Curriculum / ELA / 3rd Grade / Unit 5: Embracing Difference: The Hundred Dresses and Garvey's Choice / Lesson 19
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3rd Grade
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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.
Book: Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes pp. 19–32
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Explain the significance of "have fun with her" and how it relates to the author’s description of characters.
Standards
RL.3.3
Describe how Wanda is treated and the role Peggy and Maddie play in the way Wanda is treated.
Defend if Maddie thinks the way they are treating Wanda is right and if you agree or disagree.
RL.3.3RL.3.6
Describe what types of details Maddie remembers about the day the hundred dresses game began.
RL.3.3RL.3.5
Explain how the dress game began and how Peggy’s actions impacted the entire community.
RL.3.3RL.3.5RL.3.6
Explain how the author shows that Maddie is conflicted about the way she treats Wanda and if you agree with Maddie’s rationalization of her actions.
Analyze the roles Peggy, Maddie, and Wanda play in the hundred dresses game.
RL.3.3SL.3.1SL.3.4W.3.1
Analyze and explain how the illustrations on pages 42–43 contribute to a reader’s understanding of the text.
RL.3.5RL.3.7
Explain the effect the letter has on Maddie, Peggy, and Miss Mason.
Brainstorm before writing to make paragraphs coherent and cohesive.
W.3.1W.3.1.aW.3.1.bW.3.1.d
Explain why Maddie and Peggy left the house feeling "downcast and discouraged" and whether or not each girl is beginning to change.
Explain what conclusion Maddie reaches after reflecting on what happened with Wanda and if you agree with the conclusion Maddie reaches.
RL.3.2RL.3.3RL.3.6
Analyze why Maddie and Peggy decided to write a letter to Wanda and what impact it had on both of them.
Explain the impact Wanda’s letter has on Maddie and Peggy.
3 days
Write an opinion piece about whether or not Peggy, Wanda, and Maddie’s roles in the hundred dresses game evolve.
RL.3.3SL.3.1SL.3.3SL.3.4W.3.1W.3.1.aW.3.1.bW.3.1.d
Identify the central message of The Hundred Dresses and explain how it was conveyed through key details in the text.
RL.3.2SL.3.1SL.3.1.cSL.3.1.dW.3.1
2 days
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.
L.3.1.aW.3.3W.3.3.aW.3.3.bW.3.3.d
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.
Analyze how the poems help a reader build a deeper understanding of how Garvey views himself and how his self-image influences his actions.
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.
Analyze how each poem helps a reader build a deeper understanding of how joining chorus and meeting Manny influences Garvey.
Explain how each poem helps a reader build a deeper understanding of how Garvey is learning and growing.
Analyze how each poem helps a reader build a deeper understanding of the ways that Garvey continues to grow and change.
Analyze how each poem helps a reader build a deeper understanding of how Garvey changed and what factors caused the change.
RL.3.2RL.3.3RL.3.5
Identify the central message of Garvey’s Choice and explain how it was conveyed through key details in the text.
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.
RL.3.2RL.3.9SL.3.1SL.3.1.cSL.3.1.d
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4 days
Write an opinion piece to convince your principal to use your ideas to prevent bullying at your school.
L.3.1L.3.1.iL.3.2L.3.2.aL.3.2.bW.3.1W.3.1.aW.3.1.bW.3.1.d
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