Embracing Difference: The Hundred Dresses and Garvey's Choice

Lesson 24
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ELA

Unit 5

3rd Grade

Lesson 24 of 29

Objective


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

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes  pp. 79 – 90

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How does each poem help a reader build a deeper understanding of the ways that Garvey continues to grow and change? 

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Key Questions


  • Read the poem "Preparation." How is Garvey’s relationship with his dad changing? Why?

  • Read the final line of the poem "Insult." Why does the author repeat the word "almost"? What does this show about Garvey?

  • The poem on page 87 is titled "Facing the Mirror." Why? What does this poem reveal about Garvey?

  • What influence does the assembly have on Garvey? His father? Why is this important? 

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Common Core Standards


  • 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.3.5 — Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

Supporting Standards

RF.3.3
RF.3.4
RL.3.1
RL.3.10
SL.3.1
W.3.10

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

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