Grade 3 · English Language Arts · Unit 18 of 18
My Learning Goals
Set goals, check how you're learning and use feedback to grow.
What your child practises
Practises self-monitoring, choosing strategies, using criteria and rubrics, using feedback, setting specific goals for listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and representing, and tracking progress.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · self-monitoring, criteria, feedback, learning goals and tracking progress
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
After getting feedback, a learner should…
- argue with everyone
- decide on changes to make
- hide the work
decide on changes to make
Hint: Feedback helps you choose next steps.
Question 2
A next step is…
- the end of the day
- what you will do to keep improving
- a staircase
what you will do to keep improving
Hint: Think about what to do next.
Question 3
Thinking aloud means…
- turning the volume down
- saying your thinking out loud
- sleeping
saying your thinking out loud
Hint: It lets you hear your own strategies.
Question 4
A rubric is a tool that…
- is a kind of pencil
- shows what to aim for
- ends the lesson
shows what to aim for
Hint: It lists levels of quality.
Question 5
Reflecting on an accomplishment means…
- pretending it didn't happen
- ignoring it
- thinking about what you learned or did well
thinking about what you learned or did well
Hint: Reflection helps you notice growth.
Question 6
Which goal is better, A or B? A: “Read more.” B: “Read two chapters of my book by Friday.”
- B
- Both are the same
- A
B
Hint: Specific goals can be measured.