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March 2019
Academic Standards
Reading Objective:
Children will examine evidence and form an opinion about whether a real animal inspired Dr. Seuss to write The Lorax.
ELA Focus:
author study
ELA Skills:
key details, compare/contrast, main idea, vocabulary, automaticity, text evidence, persuasive writing
Page 4 Skill:
Read a timeline
Vocabulary:
inspired, acacias, writer’s block, gum
CCSS:
RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.3, RI.2.4, RI.2.5, RI.2.10, RF.2.4.B, W.2.1, W.2.8, SL.2.2