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Pick Your Festival!
Festivals Unit | Lesson 1 of 5
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Pick Your Festival!

Festivals Unit | Lesson 1 of 5
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DISCUSS:
What do you notice about these festivals?
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What questions would you have about these festivals based on these pictures?
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DISCUSS:
Now that you have more information from Tariq’s page, which festival video would
you want to see and why?
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner or someone you sit near. When everyone knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step.
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Get your Option 1 & 2 Notes worksheet. Find where it says “Where” under La Tomatina and write “Spain.”
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Discuss with a partner: What did you notice about the history of
La Tomatina?
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Find where it says “History” on your notes.
In a few words, write one note about the history of La Tomatina.
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Discuss with a partner: What did you notice about the food at
La Tomatina?
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Find where it says “Food” on your notes.
In a few words, write one note about the food at La Tomatina.
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Discuss with a partner: What did you notice about what it looks like
at La Tomatina? Try to think of more than one thing.
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Find where it says “What it looks like” on your notes. Write TWO
notes about what it looks like at La Tomatina.
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Discuss with a partner: What did you notice about activities that
happen at La Tomatina? Try to think of more than one activity.
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Find where it says “Activities” on your notes. Write TWO notes about
activities at La Tomatina.
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Find where it says “Where” under the Harbin Ice Festival and write
“China.”
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Think about what you want to remember about the history of the
Harbin Ice Festival. Fill in the "History" section in your notes.
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Think about what you want to remember about the food at the
Harbin Ice Festival. Fill in the "Food" section in your notes.
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Think about two things you want to remember about what it looks
like at the Harbin Ice Festival. Fill in the "What it looks like" section
in your notes.
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Think about two things you want to remember about activities at the
Harbin Ice Festival. Fill in the "Activities" section in your notes.
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Silently read over your notes and decide which festival video you
want Tariq to post. When you have your opinion, give a silent thumbs
up.
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Find the box labeled “Opinion Sentence.” In the blank, write
“La Tomatina” or “The Harbin Ice Festival” to complete the
sentence with your opinion.
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Take turns sharing your opinion sentence with your partner.
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The papers shown on the screen are VIPs: Very Important Papers!
Your teacher will tell you where to put them so you will have them
for the next lesson.
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Lesson details

Grade 3

Opinion

Planning

W.3.1, W.3.1A, W.3.8

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Students will...

Print Prep
  • take notes about a topic.

  • write an opinion about a topic in a single sentence (thesis).

Before this lesson...

Festivals Notes worksheet 30 copies
Word Bank (Festivals) worksheet 30 copies
Prep Instructions
  • At the end of this unit, students will have a written message. In lesson 5, students will share their message with the class.

  • Each worksheet in this unit will be used across multiple lessons. These worksheets are labeled as VIPs (Very Important Papers).

  • We suggest teachers make sure each student has a designated location (such as a folder) to store papers between lessons.

  • Word Banks can be printed in another color to help students keep track of all their pages.

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Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

30 mins

Lesson details

Grade 3

Opinion

Planning

W.3.1, W.3.1A, W.3.8

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