Lesson 18 - Day 1 - Brainstorming & Planning | The Hundred Dresses and Garvey's Choice | 3rd Grade Language Arts

Brainstorm and plan an opinion letter by identifying what students believe about bullying, why it is wrong, and how they can take action to prevent it.

Materials

Taking a Stand Against Bullying Brainstorm (G3, U5, L18)
Taking a Stand Against Bullying Brainstorm Sample (G3, U5, L18)
Two Paragraph Outline
Two Paragraph Outline Sample (G3, U5, L18)

Standards

W.3.1W.3.1.aW.3.1.bW.3.1.cW.3.1.dW.3.4W.3.5

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft both paragraphs of their opinion letter, explaining their belief about bullying and describing specific actions they will take to prevent it.

Materials

Two Paragraph Outline — Completed
Single Point Opinion Writing Rubric (G3, U5)

Standards

W.3.1W.3.1.aW.3.1.bW.3.1.cW.3.1.dW.3.4W.3.5

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Revise an opinion paragraph by choosing the most appropriate revision strategies to make writing more convincing.

Materials

Revision Strategy Menu (G3, U5, L18)
Revision Practice Handout (G3, U5, L18)
Single Point Opinion Writing Rubric (G3, U5)
Editing Checklist 1 (G3, U5)

Standards

W.3.1W.3.4W.3.5

Day 4 - Publishing

Materials

Standards

Lesson

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.

Materials

Garvey's Choice pp. 1–18

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.5

Lesson

Explain why Garvey states that he would find a patch of earth and pull it up over his head and what details the author includes in previous poems to support this.

Materials

Garvey's Choice pp. 19–32

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.5

Lesson

Analyze how the poems help a reader build a deeper understanding of how Garvey views himself and how his self-image influences his actions.

Materials

Garvey's Choice pp. 33–43

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.5

Lesson

Analyze how the poems help a reader build a deeper understanding of how the idea of chorus both challenged and grew Garvey’s self-image.

Materials

Garvey's Choice pp. 44–56

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.5

Lesson

Analyze how each poem helps a reader build a deeper understanding of how joining chorus and meeting Manny influences Garvey.

Materials

Garvey's Choice pp. 57–69

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.5

Lesson

Explain how each poem helps a reader build a deeper understanding of how Garvey is learning and growing.

Materials

Garvey's Choice pp. 70–78

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.5

Lesson

Analyze how each poem helps a reader build a deeper understanding of the ways that Garvey continues to grow and change.

Materials

Garvey's Choice pp. 79–90

Standards

RL.3.3RL.3.5

Lesson

Analyze how each poem helps a reader build a deeper understanding of how Garvey changed and what factors caused the change.

Materials

Garvey's Choice pp. 91–105

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.3RL.3.5

Lesson

Discussion & Writing

Identify the central message of Garvey’s Choice and explain how it was conveyed through key details in the text.

Materials

Garvey's Choice

Standards

RL.3.2SL.3.1SL.3.1.cSL.3.1.dW.3.1

Lesson

Discussion

Compare and contrast Maddie and Garvey’s experiences with bullying and self-image and what they both learned about themselves, by comparing and contrasting key details from two texts.

Materials

Garvey's Choice
The Hundred Dresses

Standards

RL.3.2RL.3.9SL.3.1SL.3.1.cSL.3.1.d

Lesson

Assessment

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

Embracing Difference: The Hundred Dresses and Garvey's Choice

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Embracing Difference: The Hundred Dresses and Garvey's Choice

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Are You Sure?

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Are You Sure?

Are You Sure?

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