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Power of Reading
By Platform Administrator · Submitted Sep 30, 2026
- Content Area
- English Language Arts and Literacy
- Grade
- 3
After reading a variety of texts related to reading challenges, students will choose one book to examine. They will create a poster (paper or digital) showing the central message of the text with key details. Students will then share those posters with a mixed group, discuss common central messages, and write a letter to a chosen audience about the overall central message and why it is important. Note: This task is designed to be implemented at the end of EL Education Module 1, Unit 2, but could be replicated with alternative texts.
MA Standards
RL.3.2
Retell stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in a text.
SL.3.1Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
W.3.4Produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
Resources
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Task Template (PDF) PDF · 160 KB
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Task Template (Word) DOCX · 1.59 MB
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Student Directions DOCX · 7.93 KB
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Rubric DOCX · 1.74 MB
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Poster Graphic Organizer DOCX · 9.95 KB
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Poster Graphic Organizer with accomodations DOCX · 10.3 KB
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Letter Graphic Organizer DOCX · 9.3 KB
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Letter Graphic Organizer with accomodations DOCX · 9.59 KB
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Grade 3 Module 1 texts JPG · 72.5 KB
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