The Saga of Pecos Bill

LESSON SLIDES

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Into Reading Lesson Slides.

Reading and Vocabulary.

Grade 3 • Module 4 • Week 1 • Lesson 2.

In this lesson:
•Academic Vocabulary: Introduce Critical Vocabulary

•Shared Reading: Visualize with The Saga of Pecos Bill

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s learn new words!

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s Learn!

genuine

saga

coiled

tame

whirled

1.

Use the Vocabulary flip cards in
Vocabulary Interactive Practice or
look at Vocabulary Cards 4.5–4.9.

2.

Discuss each word using the cards.

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Academic Vocabulary.

Let’s Practice!

1.

If something is genuine, should you be suspicious that it is fake? Why or
why not?

2.

Could a saga be about what happened today at lunch? Why or why
not?

3.

If you coiled something, would it end up long and straight? Explain.

4.

When you come across an animal in the forest, is it likely to be tame?
Why or why not?

5.

If you whirled, would you jump up and down, move from side to side,
or go around in circles? Explain.

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Shared Reading.

Anchor Chart. When you Visualize, you
think about your five senses to create
pictures in your mind: see, smell, hear,
taste, and feel.

ANCHOR
THE SKILL.

What does it mean to visualize?

•
Have you ever visualized what was
happening in a text before?

•
What did you think about?

Anchor Chart 6

Let's practice visualizing!

Poll

Imagine an object in your room, such as a toy, a book, or a piece of clothing. Out of the five senses - smell, touch, taste, sight, sound - what helps you visualize it??

• Smell

• Touch

• Taste

• Sight

• Hear

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Shared Reading.

Let’s read and discuss
The Saga of Pecos Bill!

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Shared Reading.

Cover of The Saga of Pecos Bill.

Go to pages 296–297 in your myBook.

ANNOTATE IT!

Use the box in your myBook to note what
you want to learn from this selection.

Open Ended

Think about the title and genre of this text. This play is based on a tall tale about Pecos Bill. What do you know about tall tales? What would you like to learn? Write your response below.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 298–299
What important event does
Narrator 2 describe in line 13?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 298–299

Based on what you know about
Pecos Bill, what might he do after
he falls out of a wagon?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 300–301

VISUALIZE

How would you visualize what is
happening in line 15?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 300–301

Do the narrators speak with formal or
informal language?

How would you describe the way
the narrators speak?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 302–303

What do the cowboys think of Bill?
How do you know?

ANNOTATE IT!

Underline the text that tells how
the cowboys react to Bill.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 304–305

What can you conclude about
why the author uses hyperbole,
or exaggeration?

Reminder!

Characters in a Drama

Characters in a Drama sometimes act in unexpected ways. Why is that important?

Multiple Choice

Page 304: What would most people do if they saw a tornado?

• Take a selfie with the tornado
• Try to ride the tornado like a horse

• Run away or take cover in a safe place

• Start a conversation with the tornado

Multiple Select

What makes the tornado in The Saga of Pecos Bill different from a real tornado?

• The tornado acts like a horse that is being ridden like a cowboy.

• It is a fictional character in a story.
• It gives up fighting Bill.

• It eventually stops.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!
page 306

VISUALIZE.

Visualize the events that lead to the
creation of California’s Death Valley
and what Texas looks like today.

ANNOTATE IT!

Write a sentence that uses one of your senses
to describe an image of what you read.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!
page 306

WRAP-UP

What did you learn about Pecos Bill?

How did the play help you
understand what a tall tale is?

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Shared Reading.

Visualize.

What the Text Says.

What I Am Picturing.

Graphic Organizer 6

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Shared Reading.

Speaking

• Take turns speaking.
• State and explain your

ideas clearly.

• Stay on topic.
• Connect your comments

to those of others.

• Answer questions.

• Offer your opinion,

supported with reasons.

• Use specific vocabulary

and language appropriate
for the audience.

Listening

• Listen actively.
• Notice the speaker’s

gestures and expressions.

• Follow up to clarify what

you heard.

• Ask relevant questions.

• Identify points of agreement

and disagreement.

• Summarize key ideas.

Anchor Chart 33

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Shared Reading.

COLLABORATIVE
DISCUSSION.

Read the
Listening and
Speaking Tips.

Listening Tip.

Listen closely when others are speaking.
Show
that you are paying attention by looking at
the speaker.

Speaking Tip.

Speak clearly and in a way that your group
can hear. Be sure that you stay on the topic
your group is discussing.

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Shared Reading.

COLLABORATIVE
DISCUSSION.

Now, let’s discuss
each question.

1
Review pages 298–299. What details do
the narrators share to show that Pecos Bill
was “a little different”?

2
Reread pages 304–305. What words and
phrases make it seem like the tornado is a
living thing?

3
What did Pecos Bill do that a real person
could do? What did he do that a real
person could not do?

4.2.a I can listen to fluent reading.

4.2.b I can use details to connect to meaning.

Success Criteria

2.1 I am learning to Listen to fluent reading.

2.2 I am learning to Use details to connect to meaning.

​Learning Intention

Learning Intention & Success Criteria

Listening Comprehension

What does it mean to say a show or movie is kid-friendly?

Listening Comprehension

What do the actors do while they are being made up?

Listening Comprehension

What do you think it means to be "bitten by the acting bug"?

Listening Comprehension

Why are some stories better told as plays?

What do you now know about plays and how they are performed that you did not know before?

Listening Comprehension

Why are some stories better told as plays?

What do you want to learn as we focus on other selections in this module and search for answers for why some stories are better told as plays?