Resources
RL 3.2
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“The Boy Who Cried Wolf”-pdf
“The Ant and the Grasshopper”-pdf
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
Something Told the Wild Geese by Rachel Field
Grandpa’s Stories by Langston Hughes
The Jumblies by Edward Lear
The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning
Your World by Georgia Douglas Johnson
Autumn by Emily Dickenson
Who Has Seen the World by Christina Rossetti
Afternoon on a Hill by Edna St Vincent Millay
Suggested Videos:
Determine an author's message by noticing what characters say and do
In this lesson you will learn how to determine the author’s message by
looking at what the characters say and do.
https://learnzillion.com/lessons/1945-determine-an-author-s-message-bynoticing-what-characters-say-and-do
Determining the Central Message
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the central message of a text
by using character clues to decide what the author is trying to tell us through
the character’s experience.
https://learnzillion.com/lessons/4828-day-5-determining-the-central-message
*The poem, “The Fieldmouse” by Cecil Frances Alexander is also provided in the
above link.
Suggested Activities:
Jigsaw - In this collaborative group lesson, a modified jigsaw technique is used in a
literature lesson in which students compare characters and plot points of folk tales.
Story Maps - This link about story maps provides a general overview of how and
why teachers use this strategy to support comprehension. The story map strategy
uses a graphic organizer to help students learn the elements of a story and to read
more carefully to learn about the details in the story. Sample templates, suggested
books, differentiation ideas, and links to research are also included.
Resources
RL 3.2
Suggested Websites and Apps:
Florida Center for Reading Research: Activities were designed as small group
activities to provide students with additional opportunities to practice skills that
were previously instructed.
*Scroll down until you see the heading RL3.2. Activities will be listed
Semantic Feature Analysis - In this series of lessons, semantic feature analysis, a
comprehension strategy that helps students identify characteristics associated with
related words or concepts, is used to compare and contrast characteristics of
folktales, myths, and fables. It includes whole group lessons, small group lessons,
and student graphic organizers and charts. This comprehension strategy is part of
the Guided Comprehension Model and references the following book: McLaughlin,
M., & Allen, M.B. (2002). Guided Comprehension: A teaching model for grades 3–8.
Newark, DE: International Reading Association. (Source: Read Write Think,
International Reading Association, NCTE)
EngageNY: This webpage has several modules addressing this standard.