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Introduction The following document shows where the content and skills associated with the Good Habits Great Readers support the unit themes and Essential Questions in the program. Good Habits, Great Readers is a comprehensive balanced literacy program from authors Adria Klein, Doug Fisher, and Nancy Frey. The program provides a balance of flexibility and structure to support literacy learning through whole-group (Shared) and small-group (Guided) instruction. is a K-6 integrated literacy curriculum that equips students and teachers with the tools to meet heightened literacy expectations. Authentic, rigorous text sets actively engage students, and a complete array of print and digital resources provide teachers with the support and flexibility they need. AUTHENTIC TEXT AT THE CORE OF INSTRUCTION Puts a library of 12 authentic trade books in the hands of every child. BUILT WITH THE RESULTS IN MIND Back-mapped for success to ensure that activities are driven by rigorous standards. BROADENS ACCESSIBILITY TO COMPLEX TEXTS AND TASKS Point-of-use scaffolds, strategic support, and individualized intervention accelerates learning for all. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS Unit 1 Observing the World Around Us... 4 Unit 2 Connecting Characters, Culture, and Community... 7 Unit 3 Seeking Explanations... 10 Unit 4 Becoming an Active Citizen... 13 Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. 3
GRADE 3 Unit 1 Observing the World Around Us Anchor Text: The Case of the Gasping Garbage Supporting Text: Location, Location, Location from The Lemonade Wars Supporting Text: Thunder Cake Anchor Text: Treasure in the Trees Supporting Text: The Moon Seems to Change Supporting Text: About Earth Aladdin & the Magic Lamp A Day at the Races The Great Riddle Mystery King Midas & The Golden Touch Talk! Talk! Talk! The Go-Boat The Legend of the Blue Bonnets The Mystery of the Spy s Diary The Adventures of Robin Hood Gray Wolf How Mother Nature Got Her Job Tigers Who Works In A Hospital Away We Go! Penguins on Parade Chasing Tornadoes 4
Essential Questions Readers: How do readers understand the actions and motivations of characters in stories? RL.3.3 Writers: How do writers write about characters and show the sequence of events in a story? W.3.3 Aladdin & the Magic Lamp A Day at the Races The Great Riddle Mystery King Midas & The Golden Touch Talk! Talk! Talk! The Go-Boat The Legend of the Blue Bonnets The Mystery of the Spy s Diary The Adventures of Robin Hood Gray Wolf How Mother Nature Got Her Job Shark Attack! Too Close to the Sun Building a Winner The Case of the Missing Planet The Great Riddle Mystery Talk! Talk! Talk! The Go-Boat The Mystery of the Spy s Diary The Creature Vanishes The Mysterious House Number Nine 5
Essential Questions Readers: How do readers understand central messages or main ideas by looking closely at the details used to support them? RL.3.2, RI.3.2 Writers: How do writers understand how to convey information about main ideas and details through text features and illustrations? W.3.2 Who Works In A Hospital Penguins on Parade Chasing Tornadoes People of the Canyon 6
Unit 2 Connecting Characters, Culture, and Community Anchor Text: The Year of Miss Agnes Supporting Text: The Athabascans Supporting Text: The Frog Princess Anchor Text: Deep Down and Other Extreme Places to Live Supporting Text: City Homes Supporting Text: The Song of Sky and Sand Aladdin & the Magic Lamp The Beauty of Bali A Day at the Races The Great Riddle Mystery King Midas & The Golden Touch Talk! Talk! Talk! Who Works In A Hospital The Go-Boat King Arthur and the Magic Sword The Legend of the Blue Bonnets The Mystery of the Spy s Diary Penguins on Parade The Adventures of Robin Hood Gray Wolf How Mother Nature Got Her Job Chasing Tornadoes 7
Continued Anchor Text: The Year of Miss Agnes Supporting Text: The Athabascans Supporting Text: The Frog Princess Anchor Text: Deep Down and Other Extreme Places to Live Supporting Text: City Homes Supporting Text: The Song of Sky and Sand Essential Questions Readers: How do readers use evidence from text to understand what they read? RL.3.1, RI.3.1 Continued Animals of the Tundra The Beauty of Bali Discovering the Titanic Grasslands Butterflies & Moths First Kids; Away We Go! Butterflies & Moths The Griffeys: Father and Son Baseball Hunting Crocodiles with Steve Irwin Intergalactic Cell Phone Make It, Wear it Hanging Around with Bats Too Close to the Sun A Year in Antarctica Animals of the Tundra Grasslands Beetles Gray Wolf The Mysterious House Number Nine So You Want to Make a Video Writers: How do writers include character dialogue and actions to affect the events in a story? W.3.3 The Adventures of Max and Ned Building a Winner King Midas & The Golden Touch Shark Attack! 8
Essential Questions Readers: How do photographs, illustrations, and details help readers understand text? RL.3.7, RI.3.7 Writers: How do writers compare and contrast information and ideas? W.3.2 The Adventures of Max and Ned Animals of the Tundra The Beauty of Bali The Case of the Missing Planet Mailman Mario & His Boris-Busters Gray Wolf Who Works In A Hospital Away We Go! Butterflies & Moths First Kids The Griffeys: Father and Son Baseball Make It, Wear It The Mysterious House Number Nine Thinking Outside the Box Too Close to the Sun A Year in Antarctica It s a Mammal! 9
Unit 3 Seeking Explanations Anchor Text: Storms in the Night Supporting Text: Knots on a Counting Rope Supporting Text: Paul Bunyan Anchor Text: Weather Supporting Text: On the Same Day in March Supporting Text: Living Through a Natural Disaster Building a Winner The Case of the Missing Planet King Midas & The Golden Touch Talk! Talk! Talk! The Go-Boat King Arthur and the Magic Sword The Legend of the Blue Bonnets Too Close to the Sun ZD3, the Handy Robot Tigers Who Works In A Hospital Away We Go! Penguins on Parade Chasing Tornadoes Essential Questions Readers: How do readers determine the central message, lesson, or moral of a story? RL.3.2 Aladdin & the Magic Lamp King Midas & The Golden Touch Talk! Talk! Talk! How Mother Nature Got Her Job King Arthur and the Magic Sword The Adventures of Robin Hood The Legend of the Blue Bonnets Too Close to the Sun 10
Writers: How do writers support a point of view when writing an opinion? W.3.1 Essential Questions Readers: How do readers use text structures and features to better comprehend texts? RI.3.5 Grasslands Mailman Mario & His Boris-Busters Tiger Tales A Story of Survival Thinking Outside the Box Water Wise At Home In The Sea At Home On A Coral Reef The Beauty of Bali Discovering the Titanic Koalas Amphibians Beetles Butterflies & Moths The Griffeys: Father and Son Baseball Make It, Wear it Playground Science Ellen Ochoa: Reaching for the Stars So You Want to Make a Video Thinking Outside the Box A Year in Antarctica 11
Writers: How do writers introduce and develop a topic with facts, details, and linking words? W.3.2 At Home In The Sea Building a Winner The Case of the Missing Planet Discovering the Titanic The Great Riddle Mystery Tigers The Go-Boat Intergalactic Cell Phone The Mystery of the Spy s Diary Penguins on Parade; Playground Science It s a Mammal! They Changed the World 12
Unit 4 Becoming an Active Citizen Anchor Text: Brave Girl Supporting Text: Back of the Bus Supporting Text: Below Deck: A Titanic Story Anchor Text: What is Government? Supporting Text: Who Really Created Democracy? Supporting Text: A More Perfect Union Aladdin & the Magic Lamp Discovering the Titanic Tigers Who Works In A Hospital Away We Go Hooray for Rhody A Home For the New Nation King Arthur and the Magic Sword The Legend of the Blue Bonnets Penguins on Parade The Adventures of Max and Ned The Case of the Missing Planet Gray Wolf A Home For the New Nation The Mysterious House Number Nine Thinking Outside the Box Too Close to the Sun Essential Questions Readers: How do readers learn about a topic through literary and informational texts? RL.3.1, RI.3.1 At Home In The Sea Building a Winner A Day at the Races Fossil Find The Go-Boat Hooray for Rhody Gray Wolf It s a Mammal! Shark Attack! They Changed the World 13
Writers: How do writers support their point of view with reasons and evidence? W.3.1 Essential Questions Readers: How do readers identify main ideas and key details in texts? RI.3.2 Grasslands Tiger Tales A Story of Survival Thinking Outside the Box Water Wise Tigers Who Works In A Hospital Away We Go Penguins on Parade Chasing Tornadoes Writers: How do writers use linking words and phrases and a conclusion strengthen their opinion? W.3.1 Grasslands Tiger Tales A Story of Survival Thinking Outside the Box Water Wise 14