B.+Standards

__**First Grade Indiana Standards for Unit **__ 1.1.7 Create and state a series of rhyming words. 1.3.5 Understand what is read by responding to questions. 1.4.3 Revise writing for others to read. 1.5.3 Write rhymes and simple poems. 1.6 Students write using Standard English conventions appropriate for this grade level. 1.7.1 Comprehension: Listen attentively. 1.7.5 Use descriptive words when speaking about people, places, things, and events. 1.7.9 Recite poems, rhymes, songs, and stories. 1.7.9 Provide descriptions with careful attention to sensory detail. 1.7.10 Use visual aids, such as pictures and objects, to present information.

__**Third Grade Indiana Standards for Unit **__ 3.3.1 Structural Features of Literature: Recognize different common genres (types) of literature, such as poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction. 3.3.4 Determine the theme or authors message in fiction and nonfiction text. 3.3.5 Recognize that certain words and rhythmic patterns can be used in a selection to imitate sounds. 3.4.5 Use a computer to draft, revise, and publish writing. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">3.4.7 Proofread one’s own writing, as well as that of others, using an editing checklist or list of rules. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">3.5.4 Use varied word choices to make writing interesting. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">3.6 Students write using Standard English conventions appropriate for this grade level. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">3.7.4 Identify the musical elements of literary language, such as rhymes, repeated sounds, and instances of onomatopoeia. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">3.7.7 Use clear and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas and establish the tone. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">3.7.9 Read prose and poetry aloud with fluency, rhythm, and timing, using appropriate props, including objects, pictures, and charts.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">Standards for the 21st Century Learner **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">1.1.1 Follow an inquiry-based process in seeking knowledge in curricular subjects, and make the real-world connections for using this process in own life. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">1.1.9 Collaborate with others to broaden and deepen understanding. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">1.2.3 Demonstrate creativity by using multiple resources and formats. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">1.3.4 Contribute to the exchange of ideas within the learning community. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">1.4.4 Seek appropriate help when needed. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">2.1.6 Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">2.2.4 Demonstrate personal productivity by completing products to express learning. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">4.1.8 Use creative and aristic formats to express personal learning.