EARTHQUAKE!

THE 1906 SAN FRANCISCO

NIGHTMARE
Unit 5.3 Close Read
Third Grade

1 S T R E A D : W H AT D O E S T H E T E X T S AY ?
KEY IDEAS & DETAILS - DAY 1 & 2

RI 3.3: I will describe the relationship between a

series of historical events.
RL 3.10: I will identify cause and effect events and
create a graphic
POPLET.

organizer of those events in

CAUSE & EFFECT

Cause: something that makes something else
happen.
Effect: what happened as a result of the cause.
cause
effect
The child kicked the
ball.

The ball rolled.

Watch this video clip and list 2 cause and effect

events.

Click the image to see

some cool cause &
effect.

CAUSE & EFFECT

Cause

and

Effect

CAUSE & EFFECT

Read pgs 168-171
With your table make a list of cause and effect
events in the story.
Cause

and

Effect

A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Using POPLET, create a graphic organizer that
shows how the events of the 1906 earthquake are
linked to one another.

1 S T R E A D : W H AT D O E S T H E T E X T S AY ?
KE Y I DE A S & D E TA I L S - DAY 3

RI: I will determine the main idea and summarize

text.

SL3.2: I will recount the main idea and share

supporting details.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

On page 171 the text asks two important questions.
How did it happen?
How does any earthquake happen?

Read pages 172-175 to find the answers to these

questions.
Discuss the answers to these questions at your
table.

SUMMARIZING VS RETELLING
A summary retells the main events of a story in a
shorter version. It includes
the main idea
1-2 supporting details
DIBELS retell recounts as much detail about the
story as you can remember in a long version. It
includes
The main idea
At least 3 details in meaningful sequence.

SUMMARIZING
Lets read Looking for Clues on page 176.
An example of a summary might be:
The people of San Francisco were thankful to
be alive and wanted to find ways for more people to
be safe the next time an earthquake happened.

YOUR TASK
Read each section of the text on pages 176-179.
Write a summary for each section.
Be ready to answer an important question

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

Use the main ideas you created discuss
these questions with your partner.
How does the community of San Francisco change
after the earthquake?

Why is the 1906 San Francisco earthquake still

important to us today?

2ND READ: HOW DOES THE TEXT WORK?

CRAFT AND STRUCTURE

RI3.5: I will use text features to locate information

relevant to the text.
RSL 3.1.a: I will come prepared to participate in a
collaborative

discussion about the text.

DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS

Read these 2 different accounts.
Complete the Venn Diagram comparing and
contrasting the two stories.
Be ready to share what you wrote when the time is
up.

Thomas
Chase

Lloyd Head

D AY 3 - W H AT D O E S T H E T E X T M E A N ?
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

RI3.7: I will use text features to locate information

relevant to the text.

RSL 3.4: I will report our discussion on the text.

TEXT REVIEW
Look through the text and review key details and
elements of the story we read last week.
Hint: the headings of each section will help you.

Share those details with your partner.

YOUR TASK
Study the illustrations, photos, diagrams, captions,
and graphs in the text.
At table your answer these questions from those
visual elements.
What is the authors message?
How the visual elements help the reader understand
the authors message?

Prepare a short presentation on what your table

discussed.
Speech, poster, Poplet, etc.