Description

This 5-day read-aloud unit focuses on teaching¬†point of view through the use of the picture book You Wouldn’t Want to Be an American Pioneer!: A Wilderness You’d Rather Not Tame (Revised Edition) by Jacqueline Morley. You will need a copy of this book for use throughout the unit. You may be able to find a read aloud of the book on YouTube.

The unit includes five lessons as outlined on the sample pacing calendar. This is just a suggested format and can be adapted to fit your instructional format and students’ needs.

The instructions for each day’s lesson are followed by the corresponding student pages that tie in with each of the daily lessons. Detailed instructions for these pages are included within the daily lesson plans.

This unit contains pieces for an interactive notebook. However, if you do not use interactive notebooks, you can use the pages as printables instead.

Unit Includes:

• Daily lesson plans
• Interactive notebook pieces
• Written response
• Interactive game where students travel along the Oregon Trail
• Assessment

STANDARDS:

THIRD GRADE

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.6

Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

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