Common Core State Standards–English Language Arts
STRAND
SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GRADES 3–5
Writing
Write a short song or jingle that helps people remember what items
should be kept out of our water system and why it is important to
keep our water system clean. For an example, see the San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission’s “Sewer Rap” music video, available at
www.sfwater.org/sewerrap.
W.3.2, W.4.2, W.5.2. Write informative/explanatory texts
to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Choose an organism native to the San Francisco Bay region and
create an oral report describing ways that pollution affects its
ability to survive and reproduce.
Speaking and Listening
SL.3.4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an
experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details,
speaking clearly at an understandable pace. SL.4.4. Report on a
topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized
manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to
support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable
pace. SL.5.4. Report on a topic or text or present an opinion,
sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant,
descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly
at an understandable pace.
BIG IDEAS
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Grades 3–5
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SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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