Unit 3 Week 2 Little Quack
Unit Theme: How do people, plants and animals grow and change
ELL Planning Sheet
High Frequency Words: me, she, with
New Phonics Skills: Rr /r/
Grammar: Verbs
Amazing Vocabulary: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, brave
Activity
Building
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing Words
And
Story Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Reading
Comprehension
Monday
Activate Prior
Knowledge:
Poster 14
Poster Talk-Through
Poster activities Day 1
Video: Growing Up
Duck--youtube nonnarrated video
showing the growth of
a duckling over a 2
month period
Talk with me/Sing with
me Chart 14 A/B:
duckling, pond,
paddle, plunged,
proud, brave
Read: Little Quack
Story Vocabulary:
Tuesday
Poster 14
Review vocabulary
Wednesday
Thursday
Talk with me Chart 14
duckling, pond,
paddle, plunged,
proud, brave
Talk with me Chart 14
duckling, pond,
paddle, plunged,
proud, brave
Story Vocabulary:
Re-read: Little Quack
Plot
Pg di46 – use picture
make up story (begin,
middle, end) teacher
model
Re-read: Little Quack
Plot
Pg di46 – use picture
make up story (begin,
middle, end
Re-read: Little Quack
Plot
Pg di46 – use picture
make up story (begin,
middle, end
After reading little
quack – dictate
student responses
about middle
After reading little
quack – dictate
student responses
about end
After reading little
quack – dictate
student responses
about begining
1
Friday
Little Quack
Narrative text:
graphic organizer
Unit Connection
Unit 3 Week 2 Little Quack
Unit Theme: How do people, plants and animals grow and change
Grammar
Writing
High Frequency
Words
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
Me, she, with
(combine with Build
Background
Knowledge lesson)
Poster 14 day 1
Flash Cards
Rr /r/
Phonemic Awareness:
discriminate initial
sound di20/ segment
(red, rap, Ron, rat) (di
46)
Verbs – id from story:
squeezed, snuggled,
clung, cuddled,
plunged, leaped,
wiggled, plopped,
jumped
model writing
sentence
Me, she, with
Spell/ Find HF words in
Phonics Reader: Rin
the Rat
Flash Cards
Verbs – Pg 94
Water verbs sentence
frame
Verbs
list verbs do with
mom, grandma
sentence frame pg 96
Verbs
Practice Book pg 20
Me, she, with
Speaking Practice –
sentences
Flash Cards
Me, she, with
Flash Cards
Find HF words in
Decodable Reader:
Rip with Rap
Me, she, with
Flash Cards
Rr /r/
Phonemic Awareness
initial sound/Phonics
letter name/sound –
blending (rat, Rin, tap)
(Di.22)
Phonic Reader: Rin the
Rat
(keep to re-read on
Day 3)
Rr /r/
Phonemic Awareness
pg di23 .Blending
(Rip, can, ran)
Rr /r/
Di 24 phonics
Phonics blending
(sit, sat, cap)
Rr /r/
Phonics- spell words
(di 24) spell rat, ran,
rap, tap, tip, rip, tin,
bat
Re-read Phonics
Reader: Rin the Rat
Decodable Reader:
Rip with Rat
(keep to re-read on
Day 5)
Decodable Reader
Rip with Rap
Unit 1 Proposed Assessment Plan
Measure
High frequency words
Frequency
weekly
Assessor
Classroom teacher
Verbal retell
weekly
Classroom teacher
Writing CBM
biweekly
ELL tutor
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Unit Theme: How do people, plants and animals grow and change
Day 1
High Frequency Words: me, she, with
New Phonics Skills: Rr /r/
Grammar: Verbs
Amazing Vocabulary: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, brave
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary:
Poster 14
 Poster Talk-through – read aloud and point as you describe the poster. Have
students repeat the underlined words in the script, after you say them and
identify on the poster.
 Students need to respond to the following questions with one of the embedded
answer choices
 Error Corrections: If needed, model, test, and ask the same question at the end
of this section to retest.
o Point to the ducklings in the nest. Are these baby ducks in the nest or
water? These baby ducks are in the nest
o Point to the ducklings in the water. Are these baby ducks in the nest or
in the water? These baby ducks are in the water.
o What are the baby ducks doing in the water? The baby ducks are
swimming in the water.
o Are the ducks with the mother duck or the little girl? The ducks are with
the mother duck.
o The mother duck looks like she is talking to the baby ducks in the nest.
Do you think she is telling them to stay in the nest or get in the water.
The mother duck is telling the baby ducks in the nest to get in the water.
Video: Growing Up Duck--youtube non-narrated video showing the growth of a duckling
over a 2 month period
Display Talk with Me Chart 14 A
“This week we will be talking about things a duck learns to do as it grows.”
 A baby duck is called a duckling.
o What is a duckling? A baby duck
o What is the word for a baby duck? Duckling
o Point to the picture of the duckling. How does this duckling look
different from the ducks? (Point to the ducks.) yellow, smaller
 Point to the picture of the pond.
o What is a pond made of? A pond is made of water.
o A pond is a small lake.
o What is a pond? a small lake
o What is the word for a small lake? Pond
o What are the ducks swimming in? The ducks are swimming in a pond.
o Have you ever been to a pond?
o What are some things we can do at a pond? swim, fish, canoe
 Point to the paddling duckling. This duck is paddling.
o Paddle is what ducks do with their feet to move around in the water.
o Ducks paddle to move around in the water.
o What does paddle mean? How ducks move in the water.
o What is the word for how ducks move in the water? Paddle
 This duck is diving under the water to look for food.
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o Plunge means to go under that water fast.
o What does plunge mean? Go under the water fast
o What is the word for diving or going under the water fast? Plunge
 Brave means to do something even if you are afraid.
o Brave means to do something even if you are afraid.
o What does brave mean? To do something even if you are afraid
o What is the word for doing something even if you are afraid? Brave
 Proud is a feeling we can have.
o Feeling proud means to feel good about doing something well.
o What does proud mean? Feel good about doing something well
o What do we call the feeling you have when you do something well?
Proud
Reading
Display Little Quack.
Comprehension
 Look at the cover.
 Think Aloud: I see a little duckling peeking through the grass. The title of this
book is Little Quack . What do you think this story will be about?
 Read Little Quack
Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency Me, she, with
Words
Poster 14 day 1 develop Concepts and Vocabulary
 Point out the girl and say: She (point to his frequency word card) is with (point
to high frequency word card) her mother.
o Say it with me and point to the high frequency words.
o Say it without me and point to the high frequency word card.
 Point to the mother duck. She (point to his frequency word card) says, “Come
with(point to his frequency word card) me(point to his frequency word card)
and swim.”
o Say it with me and point to the high frequency words.
o Say it without me and point to the high frequency word card.

Spelling
(Phonemic
Awareness/
Phonics)
Here are this week’s high frequency words.
This word is me. What word? me
This word is she. What word? she
This word is with. What word? with
Second Time
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Rr/r/
Today we will learn a new sound. Listen and watch as I say the sound: /r/, /r/, /r/.
o Please say the /r/ sound……/r/ /r/ /r/
o Say rabbit…. rabbit. What sound does rabbit start with? /r/
o Repeat with the following words: rake, red, robin, rock
 Use three fingers to help children see the number of sounds you say while
segmenting a word. Model then have students repeat.
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o
o
o
o
Segment the word nap. Hold up fingers as you say the individual sounds.
“red: r - e - d”
Say it with me. red: r - e - d
You do it. red: r - e - d
Repeat with the following words: rap, Ron, rat
Readers
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Day 2
High Frequency Words: me, she, with
New Phonics Skills: Rr /r/
Grammar: Verbs
Amazing Vocabulary: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, brave
Background
Knowledge
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary:
Poster 14 Day 2
 Follow directions on poster for activity : Where is Duck?
Display Talk with Me Chart 14 A
“This week we will be talking about things a duck learns to do as it grows.”
 A baby duck is called a duckling.
o What is a duckling? A baby duck
o What is the word for a baby duck? Duckling
 Point to the picture of the pond.
o A pond is a small lake.
o What is a pond? a small lake
o What is the word for a small lake? Pond
 Point to the paddling duckling. This duck is paddling.
o Paddle is what ducks do with their feet to move around in the water.
o Let’s us our hands to act like ducks and paddle around the room.
o Ducks paddle to move around in the water.
o What does paddle mean? How ducks move in the water.
o What is the word for how ducks move in the water? Paddle
o Can you think of another animal that paddles in the water? Geese, otter,
swans, platypus
 This duck is diving under the water to look for food.
o It plunged its head under the water.
o Plunge means to go under that water fast.
o Let’s pretend to be a duck looking for food. We will plunge our head
under the water. Every time you dive under the water say plunge.
o Plunge means to go under that water fast.
o What does plunge mean? Go under the water fast
o What is the word for diving or going under the water fast? Plunge
o When I am at the swimming pool I can plunge into the water.
o Have you ever done plunged into the water?
 Brave means to do something even if you are afraid.
o Brave means to do something even if you are afraid.
o What does brave mean? To do something even if you are afraid
o What is the word for doing something even if you are afraid? Brave
 Proud is a feeling we can have.
o Feeling proud means to feel good about doing something well.
o What does proud mean? Feel good about doing something well
o What do we call the feeling you have when you do something well?
Proud
Reading
Display Little Quack and Plot Graphic Organizer
Comprehension
 All stories have a beginning, a middle and an end. We call the things that
happen in the beginning, middle and end of a story the plot.
o What is the plot of a story? The beginning, middle, and end of the story
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What do we call the beginning, middle and end of the story? plot
o

Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
We are going to use this graphic organizer to help us tell the beginning,
middle and end, or the plot of some stories.
o First, we are going to make up a story with a beginning middle and end,
or a plot. You may use story idea pictures provided or select your own.
o Display blank graphic organizer labeled beginning, middle and end. As
you use the picture to create a story point to and identify what part of
the story you are telling.
 Example: Beginning Samantha could not wait for her birthday
party. Samantha and her mom spent the whole morning getting
the house ready for all her friends. They had made a special trip
to the store to get lots of balloons.
 Middle When Samantha was not looking her little brother
started to untie the balloons. When she turned around all her
balloons were bouncing across the top of the ceiling. Samantha
tried to jump up to catch the strings on the balloon. But she
was to little
 End Just then grandpa came through the door. He saw what
Samantha was doing. Grandpa put Samantha on his shoulders
so she could reach the balloons. Samantha grabbed a balloon
string and handed it to her brother to hold. He felt bad about
letting all the balloons go. Samantha’s little brother held onto
the strings tight so none of them floated up to the ceiling again.
Re-read Little Quack
o Use the Little Quack Plot graphic organizer. Have students tell you what
happened at the beginning of the story.
o Write a sentence reflecting students answers.
o Example: Mama duck takes the five ducklings to the pond to learn how
to swim. Point out capital letter at beginning of sentence and period at
the end.
o You will complete this page over the next 2 days.
Verb

Words that tell what we are doing are verbs.
o What are verbs? Words that tell what we are doing
o What do we call a word that tells what we are doing? A verb
 Do a picture walk of the Little Quack story. Have students identify verbs. Make
a list of all the verbs they find.
 Pick one verb to make a sentence. Model writing sentence. Pint out capital
letter at the beginning, period at the end, spaces between words and nice
handwriting.
Me, she, with
This word is me. What word? me
Everyone, spell me. m-e
What word did you spell? me
This word is she. What word? she
Everyone spell she. S-h-e
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What word did you spell? she
This word is with. What word? with
Everyone spell with. w-i-t-h
What word did you spell? with
Second Time
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Spelling
(Phonics)
Have students mark the words: me, she, with in the Phonics reader Rin the Rat
Rr /r/
 Hold up an R letter card. This is the letter R. It makes the /r/ sound.
o Give each student an R letter card.
o Trace the letter R on your card and say /r/.
o What sound does this letter make? /r/
o What is the name of this letter? R

Listen to the word I am going to say. If it starts with the /r/ sound, hold up the R
letter card. rabbit
o Say rabbit ….. rabbit.
o What is the first sound in the word rabbit? /r/
o Repeat with: crayon, rock, rake, garden, robin

Readers
Use the page with arrows and blocks to practice blending words together.
o With students slowly sound out each letter while pointing to the letter
with finger.
o With students repeat sounding out and pointing at a faster speed.
o With students repeat reading and pointing at a normal speed.
Phonics Reader : Rin the Rat
Keep reader to re-read on Day 3
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You may use any of these pictures for Day
1, 2,3 Reading Comprehension Plot story
creation activities.
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PLOT
BEGINNING
MIDDLE
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END
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LITTLE QUACK PLOT
BEGINNING
MIDDLE
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END
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R
R
R
R
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c
a
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r
a
n
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Day 3
High Frequency Words: me, she, with
New Phonics Skills: Rr /r/
Grammar: Verbs
Amazing Vocabulary: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, brave
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Story Vocabulary:
Display Talk with Me Chart 14 A
“This week we will be talking about things a duck learns to do as it grows.”
 A baby duck is called a duckling.
o What is a duckling? A baby duck
o What is the word for a baby duck? Duckling
 Point to the picture of the pond.
o A pond is a small lake.
o What is a pond? a small lake
o What is the word for a small lake? Pond
 Point to the paddling duckling. This duck is paddling.
o Paddle is what ducks do with their feet to move around in the water.
o Ducks paddle to move around in the water.
o What does paddle mean? How ducks move in the water.
o What is the word for how ducks move in the water? Paddle
 This duck is diving under the water to look for food.
o Plunge means to go under that water fast.
o What does plunge mean? Go under the water fast
o What is the word for diving or going under the water fast? Plunge
 Brave means to do something even if you are afraid.
o I was brave when I went rock climbing. I climbed the rocks and got
higher and higher. I was afraid that I would fall and land on the ground.
But I was brave and kept climbing till I reached the top.
o Brave means to do something even if you are afraid.
o What does brave mean? To do something even if you are afraid
o What is the word for doing something even if you are afraid? Brave
o When were you brave?
o Display and read pg 8-9 of Little Quack. How was Widdle brave?
 Proud is a feeling we can have.
o Feeling proud means to feel good about doing something well.
o What does proud mean? Feel good about doing something well
o What do we call the feeling you have when you do something well?
Proud
o I feel proud when I help other people.
o When have you done something well and felt proud?
o Display pg 14-15 of Little Quack. How do you think Widdle and Waddle
feel about learning how to swim? Widdle and Waddle feel proud.
Reading
Display Little Quack and Plot Graphic Organizer
Comprehension
 All stories have a beginning, a middle and an end. We call the things that
happen in the beginning, middle and end of a story the plot.
o What is the plot of a story? The beginning, middle, and end of the story
o What do we call the beginning, middle and end of the story? plot
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Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
Spelling
(Phonics)
We are going to use this graphic organizer to help us tell the beginning,
middle and end, or the plot of some stories.
o First, we are going to make up a story with a beginning middle and end,
or a plot. (You may use story idea pictures provided or select your own)
o Allow students to help create a story plot. Select one individual to tell
the beginning. Select different students to tell the middle and end.
o Display blank graphic organizer labeled beginning, middle and end. As
students tell the story point to and identify the correct box on the
graphic organizer.
 Re-read Little Quack
o Use the Little Quack Plot graphic organizer. Read the sentence that
students dictated to you on Day 2.
o Have students tell you what happens in the middle of the story.
o Write a sentence reflecting students’ answers.
o Example: Four of the little ducklings take turns jumping in the pond.
Point out capital letter at beginning of sentence and period at the end.
You will complete this page over the next 2 days.
Verb
 Verbs are words that show action or something we do.
o What is a verb? an action, or something we do
o What do we call a word that tells something we do? A verb
 Let’s make a list of verbs that we do in the water.
 Have students select one of the verbs, and complete the sentence frame. Have
them write the word I (capital letter) at the beginning of the sentence and put a
period at the end.
Me, she, with
Hold up the me flash card.
 A sentence with the word me is….”Will you swim with me?”
 Ask students to use me in a sentence.
Hold up the she flash card.
 A sentence with the word she is….”She is plunging in the water.”
 Ask students to use she in a sentence.
Hold up the with flash card.
 A sentence with the word with is….”Little Quack went with his mother.”
 Ask students to use with in a sentence.
Second Time
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Rr/r/
 Hold up an R letter card. This is the letter R. It makes the /r/ sound.
o Give each student an R letter card.
o Trace the letter R on your card and say /r/.
o What sound does this letter make? /r/
o What is the name of this letter? R
 Listen to the last sound. Her
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o
o
o
o
Readers
Say her……her
What is the last sound in the word her? /r/
Show me the letter that makes the /r/ sound.
I am going to say some more words. If the last sound in the word is /r/,
hold up the R letter card.
o Repeat script using the following words: wore, all, here, day, quack
 Use the page with arrows and blocks to practice blending words together.
o With students slowly sound out each letter while pointing to the letter
with finger.
o With students repeat sounding out and pointing at a faster speed.
o With students repeat reading and pointing at a normal speed.
Re-read Phonics Reader : Rin the Rat
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__ _________ in the water
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r
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Day 4
High Frequency Words: me, she, with
New Phonics Skills: Rr /r/
Grammar: Verbs
Amazing Vocabulary: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, brave
Story Vocabulary:
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Reading
Display Little Quack and Plot Graphic Organizer
Comprehension
 All stories have a beginning, a middle and an end. We call the things that
happen in the beginning, middle and end of a story the plot.
o What is the plot of a story? The beginning, middle, and end of the story
o What do we call the beginning, middle and end of the story? plot
 We are going to use this graphic organizer to help us tell the beginning, middle
and end, or the plot of some stories.
o First, we are going to make up a story with a beginning middle and end,
or a plot. (You may use story idea pictures provided or select your own)
o Allow students to help create a story plot. Select one individual to tell
the beginning. Select different students to tell the middle and end.
o Display blank graphic organizer labeled beginning, middle and end. As
students tell the story point to and identify the correct box on the
graphic organizer.
 Re-read Little Quack
o Use the Little Quack Plot graphic organizer. Read the sentence that
students dictated to you on Day 2 and 3.
o Have students tell you what happens at the end of the story.
o Write a sentence reflecting students’ answers.
o Example: Little Quack decides to be brave, jumps in, and learns to
swim. Point out capital letter at beginning of sentence and period at the
end.
Grammar and Verb
Writing
 Verbs are words that show action or something we do.
o What is a verb? an action, or something we do
o What do we call a word that tells something we do? A verb
o Let’s make a list of some things you do with your mom, grandma, sister,
or a friend that is a girl.
o Pass out “She _____ with me.” Sentence frame. Have students fill in the
blanks with one of the listed words. As time allows have students
complete illustration.
o Remind students to use best handwriting and put a period at the end of
the sentence.
High Frequency Me, she, with
Words
First Time
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When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Second Time
Pass out Decodable Reader -Rip with Rap
Have students find and underline the sight words Me, she, with in the story.
Spelling
(Phonics)
Rr /r/
Display an R letter card. This is the letter R. It makes the /r/ sound.
What is the name of this letter? R
What sound does this letter make? /r/
Have students air write the letter R while saying the /r/ sound.
Readers
Use the page with arrows and blocks to practice blending words together.
With students slowly sound out each letter while pointing to the letter with finger.
With students repeat sounding out and pointing at a faster speed.
With students repeat reading and pointing at a normal speed.
Decodable Reader: Rip with Rap
Keep reader to re-read on Day 5
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She _________ with me
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Day 5
High Frequency Words: me, she, with
New Phonics Skills: Rr /r/
Grammar: Verbs
Amazing Vocabulary: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, brave
Story Vocabulary:
Vocabulary
(Amazing
Words
and
Story
Vocabulary
Tier II and III)
Reading
Display Little Quack.
Comprehension
 Display the narrative retell graphic organizer.
 We are going to use this graphic organizer retell the story of Little Quack.
 Prompt students to retell the story. Use book as a reference.
 Write student responses in the graphic organizer
Grammar and
Writing
High Frequency
Words
Spelling
(Phonics)
Readers
 How Panda bears grow and change?
 How did Little Quack change?
Verbs
 Practice Book pg 20
Me, she, with
When I touch under the word, say the word in your head.
When I tap under the word, everyone will say the word aloud.
Practice the word list until they read the list without errors.
Unpredictable individual turns (Not everyone will have an individual turn.)
Rr /r/
Display an R letter card. This is the letter R. It makes the /r/ sound.
What is the name of this letter? R
What sound does this letter make? /r/
Have students air write the letter R while saying the /r/ sound.
We are going to spell some words. Pass out writing materials. If a word is a proper
noun, remind students to begin that word with a capital letter.
 Teacher say “rat”
 Students say “rat”
 Teacher and students segment word. Hold up one finger for each letter sound.
r - a - t
 Students write the word.
 Repeat for the following words: ran, rap, tap, tip, rip, tin, bat
Decodable Reader : Rip with Rap
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Unit 3 Week 2 Little Quack
Unit Theme: How do people, plants and animals grow and change
FIRST
THEN
THEN
THEN
THEN
NEXT
NEXT
NEXT
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