- Unit 1
- Level 2
- T1 minutes
- Close Reading, Text Analysis, Note Taking
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Standards Addressed:
- RL.3.2
- RL.3.3
- SL.3.1
- W.3.8
Lesson Materials/Resources
Objectives
- I can identify the main message or lesson of a story using key details from the text. (RL.3.2)
- I can describe the characters in a story (their traits, motivations, feelings). (RL.3.3)
- I can describe how a character’s actions contribute to the events in the story. (RL.3.3)
- I can document what I learn about a topic by sorting evidence into categories. (W.3.8)
- I can effectively participate in a conversation with my peers and adults. (SL.3.1)
Assessment/CFU
Close Read recording form (parts 1 and 2)
Opening/Warmup/Connecting Prior Knowledge
A. Engaging the Reader and Building Fluency: Read-aloud of Rain School (10 minutes)
• Gather students in a circle. Tell them that today they are going to be hearing and reading a beautiful story by James Rumford called Rain School; it is about students who are like them in many ways but very different in other ways. Tell them that the first time they hear it, they should just listen, follow the flow of the story, and enjoy the story.
• Note: It is important that this text is read without interruption. The purpose is to acquaint students with the text, not aid them in comprehension through questioning or discussion.
• Ask students to follow along in their text. Use a document camera or hold the book up so all students can see the text (this promotes fluency).
• Project the book Rain School and read the entire text slowly, fluently, without interruption. If students get excited and want to talk about the text, tell them: “Right now, I just want you to listen to the story and think about it. We are actually going to be rereading this story several times during this lesson, and even tomorrow, so there will be plenty of time to talk about it.”
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