Unit 3

What Does It Mean to Explore?

Showing What You've Learned in Unit 3


Unit 3 Presentation

This is your final assignment in Unit 3.


In this assignment, you will look back at the important things you learned during this unit, remembering what you did and what you learned. You will also consider how these experiences helped you answer the unit's guiding question: What does it mean to explore?

Reader's Notebook

Astronaut's Letter on What Does it Mean to Explore?

Review Unit 3 Learning Goals and complete Section 2 in Assignment 3-5.




Review the Unit 3 Learning Goals on page 120 of Literacy in Action.


What might reading, viewing, and listening to information about space tell you about the world?
What new information have you learned about space exploration?
How can you choose precise words?
How can you categorize information about space?
What formats can you use to collect and present research information about space?
What are your ideas about the Essential Question: What does it mean to explore?

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Assignment 3-5 file in this format: jsmithla6_3-5-explanation and save the file to your Documents folder.

Summative Assessment

Throughout the unit, you learned and practiced new concepts and presentation formats. Now it’s time to demonstrate or “sum up” your understanding of that information by submitting this assignment for a mark.


  1. Submit your Assignment 3-5 worksheet to your teacher for marking on the next page.
  2. Click Add Submission to upload your document.