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rdrd3rd Grade eLearning

1. Laptop

2. eLearning Day One

PowerPoint

Standard(s)

Materials and Resources:

3.RL.8.1 Use text evidence to:

~describe characters’ traits, motivations, and

feelings and explain how their actions

contribute to the development of the plot

4.RL.8.1 Use text evidence to:

~explain how conflicts cause the characters to

change or revise plans while moving toward

resolution

1. Interactive Read

Along: Kate and the

Beanstalk

2. Independent

Reading

3. Independent

Reading Response

Activities:I Can…• I can infer character’s traits

as revelaed through their

actions.

• I can interpret how conflicts

cause characters to

change.

@nadinegilkison

ELA Today we are going to read a story about how the author’s choice of words emphasize aspects of a character and holds the readers’ interest through

unexpected twists.

Let’s review… Explain the terms below to your parent, grandparent, brother, sister, or friend.

Character TraitsConflictPlots

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ELA

Click the here to read Kate and the

Beanstalk. As you read, answer the

questions throughout the story.

Choose One:

Read a story on EPIC, BookFlix, or Raz-Kids. Write your

teacher a message about what you read on the

Independent Reading Response page.

OR

Read a book with your parent, grandparent, brother,

sister, or friend. Write your teacher a message about

what you read on the Independent Reading Response

page.

ACTIVITIES

In this retelling of the classic tale, a girl climbs to the top of a magic beanstalk, where she finds a giant and a giantess living in a castle. With sharp instincts and a quick wit, the girl outsmarts the

giant and recovers her family’s fortune.

What does Kate’s decision to exchange the cow for the beans say about her character?

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What information did you learn about the castle at the top of the beanstalk and about Kate as a person?

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Why does Kate feel like she has to go back up the beanstalk again?

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Based on what Kate has experienced thus far, what values does she stand for?

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What message or messages do you think the author wanted you to take away from this story based on the main character’s

actions?What conflicts did Kate experience and how did that impact her

as a character?

Independent Reading Response

Write your teacher a message below about what you read.

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