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Building Background Knowledge About Physical Environment: What Makes it Hard for Some People to Get Books? Lesson PlanBuilding Background Knowledge About Physical Environment: What Makes it Hard for Some People to Get Books? Lesson Plan
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Building Background Knowledge About Physical Environment: What Makes it Hard for Some People to Get Books?

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How far would your pupils go to be able to have access to books? Revisit Heather Henson and David Small's That Book Woman and challenge class members to take on the role of Cal or the Book Woman. By putting themselves in someone else's place, learners will discover different perspectives and understand better the envrionmental difficulties that Cal and the Book Woman face. After role-playing, transition into a brief informational text about physical envrionments. An engaging beginning to this Common Core desgined unit.

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reading comprehension, main ideas, retelling, key details, point of view

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background information, that book woman, heather henson, david small, multiple perspectives, Environment, english language arts
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Grade
3rd
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English Language Arts
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
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Creative Commons
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Common Core

RL.3.3 RL.3.6 RL.3.7 RI.3.2

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