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Close Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Text-Dependent Questions, Main Ideas, and Key Vocabulary about the Bullfrog Lesson PlanClose Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Text-Dependent Questions, Main Ideas, and Key Vocabulary about the Bullfrog Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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2013
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Close Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Text-Dependent Questions, Main Ideas, and Key Vocabulary about the Bullfrog

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As your 3rd grade class finishes reading Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle, the eighth lesson plan of this unit helps readers from an understanding of the very specific information on the final page of the book. As with the entire unit, learners answer questions by citing evidence from the text as they learn more facts about bullfrogs. Key vocabulary from the story is addressed in an activity where learners create glossaries including their own definitions and illustrations of the different words. A great lesson plan that furthers young scholars' ability to read and understand informational text.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

main ideas, key details, supporting details, reading comprehension, reading nonfiction

Additional Tags

Informational Text, supporting evidence, english language arts

Pros

  • Clear learning objectives
  • Differentiated to support all learners
  • Comprehensive lesson plan with supporting materials

Cons

  • Requires a class set of the book Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.3 RI.3.7 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.d L.3.4.a L.3.4.d L.3.6

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