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Falling in Love with Authors and Illustrators

Lesson 20
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ELA

Unit 4

Kindergarten

Lesson 20 of 22

Objective

Explain which author or illustrator was their favorite.

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

Think about all of the authors and illustrators you learned about in this unit. Which author was your favorite? Explain why.

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Common Core Standards

  • RL.K.6 — With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.
  • SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • SL.K.3 — Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
  • SL.K.3 — Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
  • SL.K.3 — Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
  • SL.K.5 — Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
  • SL.K.5 — Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
  • SL.K.5 — Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
  • SL.K.5 — Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
  • SL.K.5 — Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • W.K.1 — Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is…).
  • W.K.7 — Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).

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