What Is the Focus of Your Final Writing Task?

Close Reading Planning Guide Standards: Pre Planning LAFS.3.RL.1.3 (Lesson Focus) Grade: 3 LAFS.3.RL.1.2 LAFS.3.RL.1.1 Suggested Time Frame: 5 hours LAFS.3.RL.2.4 LAFS.3.RL.2.6 What is the focus of your final writing task? LAFS.3.RL.3.7 LAFS.3.W.1.1 LAFS.3.W.1.1 LAFS.3.W.1.2 Opinion writing to show mastery of LAFS.3.RL.1.3 (character)

This can be addressed as an essay, quick write, constructed response, letter, etc…or through discussion, Socratic seminar, collaborative conversation, etc.. Opinion/Argument Informative/Explanatory Narrative  Make claims  Determine central ideas  Setting  Support conclusions  Gather evidence  Characters  Extract and employ evidence  Determine point of view  Plot  Determine point of view  Evaluate content  Determine themes  Use of rhetoric  Research  Evaluate point of view  Research  Analyze two or more texts  Analyze how two or more  Analyze how two or more that address similar topics to texts address similar texts address similar themes build knowledge. themes. or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Chosen Text Text should be short, complex, and worthy of a close read. Remember to include a wide range of genre over time. Text/ Genre: Destiny’s Gift (Journeys Unit 1 Lesson 3)/ Realistic Fiction

Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

Page(s): p. T208-T220 (student book p. 86-109)

What is the purpose for reading this text? A clearly articulated purpose focuses instruction, provides students with an answer to “why do we have to do this?” and allows for assessment outcomes. Learning Goal:

Students will describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. Essential Question:

How can I use character actions, thoughts, and dialogue to determine the traits of a character?

Begin with the End in Mind: Final Task: This could be something done in writing or through a structured discussion. The idea is for students to practice the skills needed to produce the text type quality desired.

In your opinion, what kind of a character is Destiny? Include at least three character traits and use text evidence to support your reasoning.

Answer: Destiny is a good person. She is…  Caring (she made a special gift for Mrs. Ward)  Determined (she did not give up/she tried many ways to solve the problem)  Learner (loves to read, learn, and record words)  Likes routine (goes to the store every Tuesday and Saturday)  Helpful (helps do work at the store and helped at Mrs. Ward’s table at the block party) Teacher Instructions

Before Teaching 1. Read entire main selection text, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings. 2. Re-read the main selection text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Vocabulary. During Teaching 1. Students read the entire main selection text independently (or a portion of the text). 2. Teacher reads the main selection text (or a portion of the 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.) 3. 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.) Generate Text-Dependent Questions: Generate text dependent questions to scaffold students thinking about the text. p. 89: Describe the relationship between Mrs. Wade and Destiny. (Note that words and actions help the reader to see this). Use evidence to support your answer. p. 90: What text clues show that Destiny is serious about becoming a writer? P. 91 (first paragraph): What do Destiny’s actions reveal about her character traits? Support your answer with evidence from the text. p. 92: Destiny wants to be a famous author. What does this tell you about her? p. 94: Why does Destiny sense that something is wrong? Use evidence to support your answer. p. 96: How does Destiny feel about the store closing? How do you know? p. 97: Why do Destiny’s parents want to do something to save the store? What does this show about them as characters? p. 97: Explain the difference in points of view between Mrs. Ward and her landlord. p. 98: The store actually belongs to Mrs. Wade. Why do people carry signs saying, “Save our store”? p. 101: What do the actions of the people in the neighborhood reveal about the way they feel about the store? p. 101: What does Destiny mean when she says, “I had so much fun I almost forgot to feel sad. Almost.”? p. 102: Destiny wants to give a special gift to Mrs. Wade. What does this tell the reader about how Destiny feels about Mrs. Wade? What does it tell about Destiny as a person? p. 103: Mama is supportive of Destiny. Support this claim with evidence from the text. p. 104: Why does Destiny decide to write about the store? p. 104: In your opinion, will Mrs. Wade like the gift? (yes-words are valuable) p. 107: What do the illustration on p. 106-107 and the fact that Mrs. Ward asks Destiny to read it aloud show about how Mrs. Ward feels about the gift? p. 108. What is the theme of this story?

Additional Tasks:

 Students can write a narrative piece to continue the story. Will the store remain open? How?

Student Engagement Strategies (SES) & Methods of Assessment (Diagnostic-DA, Formative-FA, Summative-SA)

KWL Chart (SES & DA) As I See It (FA) Competition (SES & FA Jigsaw (SES & FA) Signal Cards/ Hand Signals (SES & Numbered Heads (SES) FA) 321 cards (FA) Learning /Response Logs (SES & FA) RAFT (SES & FA) Exit Admit Slips (SES, DA, & FA) Unit Test (SA) TRP- Total Physical Response (SES) Think Pair Share (SES & FA) Performance Task (SA) SOS- Statement-Opinion- Support (SES) Am I Right? (SES & FA) Product/ Exhibit/ Demonstration (SA) Turn and Talk (SES) I have, who has? (SES & FA) Debates/ Town Hall Meeting (SES & Portfolio Review (SA) SA)