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Determine two or three traits that describe the Twits in depth.
Book: The Twits by Roald Dahl
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Determine two or three traits that best describe the Twits. Explain how each trait influences the way the Twits behave. Make sure to include specific examples from the text.
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L.3.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
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.
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.
SL.3.1.d — Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
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.
SL.3.1.b — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
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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Describe the Enormous Crocodile.
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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.
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.
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
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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