In Your City, Town, or

Neighborhood: YOU Can

Make A Difference!
Civics & ELA Lesson Plan
Analiz Ibarra-Villegas
SSE 4313
 Standards
• SS.3.C.2.1 – Identify group and individual actions of citizens that
demonstrate civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues.
• LAFS.3.RI.1.2 – Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details
and explain how they support the main idea.
• LAFS.3.W.1.3 – Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences
or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event
sequences.
 Objectives
•Students will be able to accurately list at least 3 group and individual
actions of citizens that demonstrate civic virtues (civility, cooperation,
volunteerism, etc.).
•After reading the text, City Green, students will be able to accurately
recognize the main idea and key details of the text and explain how these
details support the main idea.
•Students will be able to write a narrative paragraph with at least three
sentences with almost no errors (80-90% accuracy) on a personal connection
to the book describing a real experience or event.
 ELA Resource

•Marcy decides to turn a vacant

lot on the street where she lives
into a garden. With the help of
her friend, Miss Rosa, she
inspires her neighbors to join.
•Lexile Score: 570L
•Grade Band Range: 1-4
•Placement within Range: 3-4
 Assessment
• Students will be graded on the list of civic virtues written on a sticky note.
• Students will not be graded on the City Green discussion.
• Students will also be graded on the paragraph based on the criteria of
correct spelling, grammar, the number of sentences, and if it addresses the
prompt.
 Assessment: Civic Virtues Sticky Note
• Formative assessment
• If the student has listed at least three examples of civic virtues, the student
will receive participation grade.
• This will be done as a think-pair-share:
• Think of the civic virtues discussed in the video: how can we be a good citizen?
• Pair with someone in your group; discuss what you wrote down!
• Share with the class what you and your partner discussed.
 City Green Discussion
• Students will not be graded on this discussion.
• As a class, we will have a discussion on what the main idea of City Green
is and the supporting details. We will also discuss how these details
support the main idea.
 Assessment: Text-to-Self Connection
• Summative
• Students will write a paragraph of at least three sentences on a personal
connection they made to the text such as an experience or event.
• Example: Like Marcy, I was worried about someone. My grandma was sad because
her flowers died. I made her happy by getting her new ones.
• Students will receive a grade for the paragraph based on the criteria of
number of sentences, correct spelling, grammar, and if it addresses the
prompt.
 References
• DiSalvo-Ryan, D. A. (1994). City Green. HarperCollins.
• Kids Academy. (2018, Oct. 26). Good Citizenship& Social Skills for Kids |
Being a Good Citizen | Kids Academy [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKCtzuvBZPc