Scott Foresman Reading Street

Unit 3

Concept Wrap-Up

Students are ready to express their understanding of the unit concept question through discussion and wrap-up activities and to take the Unit 3 Benchmark Test.

How are people
and nature
connected?

Unit Poetry

Use the poetry on pp. 400–403 to help students appreciate poetry and further explore their understanding of the unit theme, People and Nature. It is suggested that you

read the poems aloud
discuss and interpret the poems with students
have students read the poems for fluency practice
have students write interpretive responses

Unit Wrap-Up

Use the Unit Wrap-Up on pp. 404–405 to discuss the unit theme, People and Nature, and to have students show their understanding of the theme through cross-curricular activities.

Unit Project

On p. 279, you assigned students a unit-long inquiry project, researching the effects of changes people have made to the environment. Students have investigated, analyzed, and synthesized information during the course of the unit as they researched the change they selected. Schedule time for students to present what they have learned. The project rubric can be found to the right.

Research is accurate and highly detailed. Sources are relevant to inquiry question.
List of resources is useful and organized.

Research is accurate but not as thorough. Most sources are relevant to inquiry question.
List of resources is useful but not organized as well as it could be.

Research is not accurate and has little information that is relevant to inquiry question.
List of resources is not always helpful and not well-organized.

Research is not accurate and does not include information that is relevant to inquiry question.
List of resources is incomplete and not useful or helpful.