DLI 3rd grade guide

End of Unit Competency Students learn about one or more other communities across the globe. Students use what they have learned in the frst two strands about their own community as a basis for comparison and contrast. If possible, these communities should refect the diverse heritage of class members and community members, including recent immigrants. Language Features: ● Nouns: culture, maps, geography, environmental changes, government ● Verbs: compare, contrast, locate, scaled relationships, research, inference, infuence, develop, examine, identify SKILLS VOCABULARY (Can be supplemented by Wonders and be classroom-specifc)

● compare ● contrast ● locate ● research ● inference ● infuence ● develop ● examine ● identify

● community ● culture ● compare and contrast ● printmap ● digital map ● earth ● continent ● country ● scaled relationship

● physical features ● natural resources ● geography ● adapt ● modify ● environment ● environmental changes ● government

Wonders Content Integration Unit 3

Wonder TE T176-T183-Shared read: Students gain an understanding of how the assembly line infuenced American culture emphasizing elements such as infrastructure and movement of people, as well as text features such as chronology and timelines.

Social Studies Standards: 3.1.5: Examine how and why your community has adapted to and/or modifed its environment over time and identify the consequences of these environmental changes; 3.2.3: Research improvements that have been made in your community over time; 3.3.4: Examine how and why communities in have adapted to and/or modifed their environments over time and identify the consequences of these environmental changes. Additional Resources Geographic Features and Human Settlements