Max Malone Grade 3 Reading Unit

2. Imagine your town needs
Think of someone you
money to build a new
Max Malone admire and would like to
sports center. Write a
meet. Write a paragraph
letter to the newspaper
Writing Prompts describing what you
describing your plan to
admire about this person.
raise the money.
Write a conversation
between two people. Think about what makes
Write a short paragraph
One person is playing a good friend, and write
about a sport or other
baseball for the first time. an essay about
hobby you enjoy.
The other is telling him or friendship.
her how to use the bat.

3. DAY #1: Day #2:
Daily Language
1. The boy is sad. 1. Max was a genius.
Arts Prompts-write
the sentences and 2. Gordy caught the 2. The boy went to the
ball. toy store.
underline the
complete predicate. 3. Dusty autographed 3. The story manager
the ball. was nice.
Day #3: Day #4: Day #5:
1. The boys made a 1. The first batter struck 1. The two boys sold
fortune. out. all the balls.
2. Baseball is my 2. The pitcher threw a 2. The baseballs cost
favorite sport. curve ball. fifty cents.
3. The girl watched the 3. The player hit a 3. Austin received an
game. home run. autographed baseball.

4. Birthday Problem
Gina knew her Dad's birthday was next Friday. She
didn't know what to get him. Besides, she had spent all
her money on a video game. When she told her friend
Harry about the problem, he had an idea.
"Gina," said Harry, "no one else in the neighborhood
has that video game. Just charge all the kids a quarter
to play it. You'll have lots of money in no time." Gina
thought that was a great idea -- and it was. Gina also
remembered that her Dad needed a new tie. He loved
the one she got him for his birthday.

5. Max's Hero
1.Max has a poster of Dusty Field taped to the ceiling
of his room over his bed.
2. He also has the section of his wall near his closet
covered with Dusty Field trading cards.
3. Max paid 75 cents for a card showing Dusty sliding
into first base.
4. Now Max is eager to see Dusty play; he can hardly
wait for tomorrow to come.
5. Then he and his friends, including Gordy, will see
Dusty Field in action.
6. As Max goes to sleep he imagines an exciting scene
in which Dusty wins a tied game by hitting a home run.

6. Baseballs for All
At first, none of the people waiting in line wanted to
buy the baseballs that Max and Gordy were selling.
They didn't see any need to do so. However, when
Gordy pointed out that they could use the baseballs for
Dusty Field's autograph, everybody wanted one.
After they sold all of the baseballs, Max and Gordy
realized they had none left for Austin. They wanted to
get something special for Austin, who was sick at
home. They decided to buy Austin a $3 baseball and
get it autographed by Dusty Field.

7. Max's Idea
Max had $5. He was hoping to find something at the
Toys-R-Less sale. "Maybe they will have a $10 toy on
sale for $5!" he said to Gordy. That's when he saw the
baseballs. "I know how we can make a lot of money,"
he should to Gordy.
"What great money-making scheme do you have this
time?" asked Gordy.
"We can buy the balls for $.10 and sell the from $.
50," Max replied. Gordy shook his head. "Max, you've
done it again!" he said.

8. At the Game
Max and Gordy went to a basketball game after they
sold all the baseballs. "Let's give ourselves a little
treat," said Max. "And what will that be?" asked Gordy,
as he took off his sweatshirt.
"Let's save some money and buy a jumbo bag of
popcorn and one large soda," said Max.
Gordy thought Max's idea was perfect. "Max, you
always know the best way to save money. I'm going to
start calling you Mr. Shopright!"