Standards Addressed:
- L.3.1
- L.3.2
- RF.3.4
- RI.3.1
- RI.3.2
- RL.3.1
- RL.3.2
- RL.3.3
- RL.3.7
- SL.3.1
- SL.3.2
- SL.3.6
- W.3.2
- W.3.4
- Level 4
- 5 days minutes
- Read for purpose and understanding. Connect characters' actions to sequence of events.
- Unit 4
This is a “pour quoi” native American legend that answers the question “why do we see animal shapes when we look at Stars in the night sky?” Characters in legends have special powers that allow them to create and alter what we see. They also can bring others together to celebrate and feel unity.
Objectives
- 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.
- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Assessment/CFU
Students will find evidence in the story to write about why Coyote is special. Students will describe Coyote and what he does to bring his friends together. See culminating activity in the lesson and additional tasks.
Opening/Warmup/Connecting Prior Knowledge
Discuss stars and constellations.
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