Week 9

Assignment #3:

Topic: A Home for Pearl Squirrel

Level: Grade 3

Time: 1 class, 45mins/class

Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.2 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.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Material: Computer, Worksheets and pencils

Preparation:

1.      List all the animals mentioned in the book, including their habitat.

2.      Cut down them separately (for example: “squirrel” on a paper tape, and “in the crook of tree” on a paper tape) and then hide them under students’ chairs.

Objective:

1.      Students will learn the basic structure of a story.

2.      Students will learn to memorize story by sequence.

3.      Students will discover different habitats for different animals.

Activity:

1.      Make a brainstorm of some animals along with their habitats.

2.      Show them the book cover and make a brief introduction of the story.

3.      Go over the digital storybook together with students slide by slide. Stop after each slide and raise some questions to check their understanding of the content (including explain new words). Also encourage students to come up with questions or confusion according to the text.

4.      After finishing the whole story, we make a circle and retell the story one by one. Pick up the key details of the story.

5.      Ask students to find out all the hidden sheet under their seats and match the animals with the corresponding habitats.
6.    Work in groups and share their own opinions upon the ending of the story.

Assessment:

1.      Students’ reflection of the questions asked after each slide of the book will be assessed.

2.      Students’ performance in retelling and summarizing the story will be assessed.