Plot

Exit Ticket - Reading lesson 1 and 2

Editing lesson 1 and 2

Revising lesson 1

Do Now - Lesson 6
Word Study - Lesson 6

Turn in your corrected Exit Ticket “ Helping Forests”

Exit Ticket - Reading lesson 1 and 2

Editing lesson 1 and 2

Revising lesson 1

Do Now - Lesson 6
Word Study - Lesson 6

Turn in your corrected Exit Ticket “ Helping Forests”

Grade 3

Reading Lesson

Week 24 - Day 2

I can analyze plot elements and support it with text evidence

using a historical fiction text.

Where do you normally find
characters, setting, and
conflict on the plot mountain?

Open Ended

Answer the question using RAP IT strategy.

I Do

• Today, we will be looking at the plot of the story. The

plot of a story is made up of its characters, setting,
and events.

• We will also learn the “RAP IT” strategy. This

strategy is based on you analyzing reading
comprehension questions before answering them.

• You will provide evidence along with your opinion

and connect it to the question asked.

Vocabulary Time

Crossing Bok Chitto

Cackle
To make a harsh
sound when
laughing.

Ex: she cackled with laughter.

Emerging
To come out into
view or come forth

Ex: A shape emerged from the mist.

Descendant
A person’s
descendant are their
children, and their
children’s children.
All people who live
after them who are
related to them.

Ex: As a little girl, I did not know I was a descendant

of the Inca, the most powerful ancient civilization of South
America.

●Our main character Martha Tom lost
her way to return home because she
disobeyed her mother and crossed
the river.

●

During our read aloud today,
we will track the main events
leading to the second conflict
of the characters in the story
and its resolution.

I Do

Ask yourself, what is happening that is
important to the plot of the story?

After reading we can see that another
character, Little Mo, has a very serious conflict
that was going to change his life. His mother,
who was a slave had been sold and had to
leave her children and husband to be moved
to another house, with her new masters. We
can see the reaction of Little Mo and his family
to the event that happened.

This is the event that shows the second
conflict in story.

Graphic Organizer Created by HISD Curriculum Department using MS Word

I Do

Now, let’s answer the same question using the RAP IT strategy.

What is the main conflict of the
story?

The main conflict of the story is
Little Mo's mother was sold to
another master. She has to leave
her family at dawn. Their dad didn't
know how to tell them and wanted
to wait until dinner. This is a very
sad conflict that affects every
character in the story. The
possibility of losing the mother, with
no hope of seeing her again, is a
serious problem for Little Mo and
his family.

We Do

• After identifying the

main events that led
to the conflict using
the R.A.P. I.T.
strategy to guide
your thinking,
answer another
question relating to
the resolution using
the same strategy.

• Create the R.A.P.

I.T. Graphic
Organizer in your
journal.

Rising Action
(Beginning)

Martha Tom
disobeyed her
mother by
crossing the
Bok Chitto
River. She
meets Little Mo,
a slave. They
become friends.

Climax
(Middle)

Little Mo’s
mom is being
sold to
another
plantation.

Falling Action
(End)

Little Mo
convinces his
family to
escape across
the Bok Chitto
because any
slave who
crosses that
river becomes
free by law.

Resolution
(End)

Martha Tom and
her people help
Little Mo and his
family cross the
Bok Chitto river.

Characters

Martha Tom
Little Mo
Little Mo’s
Mom

Setting

Bok Chitto
River

Story Map

Exit Ticket

Grade 3

Writing Lesson

Week 24 - Day 2

I can edit drafts using standard English conventions,

including complete simple and compound sentences with

subject-verb agreement.

I Do

•Today, we are continuing with verbs. We add -es
to verbs that end with -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z.

•Do not add -es when the noun in the subject is
plural.

•Some verbs that end with a consonant and y.
Change the y to I and add -es.

Let’s look at some examples:

Our mom (teach, teaches) us how to hike

safely.

The girl (carry, carries) her supplies into

school.

We Do

Now, let’s read these sentences and select the correct answer.

1. These containers (latch, latches) onto my bike.

2. My dog (finish, finishes) his dinner before I do.

3. The snake (hiss, hisses) when it senses danger.

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