ILC ELA 4: Module 3 Additional Language and Literacy (ALL) Block

This module supports the concepts taught in ILC ELA 4: Module 3 The American Revolution. In Unit 1: Students build background knowledge about the Revolutionary War and the different perspectives of colonists. Students closely read informational texts about other perspectives on the American Revolution to determine the main idea, analyze the overall structure, and summarize the text. In the second half of the unit, students read about different groups within the Loyalists and Patriots, read informational texts to determine the main idea, analyze the overall structure of the text, and summarize the texts. In Unit 2: Students read the historical fiction play "Divided Loyalties" to deepen their understanding of the Patriot and Loyalist perspectives. Drawing on their background knowledge about the Revolutionary War from unit 1, students read the text closely, focusing on the characters' thoughts, feelings, and actions in response to the different perspectives on the American Revolution. In Unit 3: Students synthesize their research on the Revolutionary War and their analysis of perspectives to write an opinion piece from the Patriot perspective, outlining reasons colonists should join the Patriot cause in the form of a broadside. Students write a broadside from the Loyalist perspective for the end-of-unit assessment. Note: The ALL Bock module is an integral part of the program to ensure all standards are addressed; therefore, it should be downloaded with the corresponding content module.