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Arthur and His Pals

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Arthur, the main character in Marc Brown’s books, is the star of this lesson. Pairs of researchers select one character from the Arthur series and use the internet to access Brown’s web site and learn more about their chosen character. After printing a coloring picture of the character, pairs write a character profile from the information they have found. These illustrated profiles are then shared with the class and compiled into a classroom book.

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the arthur series, children's literature

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Grade
1st - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
1998
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