Curriculum / ELA / 3rd Grade / Unit 2: Passing Down Wisdom: Hispanic and African American Folktales / Lesson 15
ELA
Unit 2
3rd Grade
Lesson 15 of 25
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Describe what lesson the author is trying to teach about happiness in "The Happy Man's Tunic."
Book: Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection by F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flora Ada — "The Happy Man's Tunic"
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What lesson is the author trying to teach about happiness in "The Happy Man’s Tunic"?
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Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
content
adj.
satisfied
unfulfilled
not feeling satisfied
Enhanced Lesson Plan
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.3.10 — 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.
W.3.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Lesson 14
Lesson 16
Recount what happens in "The Bird of One Thousand Colors."
RL.3.2 RL.3.3
Describe the Turkey, and how his actions contribute to the sequence of events.
RL.3.3
Explain what lesson the author is trying to teach in "The Bird of One Thousand Colors."
Writing
Make sentences better and more interesting by combining two or more sentences.
L.3.1 SL.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.3.3 W.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.
Discussion
Analyze common messages/lessons across different folktales and how characters are similar and different across different folktales.
L.3.6 RL.3.2 RL.3.9 SL.3.1 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d SL.3.6
Opinion Writing – 2 days
Write a paragraph stating which folktale is your favorite and why.
L.3.1 L.3.2 W.3.1 W.3.1.a W.3.1.b
Describe Brer Rabbit and how his actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Describe Brer Rabbit.
RL.3.2 RL.3.3 RL.3.9
Opinion Writing – 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.h L.3.1.i L.3.2.e L.3.2.f L.3.2.g W.3.1 W.3.1.a W.3.1.b W.3.1.c W.3.4 W.3.5 W.3.8
Describe Buh Rabby and whether or not he learned a lesson.
Analyze and debate unit essential questions.
RL.3.2 SL.3.1 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d SL.3.6
Assessment
Narrative Writing – 5 days
Write a narrative using effective technique and organizing an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
L.3.1 L.3.2 W.3.3 W.3.3.a W.3.3.c
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