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Unit 6
3rd Grade
Lesson 13 of 19
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Evaluate the animals’ plan for revenge and if they got what they intended.
Book: The Twits by Roald Dahl — Page 62 - end
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Evaluate the animals’ plan for revenge. Did they get what they had intended? Explain why.
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Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
fearsome
adj.
causing fear
glimpse
v.
to look quickly
"beg your pardon"
phrase
to apologize for being impolite or making a mistake
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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.
Lesson 12
Lesson 14
Describe the Enormous Crocodile.
RL.3.3
RL.3.2 RL.3.3
Discussion
Analyze why people seek retaliation and if seeking retaliation is an effective way to solve a problem.
L.3.6 RL.3.3 SL.3.1 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d
Writing
Explain the difference between a fragment and a complete sentence.
L.3.1.f L.3.1.i L.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.
Describe what evidence Roald Dahl includes to help readers better understand Muggle-Wump and Roly-Poly bird and why they are important.
Explain how Muggle-Wump has changed and why by analyzing key details that describe character traits, motivations and relationships.
Identify the four different types of sentences and explain when they’re used.
L.3.6 RL.3.2 RL.3.3 SL.3.1 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d SL.3.6
Determine two or three traits that describe the Twits in depth.
L.3.6 RL.3.2 RL.3.3 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d
Assessment
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
Narrative Writing – 5 days
Write stories in the style of Roald Dahl.
L.3.1.i L.3.2.f W.3.3.a W.3.3.d
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