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Unit 6
3rd Grade
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Describe the Enormous Crocodile.
Book: The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl pp. 14 – 30
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Determine two or three traits that best describe The Enormous Crocodile. Explain how the traits influence the way The Enormous Crocodile behaves. Make sure to include specific examples from the text.
An example response to the Target Task at the level of detail expected of the students.
Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
arrange
v.
to put in order
filthy
adj.
very dirty
pale
very light in color
peer
to look closely
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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.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
RF.3.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.3.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
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.3.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
RL.3.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2—3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
SL.3.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
W.3.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Lesson 1
Lesson 3
RL.3.3
RL.3.2 RL.3.3
Discussion
Analyze why people seek retaliation and if seeking retaliation is an effective way to solve a problem.
L.3.6 RL.3.3 SL.3.1 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d
Writing
Explain the difference between a fragment and a complete sentence.
L.3.1.f L.3.1.i L.3.3.b
Describe Mr. and Mrs. Twit.
Describe Mr. and Mrs. Twit’s relationship and how they treat each other.
Explain what evidence Roald Dahl uses to show that Mr. Twit is an instigator.
Describe how Mr. and Mrs. Twit respond to the plan and why their responses are different.
Determine if a sentence is a complete sentence or incomplete sentence.
Describe what evidence Roald Dahl includes to describe where and how Mr. and Mrs. Twit live.
Describe what evidence Roald Dahl includes to help readers better understand Muggle-Wump and Roly-Poly bird and why they are important.
Explain how Muggle-Wump has changed and why by analyzing key details that describe character traits, motivations and relationships.
Evaluate the animals’ plan for revenge and if they got what they intended.
Identify the four different types of sentences and explain when they’re used.
L.3.6 RL.3.2 RL.3.3 SL.3.1 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d SL.3.6
Determine two or three traits that describe the Twits in depth.
L.3.6 RL.3.2 RL.3.3 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d
Assessment
SL.3.1
Explain what we can learn about writing stories from Roald Dahl and why it is important to study the work of authors by listening to interview clips from Roald Dahl describing his motivations for writing.
SL.3.6
Narrative Writing – 5 days
Write stories in the style of Roald Dahl.
L.3.1.i L.3.2.f W.3.3.a W.3.3.d
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