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Students will make a list of 10 new vocabulary words from their book and create a short story using those 10 words

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Students will write about a new character to add to the book

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Students will complete a character analysis of the main character in their own book.

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CHARACTER:
Help students work through the four-column chart graphic organizer to describe how characters' actions affect the sequence of events in the story. Model how to answer the questions and fill in the columns. Help students analyze the characters' words, actions, and interactions, as well as the consequences of those words, actions, and relationships. Point out key sentences

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CHARACTER:
Students work through the four-column chart graphic organizer to describe how characters' actions affect the sequence of events in the story. Students analyze the characters' words, actions, and interactions, as well as the consequences of those words, actions, and relationships.

Remind students to include details from the text to support their answers. Use the think-pair-share routine

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In "Because of Winn Dixie," Opal befriends a woman who is different from herself. She ends up becoming her friend. Students will research the culture of another country and create a Venn Diagram showing similarities and differences between the two cultures.  Diagram available to the left of this segment.

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Students will create a vocabulary map of 5 new vocabulary words from the most recent chapter showing the vocabulary word, a picture, a definition, and a sentence in the graphic organizer I provide students.

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Students will create a new scene in the book where Winn Dixie gets Opal into a new problem.

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Students will create a character Traits map of the characters in "Because of Winn Dixie"

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Allyn, Pam. (2016). "Ready Gen Grade 3 Unit 1." Illinois. Pearson Education Inc.

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32 Students
3 TAG
4 IEPs

4 groups of 5
2 groups of 6

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Help students remember definitions by guiding them in making semantic maps for new or challenging vocabulary. Relating a new word to words or concepts they know will enrich their understanding of the new word

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Have students outline a business plan for a product or service they will sell. Have them include the audience they will market to and the process for setting up their location

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Day 1: Read the story "The Lemonade War" aloud to the class
This is a story in which a boy and his sister are competing to sell the most lemonade in the summer. One purpose of the text is to help students recognize and understand that realistic fiction is a story that could really happen. The second is to explain what motivates a character to think, feel, or act in a certain way.

Day 2: Students will read "The Lemonade War" Within their table teams

Day 3: I will read "Because of Winn Dixie" aloud to the class. (We are nearing the end of the story... about 3/4 of the way through)

Day 4: Table teams will read "Because of Winn Dixie" together for the first bit of class.

Day 5: Students will have time to read their individual books.

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Have students examine the marketing of several different products advertisements i.e. Cherries, Crayolo, Lego...Create a compare-and-contrast chart comparing how they market to their audience

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Have students create a three-column chart with headings, "Problem," "Solution," and "Character Actions." Have them list the problem in the first column in the second column, have them list the solution to the problem. In the third column, have them describe what the character did to solve the problem.

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Have students write a simple narrative without descriptive words. Exchange papers and have each student insert interesting descriptive words to create a more interesting narrative

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Have students create a visual that clearly outlines the sequence of events from "The Lemonade War"

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RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

RL.3.2 Recognize key ideas and details in a text

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Readers will be able to show how a character's motivations and actions affect the events in a story.

Writers will compose a narrative that includes developed characters, a clear sequence of events, and a conclusion.

Learners will demonstrate understanding that close observation can help identify problems and find solutions.