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 * Date:** 2010-2011 School Year

**Evidence/Activity/Anecdote:**
One area that I have worked really hard in this year is literacy. Our third grade team has always been in good shape as far as planning units around our standards and benchmarks. We have strong literacy units that are developmentally appropriate, succinct, and manageable for the students. This year I have taken this a step further. I’ve taken the grade 3 collaborative units and created “big ideas” so that each team member knows exactly what needs to be covered for the unit. Not all of us teach exactly the same, but as long as we know what all grade 3 students need to learn in a unit, this will ensure consistency amongst the classes. In addition to the “big ideas” for each unit, I’ve created day-to-day lesson plans that are formatted in Reading and Writing Workshop model. For a teacher that is new to the workshop model, the lesson plans are a great template to follow. For someone like myself who has more experience with the workshop model, I find this keeps me on track. Considering we are going to have so many new members on the third grade team next year, I anticipate this to be extremely helpful. In addition to being on ATLAS, the big ideas and lessons are on the I drive and are easily assessable for team members. As evidence for this standard, I’ve attached reading and writing lesson plans for the third grade poetry unit.