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Read-Aloud Anthology for Classic Tales: the Wind in the Willows Grade 3 Core Knowledge language Arts® • listening & learning™ strand Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology Read-Aloud Again!™ It Tell The Wind in in Wind The Classic Tales Classic T he Willo he W s Classic Tales The Wind in The WilloWs Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology Listening & Learning™ Strand Grade 3 Core Knowledge Language Arts® Creative Commons Licensing This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work to Remix — to adapt the work Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the following manner: This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 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Table of Contents Classic Tales The Wind in The WilloWs Tell it again!™ read-aloud anthology Alignment Chart for Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows v Core Knowledge Language Arts General Overview xiii Introduction to Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows 1 Lesson 1: The River Bank, Part I 13 Lesson 2: The River Bank, Part II 31 Lesson 3: The Open Road 46 Lesson 4: The Wild Wood 64 Lesson 5: Mr Badger 79 Lesson 6: Dulce Domum, Part I 94 Lesson 7: Dulce Domum, Part II 107 Lesson 8: Mr Toad 119 Lesson 9: Toad’s Adventures 136 Lesson 10: The Further Adventures of Toad, Part I 151 Lesson 11: The Further Adventures of Toad, Part II 165 Lesson 12: The Return of Toad, Part I 180 Lesson 13: The Return of Toad, Part II 196 Pausing Point 213 Domain Assessment 226 Appendix 229 Alignment Chart for Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows The following chart contains core content objectives addressed in this domain. It also demonstrates alignment between the Common Core State Standards and corresponding Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) goals. Alignment Chart for Lesson Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Core Content Objectives Demonstrate familiarity with The Wind in the Willows P Identify fantasy as a type of fiction P P Give examples of British English in The Wind in the Willows P Identify from which character’s perspective the story is being experienced PPPPPPPPPPP Identify common themes throughout The Wind in the Willows (i.e., friendship/loyalty, hospitality, responsibility, and irresponsibility) as demonstrated through the PPPPPPPPPPP characters Demonstrate understanding of literary terms, such as author, characters, setting, plot, dialogue, personification, point of view, perspective, biography, autobiography, theme, narrator, and narration P Reading Standards for Literature: Grade 3 Key Ideas and Details Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the STD RL.3.1 answers. Ask and answer questions (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how), orally or in writing, requiring literal recall and understanding of the details of a fiction P read-aloud CKLA Ask and answer questions, orally Goal(s) or in writing, that require making interpretations, judgments, or giving opinions about what is heard in a fiction read-aloud, including asking and answering why questions that require P recognizing or inferring cause/effect relationships Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows | Alignment Chart v © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation Alignment Chart for Lesson Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, STD RL.3.2 or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. Recount fiction read-alouds from diverse CKLA cultures; determine the central message, Goal(s) lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text P Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to STD RL.3.3 the sequence of events. Describe characters in a fiction read- aloud (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions PPP PPPPPP CKLA contribute to the sequence of events Goal(s) Identify and express mental states and emotions of self and others, including the narrator and/or characters of a fiction PPPPPPPPPP read-aloud Craft and Structure STD RL.3.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language. Distinguish literal language from figurative language as used in a fiction P PPPP CKLA read-aloud Goal(s) Determine the literal and nonliteral meanings of and appropriately use PP P common sayings and phrases Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., STD RL.3.7 create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting). Use images (e.g., maps, photographs) accompanying a fiction read-aloud to check and support understanding P Describe images, orally or in writing, and how they contribute to what is conveyed CKLA by the words in a fiction read-aloud (e.g., Goal(s) PPP create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting) Sequence four to six pictures or sentences illustrating/describing events PP in a fiction read-aloud Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar STD RL.3.9 characters (e.g., in books from a series). Compare and contrast the characters, CKLA themes, settings, and plots of chapters Goal(s) PPP P read aloud within a single novel vi Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows | Alignment Chart © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation Alignment Chart for Lesson Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Reading Standards for Informational Text: Grade 3 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate STD RI.3.7 understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). Use images (e.g., maps, photographs) CKLA accompanying a nonfiction/informational Goal(s) read-aloud to check and support P understanding Writing Standards: Grade 3 Text Types and Purposes: Opinion STD W.3.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists STD W.3.1a reasons. Identify and use parts of a paragraph, CKLA including a topic sentence, supporting Goal(s) details, and a concluding statement, in PPP an opinion piece Introduce the topic or text they are CKLA writing about, state an opinion, and Goal(s) create an organizational structure that P lists reasons STD W.3.1b Provide reasons that support the opinion. CKLA Provide examples and reasons that Goal(s) support an opinion PPPP STD W.3.1c Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., CKLA because, therefore, since, for example) Goal(s) PPP to connect opinion and reasons STD W.3.1d Provide a concluding statement or section. CKLA Provide a concluding statement or Goal(s) section for an opinion piece PPP Production and Distribution of Writing With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate STD W.3.4 to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in Standards 1–3 above.) With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the CKLA development and organization are Goal(s) appropriate to task and purpose, i.e., ideas and paragraphs presented clearly P and in a logical order Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows | Alignment Chart vii © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation Alignment Chart for Lesson Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, STD W.3.5 and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language Standards 1–3 up to and including Grade 3 on pages 28 and 29.) With guidance and support from peers CKLA and adults, use the writing process of Goal(s) plan, draft, edit, and publish to develop PPPP and strengthen writing With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as STD W.3.6 well as to interact and collaborate with others.
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