Embracing Difference: The Hundred Dresses and Garvey's Choice

Lesson 17
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ELA

Unit 5

3rd Grade

Lesson 17 of 29

Objective


Write a continuation of The Hundred Dresses by using relevant details from the text to write a story with a clear sequence of events and descriptive details.

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Writing Prompt

Imagine that Wanda returns to visit the school. Write the next chapter describing what happens when she returns. Make sure to include relevant details from The Hundred Dresses in your story.

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Common Core Standards


  • L.3.1.a — Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
  • W.3.3 — Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
  • W.3.3.a — Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
  • W.3.3.b — Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
  • W.3.3.d — Provide a sense of closure.

Supporting Standards

L.3.1.g
L.3.3.a
L.3.5.c
L.3.6
W.3.4
W.3.5
W.3.6
W.3.10

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Analyze how the poems on pages 1–18 work together to build a deeper picture of the way Garvey feels about himself and the way his dad views him.

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