- Unit 3
- Level 1
- 5 days
- N/A
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Standards Addressed:
- L.3.1
- L.3.2
- L.3.4
- RI.3.1
- RI.3.2
- RI.3.3
- RI.3.4
- RI.3.7
- SL.3.1
- SL.3.2
- W.3.1
- W.3.4
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Assessment/CFU
Culminating Task
- Re-Read, Think, Discuss, Write
- Illustrators help authors tell their stories by adding pictures that show what the author is writing about. Using evidence from the story, write a paragraph that provides at least three examples of the illustrating process that show how an illustrator works hard to help the author tell his/her story.
Answer: Illustrators tell the story with their pictures. On page ___, the illustrator uses a cat for scale to show the beanstalk is growing. Instead of just telling the reader the beanstalk grew, the illustrator adds to the understanding by showing it in a series of three pictures. On page ___, the author made a face in the mirror so she could draw an expression just right. Then she drew the same expression on her character to show a specific emotion in a scene with the giant. On page ___, the illustrator used someone else as a model for the action she needed to see. She then sketched the activity and used it as part of her illustration. The illustrator’s work is an important part of telling the story; she doesn’t just draw pictures but must really think about the story and must try many different ideas in order to convey the author’s message.
Additional Tasks
- With a partner, students should choose a book that is of interest to them both. The students should read the book and then create at least two original illustrations based on their interpretations of the book. Another option would be to have student read two versions of the same story (e.g. a fairytale) and compare the illustrations.
Opening/Warmup/Connecting Prior Knowledge
Before Teaching
- Read the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis. Please do not read this to the students. This is a description for teachers, about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task.
Big Ideas and Key Understandings
Illustrations are an important part of a story because they tell information without using words. The complicated process of creating illustrations requires planning, organization, and complete dedication.
Synopsis:
This narrative nonfiction story sequences the steps an illustrator follows when creating pictures for a story. The author tells the story through two artists as they personalize an old favorite, Jack and the Beanstalk, from rough sketches to the finished artwork. By using comic-book style conversations between a dog and a cat, the author brings important information to her audience and answers common questions children have about the illustrating process. There is a nice balance between helping students understand the concepts while also keeping them interested in the story.
- Read entire main selection text, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings.
- Re-read the main selection text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Vocabulary.
During Teaching
- Students read the entire main selection text independently.
- Teacher reads the main selection text aloud with students following along.(Depending on how complex the text is and the amount of support needed by students, the teacher may choose to reverse the order of steps 1 and 2.)
- Students and teacher re-read the text while stopping to respond to and discuss the questions and returning to the text. A variety of methods can be used to structure the reading and discussion (i.e.: whole class discussion, think-pair-share, independent written response, group work, etc.)
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