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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.
Audio Interview: Roald Dahl on Writing
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What can we learn about writing stories from Roald Dahl? Why is it important to study the work of authors?
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Listen to the following portions of the Roald Dahl Interview:
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SL.3.6 — Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
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Write stories in the style of Roald Dahl.
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.
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
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
SL.3.6
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L.3.1.iL.3.2.fW.3.3.aW.3.3.d
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