Lucy Calkins Grade 3 Unit 3: Reading Workshop: Character Studies

This unit consists of 252 slides and is based on Lucy Calkins' Reading Unit 3 Grade 3. I've created extension slides and activities to keep the lessons interactive and engaging. There are extension ideas for each lesson, read aloud suggestions and other literacy activities included. I hope you enjoy it! :)

Contents Include:

Lesson 1: Readers Notice How a New Character Talks and Acts

Lesson 2: From Observations to Ideas

Lesson 3: Noticing Patterns, Seeing More

Lesson 4: Growing Bigger Theories About a Character

Lesson 5: Using Theories About Characters to Predict

Lesson 6: Taking Stock and Self- Assessing

Lesson 7: Stories are Shaped like a Mountain

Lesson 8: Readers Expect Characters to Face and React to Trouble

Lesson 9: Readers Notice the Role Secondary Characters Play in the Main Character's Journey

Lesson 10: Noticing the Roles Illustrations Play in a Story

Lesson 11: Readers Pay Close Attention to the Climax of a Story, Noticing How the Main Character is Tested

Lesson 12: Readers Notice How a Character Resolves Big Trouble

Lesson 13: Readers Learn Lessons Alongside Their Characters

Lesson 14: Lingering with a Story After It's Done

Lesson 15: Comparing Characters

Lesson 16: Readers Compare the Problems Characters Face and Their Reactions

Lesson 17: Readers Ask, What Makes You Say That?

Lesson 18: Comparing and Contrasting the Lessons Characters Learn

Lesson 19: Celebration!