Glashka uses her innate connection and intuition with nature to help bring together the community in hopes of trying to save the lives of the trapped Beluga whales, who have swam into the freezing channel. (Pearson Reading Street, 2010)
This lesson was created as part of the Basal Alignment Project, during which teachers created CCSS-aligned lessons for existing literary and information texts in basal readers. All page numbers and unit/week designations found in this lesson relate to the edition of the basal reader named above. If you are using a trade book or different edition of this title, the page/unit/week references in this lesson will not match. Consult the content referenced in the body of the lesson to determine appropriate page numbers for your text.
1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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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.
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3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
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2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
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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.
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2. Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
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5. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
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4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
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1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
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2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
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