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Recount what happens in "The Bird of One Thousand Colors."
Book: Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection by F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flora Ada — "The Bird of One Thousand Colors"
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
Describe the bird. What made him unique? (p. 27)
Why does the Turkey think that he should be king? Are those the qualities of a good king? (p. 29)
Why does the little bird decide to offer Turkey her feathers? How does Turkey respond? What does this reveal about each character? (p. 29)
Read the sentence from the story below. "But the Turkey, now king, did not heed him." What does the word heed mean as used in this sentence? What does it reveal about the king? (p. 29)
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
splendid
adj.
impressive and beautiful
injustice
n.
unfair treatment
strutted
v.
walked in a confident way
mused
thought carefully about something
neglected
not given enough attention or care
heed
to pay attention to and obey a direction
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RL.3.2 — Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
RL.3.3 — Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.3.4.b — Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
RF.3.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.3.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RL.3.1 — Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RL.3.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
RL.3.7 — Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
RL.3.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2—3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
SL.3.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.3.2 — Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
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Describe the Turkey, and how his actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Standards
RL.3.2RL.3.3
RL.3.3
Explain what lesson the author is trying to teach in "The Bird of One Thousand Colors."
Make sentences better and more interesting by combining two or more sentences.
L.3.1SL.3.1.a
Recount what happens in "'Dear Deer!' Said the Turtle."
Describe Venado and Jicotea, and how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
RL.3.3W.3.1
Explain what lesson the author is trying to teach in "'Dear Deer!' Said the Turtle."
L.3.1
Recount what happens in "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains."
Describe the soldier and the ant, and how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Explain what lesson the author is trying to teach in "The Goat from the Hills and Mountains."
Use subordinating conjunctions to write more interesting and complex sentences.
Recount what happens in "The Happy Man’s Tunic."
Describe the shepherd, and how his actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Describe what lesson the author is trying to teach about happiness in "The Happy Man's Tunic."
Analyze common messages/lessons across different folktales and how characters are similar and different across different folktales.
L.3.6RL.3.2RL.3.9SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.dSL.3.6
2 days
Write a paragraph stating which folktale is your favorite and why.
L.3.1L.3.2W.3.1W.3.1.aW.3.1.b
Describe Brer Rabbit and how his actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Describe Brer Rabbit.
RL.3.2RL.3.3RL.3.9
4 days
Defend whether or not Brer Rabbit is a good role model by using evidence from the stories throughout the unit.
L.3.1.hL.3.1.iL.3.2.eL.3.2.fL.3.2.gW.3.1W.3.1.aW.3.1.bW.3.1.cW.3.4W.3.5W.3.8
Analyze and debate unit essential questions.
RL.3.2SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.dSL.3.6
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5 days
Write a narrative using effective technique and organizing an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
L.3.1L.3.2W.3.3W.3.3.aW.3.3.c
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