Module 20:Good Deeds-Language Arts 3 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, learners explore how characters’ traits, perspectives, and actions shape a story or drama. They will build vocabulary, study spelling patterns, and practice using irregular past-tense verbs and precise words. Learners will also write, revise, edit, and publish an opinion essay while developing cursive writing and reading fluency.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 20.1: Good Deeds timer
Language Arts Notebook
highlighters (assorted colors)
2 20.2: Good Deeds Language Arts Notebook
note cards
3 20.3: Good Deeds timer
Language Arts Notebook
pieces of paper
4 20.4: Good Deeds Language Arts Notebook
stick
ribbon
tape
highlighters (assorted colors)
5 20.5 Good Deeds Language Arts Notebook;

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 20.1: Good Deeds
  1. Identify /ir/ (or, ar, ure) spelling words.
  2. Use context clues to find the definitions of vocabulary words.
  3. Define characters as a story element.
  4. Use the past tense of irregular verbs.
2 20.2: Good Deeds
  1. Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
  2. Use character traits to describe characters.
  3. Construct a rough draft of an opinion essay.
  4. Demonstrate proper letter formation of uppercase cursive letters X and Z.
3 20.3: Good Deeds
  1. Use a thesaurus to choose precise words.
  2. Explain how characters develop in a drama.
  3. Modify sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of irregular verbs.
  4. Revise an opinion essay.
4 20.4: Good Deeds
  1. Use characters’ perspectives to answer comprehension questions.
  2. Modify sentences to add style.
  3. Demonstrate understanding of conventions by editing with a checklist.
  4. Demonstrate proper letter formation of uppercase cursive letters X and Z.
5 20.5 Good Deeds
  1. Determine how the actions of a character contribute to the drama.
  2. Create a published version of your opinion essay.
  3. Demonstrate fluency by reading grade-level text.

Module Key Words:

Key Words Spelling Words Vocabulary Words
context clue
fluency
graphic organizer
character
style
irregular past tense verb
rough draft
revise
edit
past tense of irregular verb
publish
past tense irregular verb
 fluid
poet
giant
react
violin
created
lion
poem
meows
client
science
fluently
duo
riot
going
neon
 defend
friendship
accuse
opponent
convince
confess

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 20.1: Good Deeds Students will write an opinion essay this week. Your learner might need guidance in generating supporting reasons for their essay or help in distinguishing between their reason and a detail or example that supports their reason. You may want to help your learner brainstorm a longer list of reasons to support their opinion and then guide them to choose the best three that they can explain further.
2 20.2: Good Deeds If your learner enjoys the grammar activity, you can find many other activities like it online. These fill-in stories reinforce the parts of speech, comprehension, and the use of direct and indirect objects and helping verbs. Your learner may enjoy writing their own stories, leaving out parts of speech, and asking a family member to choose words to fit into the story. If your learner struggles to distinguish between parts of speech, you can have them complete sentence-level fill-ins so that they can see for themselves if they have chosen the correct part of speech.
3 20.3: Good Deeds Teaching your learner how to use an online or paper thesaurus can be time-consuming to introduce but will pay off in their writing. Initially, your learner might want to just choose the first word that pops up on the screen and move on. You can demonstrate how to identify which words are closest in meaning and how to eliminate words that do not make sense in the context. If your learner has an advanced vocabulary, they will likely find an adult online thesaurus meets their needs better. All learners will find a child’s thesaurus helpful because it provides just synonyms and pictures of word meanings.
4 20.4: Good Deeds You can encourage your learner to consider their writing more critically by giving them a minimum number of “fixes” to make. It is good practice to require them to find at least three words to check the spelling of. If your learner says they don’t recognize mistakes, this can help them to focus on one thing at a time. You might also ask your learner to highlight the first few words of each sentence. If more than one sentence starts with “I think” or any other combination of words, encourage your learner to combine sentences or change the order of the words to add variety. You can also ask your learner to circle 2 or 3 overused words and replace them after using a thesaurus.
5 20.5 Good Deeds You can encourage your learner to craft stronger arguments by engaging them in friendly debates. Start by choosing a fun topic or asking your learner to choose one. Take turns expressing your opinions orally and giving reasons to support your opinion. Give your learner feedback when they have an argument that considers the audience or is particularly persuasive. You can also ask them to tell you more about each argument, leading them to develop their ideas fully and include evidence and examples.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
20.1: Good Deeds
  1. What is a modifier?
20.2: Good Deeds
  1. What are character traits?
20.3: Good Deeds
  1. How does a thesaurus help you choose more precise words for your writing?
20.4: Good Deeds
  1. How do you form the upper and lowercase cursive Zz?
20.5 Good Deeds
  1. How can a character's actions contribute to a drama?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed Emily Pearson AD950L
2 A Little SPOT of Kindness! Diane Alber
3 Clifford's Good Deeds Norman Bridwell

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing