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Continued Close Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Text-Dependent Questions and Vivid Words and Phrases Lesson PlanContinued Close Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Text-Dependent Questions and Vivid Words and Phrases Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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2014
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Continued Close Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Text-Dependent Questions and Vivid Words and Phrases

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In the third activity from this unit based on the book Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle, learners focus on using specific details from the text-to-answer questions about the habitat of bullfrogs. While reading the text, young scholars are asked to identify vivid language used by the author and explain why they think those words and phrases were chosen. As pupils encounter new and difficult vocabulary, they practice using context clues to determine their meaning. This vocabulary skill is reinforced further as they work in groups to act out the meaning of new words from the text. An excellent combination of reading, writing, and discussion, this resource is comprehensive and includes everything you need as your class continues to investigate the world of the bullfrog.

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Concepts

main ideas, supporting details, reading comprehension, context clues, habitats, key details

Additional Tags

main idea & details, context clues, supporting evidence, Informational Text, english language arts

Pros

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

Cons

  • Requires a class set of Bullfrogs at Magnolia Circle

Common Core

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

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