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European Exploration of North America Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology Unit PlanEuropean Exploration of North America Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology Unit Plan
Publisher
Core Knowledge Foundation
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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21 days
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2013
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European Exploration of North America Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

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Third graders listen to read-alouds and participate in extension activities about European Explorers—Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de León, Hernando de Soto, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, and Samuel de Champlain. Pupils journal in an expedition log or interview an explorer.

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Concepts

read-alouds, reading aloud, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, responding to reading, informational texts, early explorers, european explorers, explorers, christopher columbus, conquistadors, ponce de leon

Instructional Ideas

  • Gather books about other explorers for early finishers to browse
  • Print and display images for a themed-focus wall alongside finished Expedition Logs and interviews

Classroom Considerations

  • The ninth unit in an 11-part series by Core Knowledge
  • Check the "At a Glance" section for each lesson's materials

Pros

  • The interdisciplinary approach combines ELA and social studies
  • The three-week plan includes time for assessments and remediation

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.3 RI.3.4 RI.3.7 RI.3.9 W.3.4 W.3.6 W.3.7 W.3.8 W.3.10 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.b SL.3.1.c SL.3.1.d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 SL.3.4 SL.3.6 L.3.3.a L.3.4.a L.3.4.b L.3.4.c L.3.5.a L.3.5.b L.3.5.c L.3.6

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