Embracing Difference: The Hundred Dresses and Garvey's Choice

Lesson 12
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ELA

Unit 5

3rd Grade

Lesson 12 of 29

Objective


Explain what conclusion Maddie reaches after reflecting on what happened with Wanda and if you agree with the conclusion Maddie reaches.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes  pp. 59 – 63

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Maddie reaches an important conclusion after reflecting on what happened with Wanda. What conclusion does she reach? 

Based on what you have read and your own life, do you think Maddie reached the right conclusion?

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Key Questions


  • Close read the following sentences: "Nothing would ever seem good to her again, because just when she was about to enjoy something—like going for a hike with Peggy to look for bayberries or sliding down Barley Hill—she’d bump right smack into the thought that she had made Wanda Petronski move away." What does this reveal about Maddie? Is this the same or different from earlier in the story?

  • How does Peggy respond when they can’t find Wanda? What does this reveal about Peggy?

  • After visiting the Petronski house, Maddie can’t sleep at night. Why?

  • How has Maddie changed from the beginning of the story? Why has she changed?

  • Maddie thinks that she will speak up for others, even if it means losing Peggy’s friendship. Do you believe Maddie? Why or why not?

Vocabulary


unintelligible

adj.

really hard to understand because it doesn't make sense

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Common Core Standards


  • 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.
  • RL.3.6 — Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Supporting Standards

L.3.4
L.3.4.b
RF.3.3
RF.3.4
RL.3.1
RL.3.4
RL.3.7
RL.3.10
SL.3.1
W.3.10

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Analyze why Maddie and Peggy decided to write a letter to Wanda and what impact it had on both of them.

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