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ELA
Alternate Unit 3
3rd Grade
Lesson 14 of 22
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Describe Otus and Ephialtes and how they influence the sequence of events.
Book: Classic Starts: Roman Myths by Diane Namm — "Otus and Ephialtes, Twin Giants"
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How did the gods get their revenge on Otus and Ephialtes? Were the gods' actions justifiable? Explain why or why not.
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Read the sentence from page 135. "The two young giants thought the world of themselves" (135). What does this mean? How did this influence the way they acted? Why?
Read the sentence from page 137. "Otus and Ephialtes watched, listened, and learned" (137). Why does the author include the word "learned"? What does this reveal about Otus and Ephialtes's motivations?
How was Diana able to outsmart the twins?
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Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
dispute
n.
(p. 136)
a disagreement or argument
flattered
adj.
how you feel when someone says something nice about you
unravels
v.
comes apart
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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
L.3.4.b — Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
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.3.7 — Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
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 13
Lesson 15
Describe the twelve major gods and goddesses who were honored and worshiped in ancient Rome.
RL.3.3
Describe Jupiter.
Describe the central message of "The Oak and the Linden Tree" and how it is conveyed through key details.
RL.3.2
Describe what happened to Io.
RL.3.2 RL.3.3
Explain how Jupiter's actions contributed to the sequence of events.
Describe how Hercules' actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Describe the central message of "Atlas and the Eleventh Labor of Hercules" and how it is conveyed through key details.
Narrative Writing – 2 days
Write a story about what happens when Hercules tries to return the golden apples by retelling key details from the text using descriptive details and clear sequence of events.
W.3.3 W.3.3.b
Discussion
Analyze and debate unit Essential Questions using details and understandings from the different myths.
RL.3.9 SL.3.1
Explain why Psyche is unable to find true love and what impact it has on everyone.
Describe how Psyche's sisters influence her and the sequence of events in the story.
Describe the central message of "Cupid and Psyche" and how it is conveyed through key details.
Write a story about how Psyche responds to the fact that Cupid is gone when she wakes up by retelling key details from the text using descriptive details and clear sequence of events.
L.3.1 L.3.2 W.3.3 W.3.3.b W.3.3.c
Describe the central message of "Otus and Ephialtes, Twin Giants" and how it is conveyed through key details.
Write a story describing what happens after the gods got their revenge by retelling key details from the text using descriptive details and clear sequence of events.
L.3.1 L.3.2 W.3.3 W.3.3.b
Defend if Romulus and Remus' desire for power had a positive or negative impact on their lives.
Describe the central message of "Romulus and Remus" and how it is conveyed through key details.
RL.3.2 RL.3.3 SL.3.1
Narrative Writing
Write a story about what happens after Romulus welcomes everyone to his new city, Rome, by retelling key details from the text using descriptive details and a clear sequence of events.
L.3.1 W.3.3 W.3.3.b
RL.3.2 RL.3.9 SL.3.1
Assessment
Write a continuation of one of the stories from the unit by using relevant details from the text to write a story with a clear sequence of events and descriptive details.
W.3.3 W.3.3.b W.3.3.c W.3.3.d
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