Fwd: 2nd Grade Isat: Cause and Effect (days 9-12)

[Bob Payne]

Hey all,

See Regina's email below for 2nd/3rd grade reading tomorrow. Realize that this is you being empowered to make this decision. If you think it'd be better Regina's way, then do that. If not, do it the way the isat  has. Feel empowered to make that decision best you see fit. bob

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Regina Narcisi <regina...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: 2nd Grade Isat: Cause and Effect (days 9-12)
To: Jamela Dermish <jder...@gmail.com>, Matthew Tako <matthe...@gmail.com>, Crystal Crowns <ccro...@gmail.com>
Cc: "rebecc...@gmail.com" <rebecc...@gmail.com>, "Frum, Emily" <emily...@teachforamerica.org>, "mrpayne....@gmail.com" <mrpayne....@gmail.com>


ALSO-
Cause and effect is coming up in 3rd grade as well.
You can simplify those ISAT objectives for third grade by using the
same four day formula below for days 10, 11, 12, and 13.

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Regina Narcisi
<regina...@gmail.com> wrote:
> CMAs-
> If you're supporting second grade, I want to give you a heads up on
> some tricky objectives coming up on cause and effect.
> Right now, the ISAT says:
> 1. SWBAT match cause to a given effect and match effect to cause
> 2. SWBAT identify cause and effect relationships
> 3. SWBAT describe ways that cause and effect relationships influence the problem
> 4. SWBAT describe ways that cause and effect relationships influence
> the solution
>
> After thinking about the current level of students your CMs are
> teaching, if you think we would make more meaningful learning for kids
> around cause and effect by doing a more simple break down of the
> skill, you can break it down for second grade like this:
> Day 9: SWBAT match cause and effects in passage or story by asking the
> questions, "What happened?" and "Why did that happen?"
> Day 10: SWBAT identify cause of given effects in story by asking the
> question, "Why did that happen?"
> Day 11: SWBAT identify effects of given causes in story by asking the
> question, "What happened?"
> Day 12: SWBAT identify cause and effect in story by asking the
> questions, "What happened?" and "Why did that happen?"
>
> Thanks everybody! Have a FABULOUS afternoon :)
> Regina
>