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3rd Grade
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Describe what evidence Roald Dahl includes to help readers better understand Muggle-Wump and Roly-Poly bird and why they are important.
Book: The Twits by Roald Dahl pp. 39 – 46
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What evidence does Roald Dahl include to help the readers better understand Muggle-Wump and Roly-Poly bird and how they influence the sequence of events?
Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
How do Mr. and Mrs. Twit treat the monkeys? What does this show us about them?
How did the Muggle-Wumps feel about Mr. and Mrs. Twit? How do you know?
Why do the Muggle-Wumps tell Roly Poly Bird to talk to the other birds?
How does the Roly-Poly bird help? Why?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
nonsense
n.
something that is foolish or silly
long
v.
to feel a strong desire or craving for something
smeared
spread something
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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.
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.
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Explain how Muggle-Wump has changed and why by analyzing key details that describe character traits, motivations and relationships.
Describe the Enormous Crocodile.
Standards
RL.3.3
RL.3.2RL.3.3
Analyze why people seek retaliation and if seeking retaliation is an effective way to solve a problem.
L.3.6RL.3.3SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.d
Explain the difference between a fragment and a complete sentence.
L.3.1.fL.3.1.iL.3.3.b
Describe Mr. and Mrs. Twit.
Describe Mr. and Mrs. Twit’s relationship and how they treat each other.
Explain what evidence Roald Dahl uses to show that Mr. Twit is an instigator.
Describe how Mr. and Mrs. Twit respond to the plan and why their responses are different.
Determine if a sentence is a complete sentence or incomplete sentence.
Describe what evidence Roald Dahl includes to describe where and how Mr. and Mrs. Twit live.
Evaluate the animals’ plan for revenge and if they got what they intended.
Identify the four different types of sentences and explain when they’re used.
L.3.6RL.3.2RL.3.3SL.3.1SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.dSL.3.6
Determine two or three traits that describe the Twits in depth.
L.3.6RL.3.2RL.3.3SL.3.1.aSL.3.1.d
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SL.3.1
Explain what we can learn about writing stories from Roald Dahl and why it is important to study the work of authors by listening to interview clips from Roald Dahl describing his motivations for writing.
SL.3.6
5 days
Write stories in the style of Roald Dahl.
L.3.1.iL.3.2.fW.3.3.aW.3.3.d
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