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Maurice Sendak: Author Study 3rd Grade

1. Question:• What factors of

Maurice Sendak’s life influenced him to make the choices he did in creating his illustrations for his books?

http://www.waltdisney.org/sendak

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2. Information Sources

• Introduction:• The information located

in these resources provides biographical information about Maurice Sendak.

• Websites:The Walt Disney Family Museum http://www.waltdisney.org/sendak

PBShttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/maurice-sendak/about-maurice-sendak/701/

• Databases: PebbleGo

http://www.pebblego.com/content/biographies/pgo_player.php

World Book Kidshttp://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831950&st=maurice+sendak

Sirs Discovererhttp://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICLE%3BART%3B0000031349

Gold Star: Challenging Silver Star: Basic

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3. Student Activity

• Step 1: In pairs, complete the Author Biography graphic organizer below: (common-core-biography-research-graphic-organizer.docx)

• Step 2: Identify where you received your information using this document: (Citing your sources.docx)

http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2013/02/27/maurice-sendak-gets-a-posthumous-museum-retrospective/

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4. Assessment Activity:• Step 1: Each student will

create a “wild thing” using New York Zoos and Aquarium website:

http://www.buildyourwildself.com • Step 2: Students will

write a story using their “wild thing” as a main character.

• Step 3: These stories will be made into a class book. Each student will present their “wild thing” story and describe what choices they made when creating their “wild thing” character and why.

• RUBRIC: Maurice Sendakrubric.docx http://www.muddyingthewaters.com/2012/05/11/where-the-wild-things-are-a-

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5. Enrichment Activities:

• Sites:1. “Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid” (PBS Digital Studio) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvtgqJTVVhE2. In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak audiobook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzzdx54evWc

3. Maurice Sendak Collection at The Rosenbach Museum: http://www.rosenbach.org/learn/collections/maurice-sendak-collection4. Maurice Sendak Quotes: http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4489.Maurice_Sendak• Use this website to pull

quotes from and show to students.

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6. Teacher Support Materials: Common Core State Standards

Link: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards • Reading: Informational Text

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.

• Reading Fluency • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

• Writing • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective

technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and

organization are appropriate to task and purpose.• Speaking and Listening

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1 Engage 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.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount• Language

• an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.Last Updated: 12/12/13

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6. Teacher Support Materials, cont:Standards for the 21st Century Learner

Link: http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/learning-standards • 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual,

visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.• 1.1.8 Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and

pursuing inquiry.• 1.3.3 Follow ethical and legal guidelines in gathering and using information.• 2.1.1 Continue an inquiry- based research process by applying critical- thinking

skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation, organization) to information and knowledge in order to construct new understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge.

• 2.2.4 Demonstrate personal productivity by completing products to express learning

• 3.1.1 Conclude an inquiry- based research process by sharing new understandings and

• reflecting on the learning.• 3.2.3 Demonstrate teamwork by working productively with others.• 4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and

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6. Teacher Support Materials, cont.• Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for students:

• Link where standards can be found: http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/technology_education/• 1.A.1. Understand the uses of technology systems• 2.B. 1. Practice responsible and appropriate use of technology systems, software,

and information • 2.B. 3. Understand current online safety guidelines• 5.A.1. Use and evaluate information resources available through technology

independently or with assistance

• Time Frame: four, one hour lessons• Differentiation and UDL:

• Direct students to use comprehension tools, such as read-aloud audio, labeled reading levels, and embedded dictionaries.

• Learning Styles:• Auditory learners, visual learners, and kinesthetic learners

• Notes to the Teacher:• In conjunction with students research, Maurice Sendak’s books can be read, such as

Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, and Chicken Soup with Rice.

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