Curriculum / ELA / 3rd Grade / Unit 3: Passing Down Wisdom: Hispanic and African American Folktales / Lesson 4
ELA
Unit 3
3rd Grade
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L.3.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
SL.3.1.a — Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.3.1.f — Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
L.3.1.h — Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
L.3.1.i — Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
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Recount what happens in "'Dear Deer!' Said the Turtle."
Recount what happens in "The Bird of One Thousand Colors."
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RL.3.2RL.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."
L.3.1SL.3.1.a
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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