RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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Narrative Poetry Day Two: Planning a Narrative Poem of Your Very Own!3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Ancient Greece, Dragons, Gods, and Giants!
3rd Grade ELA
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Ancient Greece, Dragons, Gods, and Giants!
Big Idea:Brainstorm ideas for a narrative poem
Folktales: Exploring the Genre3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Folktales: Fables, Tall Tales, and Fairy Tales
3rd Grade ELA
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Folktales: Fables, Tall Tales, and Fairy Tales
Big Idea:In this unit, students will explore three types of folktales while practicing their critical thinking skills. In day one, students work in two groups to analyze texts, determine commonalities, and label their learning.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Day 1 of 8: Chapters 1-33rd Grade ELA» Unit:Out of this World! Exploring Enriching Literature and Cosmically Cool Informational Text
3rd Grade ELA
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Out of this World! Exploring Enriching Literature and Cosmically Cool Informational Text
Big Idea:The journey begins! The students embark on a journey of understanding how a novel builds as they meet characters and are introduced to the setting in chapters 1-3 in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.
Dark Day in the Deep Sea: Day One of Five, Diving In!3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Ocean Inspired Unit
3rd Grade ELA
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Ocean Inspired Unit
Big Idea:Dive in, and kick off Dark Day in the Deep Sea today! Your crew will assemble a flip book to cover standards this week, gain background information about the HMS Challenger, learn about their new skills and vocabulary, and begin the novel.
Myth Madness: Medusa & Athena3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Greek Mythology Unit
3rd Grade ELA
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Greek Mythology Unit
Big Idea:In this lesson, students will read the Greek myth of Medusa & Athena and complete a story map on the myth.
Summary Strategy: SWBST3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Skill and Strategy Practice with Fiction Texts
3rd Grade ELA
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Skill and Strategy Practice with Fiction Texts
Big Idea:To end the seven day unit on fictional elements, students will write a short summary of our second text by answer the prompts: Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then.
Poetry: An Inquiry (Day 1)3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Poetry and Figurative Language
3rd Grade ELA
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Poetry and Figurative Language
Big Idea:To begin the unit, students conduct a quick inquiry contrasting the design of a poem with a story or text.
Using Video Shorts: Point of View Practice (Day 3/5)3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Mastering Fiction Elements through Photos, Videos, and Text
3rd Grade ELA
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Mastering Fiction Elements through Photos, Videos, and Text
Big Idea:To begin thinking about how point of view changes a story, students put themselves in the shoes of four characters at specific moments in a film and record what they might be thinking.
Aarrr, Matey! Hoist the Sails and Read Closely: Pirate Week Day 1 of 53rd Grade ELA» Unit:Ocean Inspired Unit
3rd Grade ELA
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Ocean Inspired Unit
Big Idea:Your crew begins their pirate week by receiving pirate talk bookmarks, previewing, and beginning the story How I Became a Pirate, by Melinda Long.
Narrative Poetry Day One: What is a Narrative Poem?3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Ancient Greece, Dragons, Gods, and Giants!
3rd Grade ELA
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Ancient Greece, Dragons, Gods, and Giants!
Big Idea:Learn about the narrative poem genre to prepare to create their own
Questioning: I wonder...3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Questioning Unit
3rd Grade ELA
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Questioning Unit
Big Idea:Introducing the concept of Questioning
Poetry: Summative Assessment3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Poetry and Figurative Language
3rd Grade ELA
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Poetry and Figurative Language
Big Idea:After weeks of learning poetry characteristics and several types of figurative language, students compare and contrast two poems during an end of the unit test.
Folktales: Learning a Lesson3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Folktales: Fables, Tall Tales, and Fairy Tales
3rd Grade ELA
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Folktales: Fables, Tall Tales, and Fairy Tales
Big Idea:Students examine a character's actions throughout a text to determine if a lesson was learned and then support their thinking with specific examples from the text.
Having a friend is better than those … 3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Getting to Know You with Literature
3rd Grade ELA
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Getting to Know You with Literature
Big Idea:Students discuss things they really, really want. Then decide how, when compared with having a good friend, that object just isn't important.
Folktales: Character's Response to Conflict3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Folktales: Fables, Tall Tales, and Fairy Tales
3rd Grade ELA
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Folktales: Fables, Tall Tales, and Fairy Tales
Big Idea:After determining the conflict in the story, students work together to determine evidence of how that character will respond to his or her problem.
RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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.