Embracing Difference: The Hundred Dresses and Garvey's Choice

Lesson 25
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ELA

Unit 5

3rd Grade

Lesson 25 of 29

Objective


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

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes  pp. 91 – 105

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How does each poem help a reader build a deeper understanding of how Garvey changed? What factors caused the change? 

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Key Questions


  • What is the significance of the title "Thanks for the Push" on page 91? 

  • How does everyone respond to Garvey’s performance? How does it make Garvey feel?

  • On page 99, Garvey says, "The perfect size is happy." What does he mean by this? 

  • What is the significance of the poems "The Talk" and "Summer Duet"? Why does the author choose to end with these poems?

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

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