentence.
Directions for Edit and Revise the Postcard Drafts (Prepositions)
Preposition Word Bank
Student Objective:
I will use prepositions to clarify and describe the actions in my postcards.
Directions for Edit and Revise the Postcard Drafts (Commas)
3. Students practice writing greetings and closings.
Dear Leo,
__________________
Your Pal,
Student Objective:
I will use capital letters in my greeting and closing.
I will use commas after the greeting and closing.
5. Write the final draft postcards.
Directions for Write the Final Draft Postcards
Students write the final draft of their postcards on the postcard template provided.
Student Objective:
I will write the final revised draft for 3 postcards.
What is the story in the foreground of your artwork?
What is the story in the middle ground of your artwork?
What is the story in the background of your artwork?
6. Put the Project Together
Directions for Put the Project Together
Student Objective:
I will complete my project for this unit.
1. Create the folder.
Start with a 12”X18” sheet of construction paper.
Hold the paper in landscape mode and fold in half.
1. Create the folder.
Make sure all of the edges meet when you fold the paper.
1. Create the folder.
Use a ruler to measure 4” from the bottom of the folded paper. Draw a straight horizontal line across the page.
1. Create the folder.
Use a ruler to measure 4” from the top of the folded paper. Draw a straight horizontal line across the page.
You should end up with two straight horizontal lines.
1. Create the folder.
Use scissors to cut along the horizontal lines.
Be sure to cut ONLY one side of the folded paper!
2. Glue in the artifact.
Open the folder. Line up your artifact so it fits on the right hand side of the paper.
2. Glue in the artifact.
Glue the artifact onto on the right hand side of the paper.
Glue carefully so the edges meet.
2. Label the folder tabs.
Label the folder tabs on the left hand side “Fore, Middle, and Back.”
2. Label the folder tabs .
2. The top tab should be labeled Back.
Be sure to write it at the far left of the page.
Back
2. Label the folder tabs .
2. The middle tab should be labeled Middle.
Be sure to write it at the far left of the page.
Middle
2. Label the folder tabs .
2. The bottom tab should be labeled Fore.
Be sure to write it at the far left of the page.
Fore
3. Glue in the final draft postcards.
Students glue in the final drafts of their postcards.
Be sure to match the postcard with the correct label!
4. Share your story with a classmate.
What is the story in the foreground of your artwork?
4. Share your story with a classmate.
What is the story in the middleground of your artwork?
3. Share your story with a classmate.
What is the story in the background of your artwork?
3. Glue down the frog.
Find a final place for your frog.
Glue your frog to your artwork.
You are finished!
The project is finished!
It is ready to upload to Mondrian!
Grade 2 Flow Chart
Before Integrated Unit begins: (2-3 weeks)
2 weeks AFTER Integrated Unit is complete