Lessons & Units :: Explicit Information 3rd Grade Unit

Lesson 2: Explicit Information in Fiction

Lesson Plan

Freckle Juice | 370L

Freckle Juice
Learning Goal
Use explicit information to answer questions about a fiction text.
Duration
Approximately 50 minutes
Necessary Materials
Provided: Example Chart for Direct Teaching, Example Chart for Guided Practice, Independent Practice Worksheet
Not Provided: Freckle Juice by Judy Blume, chart paper, markers

  • Teacher Modeling

    will read questions aloud from a chart that asks explicit questions about information in Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. (Direct Teaching Example Chart is provided below in Teacher and Student Materials.) I will read Chapter 1 of Freckle Juice aloud, stopping to answer the questions about the text.

    TIP: Model how to skim and reread text if students have a difficult time finding the answers to the questions.

  • Think Check

    Ask: How did I answer questions about a fiction text? Students should respond that you first read the questions. Then, you read the text and stopped and wrote down the answers to the questions as you came upon them in the text.

  • Guided Practice

    will review explicit questions about information from Chapter 2 (Guided Practice Example Chart is provided below). We will listen as I read Chapter 2 aloud, stopping to answer the questions on the chart together.

  • Independent Practice

    will read Chapters 3, 4, and 5 independently and answer the questions on the worksheet. (Student Independent Practice is provided below.)

    TIP: Students will need a copy of the book or a copy of Chapters 3, 4, and 5 to complete the Independent Practice. Differentiate the Independent Practice by having students answer questions about their leveled Guided Reading book instead of Freckle Juice.

Build Student Vocabulary formula

Tier 2 Word: formula
Contextualize the word as it is used in the story Miss Kelly asked Andrew if he would like to use her secret formula for removing freckles.
Explain the meaning student-friendly definition) A formula is a plan for doing something, or a recipe. Miss Kelly has a recipe for removing freckles.
Students repeat the word Say the word formula with me: formula.
Teacher gives examples of the word in other contexts Sometimes a baby is given formula to drink that is a mixture of milk and other nourishing ingredients. The formula to success in school is to listen in class and study at home. A formula in math is a rule expressed in symbols.
Students provide examples Think of a formula that you would like to have. What would you use it for? Tell me about it by saying, “I wish I had a formula for _____________.”
Students repeat the word again. What word are we talking about? formula
Additional Vocabulary Words alongside, headed

Build Student Background Knowledge

Explain that you are going to read a book about a character with freckles. Freckles are colorful cells called "pigment cells" in the body that gather together in little groups. Some people are born with freckles, while others have freckles appear when they spend time exposing their skin to the sun. Those freckles can fade during winter or when spending lots of time indoors. Usually fairer-skinned people get freckles because their bodies have less of a chemical called "melanin." Melanin is what makes some people's skin tone look tan or darker.

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