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Common Lit: The Poetry Quilt Unit PlanCommon Lit: The Poetry Quilt Unit Plan
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CommonLit
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3rd - 4th
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English Language Arts
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Independent Practice
Lexile Measures
440L
Unit Plan

Common Lit: The Poetry Quilt

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A learning module that begins with the story "The Poetry Quilt" by Deirdre Mundy, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student accounts. Text tools include a dictionary, read-aloud options, a translator, a highlighter, and more. This module also includes paired text options, related media, an answer key, and a parent guide. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poetry

Additional Tags

literary text, commonlit.org, commonlit: the poetry quilt, deirdre mundy, puritan, the poetry quilt, short story

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 1 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Practice

Common Core

RL.3.5 RL.4.2 RL.3.10 RL.4.10 W.4.9.a

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