Belonging and Friendship: Pinky and Rex

Lesson 14
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ELA

Unit 3

2nd Grade

Lesson 14 of 22

Objective


Describe Pinky, Rex, and Amanda and how each character responds to major events and challenges by stating a claim and then providing supporting evidence from the entire text.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee by James Howe 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Think about the person you chose to be your best friend in Lesson 5 and 10. After reading Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee, would you still choose them to be your best friend? Why or why not? Include evidence from the text.

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Vocabulary


Review unit vocabulary from previous lessons; focus on character traits.

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.2.3 — Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
  • RL.2.5 — Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
  • RL.2.9 — Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.
  • SL.2.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • SL.2.2 — Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • SL.2.6 — Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
  • W.2.1 — Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

Supporting Standards

L.2.1.e
RL.2.10

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Explain why Pinky is mad at Rex and if it is fair that he is mad at her by using details to describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

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