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Mid-Unit Assessment: Close Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Bullfrog Life Cycle Lesson PlanMid-Unit Assessment: Close Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Bullfrog Life Cycle Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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3rd
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Science
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2013
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Mid-Unit Assessment: Close Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Bullfrog Life Cycle

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The sixth lesson plan in this Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle unit assesses your third graders' ability to read and understand informational text. The included assessment asks learners to take notes about the main idea and supporting details of the text, while also focusing on information they can find in the illustrations. Using their notes, learners then answer one multiple choice and two free-response questions to demonstrate their understanding of the content and key vocabulary. Following the short test, pupils complete a self-assessment requiring them to reflect on how well they are meeting the specific learning goals of the unit. This lesson plan serves as an excellent resource for a teacher looking to determine their class's ability to read and comprehend this story about bullfrogs.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

main ideas, supporting details, frog life cycle, close reading, key details, reading comprehension, context clues, animal adaptations, reading nonfiction

Additional Tags

Informational Text, main idea & details, english language arts

Pros

  • Clear learning objectives
  • Differentiated to support all learners
  • Lesson includes all supporting materials

Cons

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

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.7 W.3.8 L.3.4.a

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