This document provides the daily lesson plan and materials for a 3rd grade classroom on Day 3 of Lesson 2. It includes a read aloud of the poem "How to Dunk", lessons on root words and endings, alphabetical order, paired poetry selections, vocabulary work, and a writing activity where students draft interview questions for an author.

1. Lesson 2 Day 3
“The Day Eddie Met the Author”

2. Question of the Day
• What have you learned
that you can teach
someone else?
• I Learned _____ because
______.
• I can teach someone
else by _____.
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3. Today’s Read Aloud
“How to Dunk”
What is the purpose for listening to a poem
again?
For fun or to listen for rhyming words.

4. Today’s Read Aloud
“How to Dunk”
First, you get some gravy,
Then pour it in a bowl.
When you’re sure it’s nice and warm,
Find yourself a roll.
Then, you dunk that piece of bread
And you take a bite.
If you dunk and eat this way,
You’re doing it just right!

5. Root Words; Endings –ed, -ing
hope hoped hoping
*Remember the final E is dropped when an ending (-ed, -ing) is
added.
hop hopped hopping
Hop has a CVC pattern. When ending –ed and –ing are added to
CVC words, the final consonant is doubled. Knowing that the
consonant is doubled tells readers that the vowel sound in
hopped is short. Knowing that the e was dropped tells readers
that the vowel sound in hoping is long.

6. Root Words; Endings –ed, -ing
Shopped= Shop + ed
Shopped is formed by adding –ed to the word
shop. The double letters tell readers that the
root word has a CVC patter and the vowel
sound will be short.
What about Letting?
Letting= Let + ing

7. Root Words; Endings –ed, -ing
• Now I want you to do these words right now in your
notebook.
running
hummed
jogged
thinning
patting
shedding
trimmed
chopped

8. Check your answers!
running run + ing
hummed hum + ed
jogged jog + ed
thinning thin + ing
patting pat + ing
shedding shed + ing
trimmed trim + ed
chopped chop +ed
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9. Fluency
• Remember when good readers read aloud, they read exactly
what is written on the page. As you read aloud you should
read each word carefully, and notice the punctuation at the
end of each sentence.
• Now, I am going to read part of “The Day Eddie Met the
Author” Sometimes reading slower helps me be more
accurate. I will pay attention to the end punctuation. This will
help me understand what each sentence means. It will help
me know when to use my voice for a question, a statement,
or an exclamation.
• TURN TO PAGE 59 and echo-read each sentence.

10. Characters and Setting
• Characters: Remember you can learn about a
character from what the character says or how the
character acts and from how the illustrator shows
him or her.
• Setting: Remember that the setting is the time and
place in which the story occurs. Readers learn about
the setting from what the writer and characters say
about places and events, from what the illustration
show, and from our own experience.

11. Characters and Setting
• Now we are going to look for clues that tell
what Eddie is feeling.
• Let’s look on pages 58-59. What words let us
know how Eddie is feeling? Look at these
words “waiting, waiting, waiting”. This sounds
like Eddie is excited about the author’s visit.

12. Characters and Setting
• Look on page 62! Look at these words “There
was the real author!” This sentence is one of
Eddie’s thoughts. The sentence ends in an
exclamation point. That means he is
excitement. What is the illustrator focusing
on?
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13. Alphabetical Order
• Using Alphabetical
Order (ABC order) can
help you look up words
in a dictionary or in an
encyclopedia. Knowing
ABC order can also help
you look up words in an
index in the back of a
book.
• Why might you put
something in ABC order?

14. ABC Order
• Put these words in ABC order!
Hold Reply Angry Class
Above Yet Wait Close
Hint: If a word begins with the same first letter look at
the second letter to decide which word should come
first.
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15. A Paired Selection
• Turn to pages 78-79!
• Read the poem titles and look at the illustrations.
• These poems are about books and reading. In poetry
words are chose for how they sound as well as for
how they express a thought or a feeling. Some
poems rhyme and others do not. Usually lines of
poetry are often short.

16. A Paired Selection
• In “Good Books, Good Times!” why did the poet
choose to repeat the word good?
• Figurative Language: Look at “Surprise” again. What
does it mean to find yourself inside a book?
• Which lines in “Surprise” rhyme? Go back to “Good
Books, Good Times!” Which lines in that poem
rhyme?

17. Vocabulary
• Conquer: If you think these are things people might conquer,
you should raise your hand.
Fear of Flying Allergy to peanuts
Dislike of Broccoli Long Division
• Resistance/Anticipation If you think you would have
resistance say resistance. If you think you might feel
anticipation say anticipation.
Visit from a favorite aunt Trip to an
annoying cousin

18. Vocabulary
• Ponder/Squirmed: If you ponder the things I name, put your hand on your
chin. If you think you might squirm you should wiggle in your seat.
A math problem A word puzzle
Ants at a picnic A Book
• Assembly/Dismissed If you think the thing I am going to name could be an
assembly say assembly. If you think it would mean dismissed say
dismissed.
Artist visit A snow storm
A play performance An end of day bell
• Patchwork/Plenty: Raise your hands if you think plenty do not do
anything if you think patchwork
A feast Fields seen from an airplane
A full theater A full cupboard

19. Vocabulary
• Autographed: Raise your hands if you think
one of these can be autographed.
A book A Plant
A Car A Photograph

20. DOL
6. come here now
7. stay away from that hot stove?
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S
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21. Commands and Exclamations
• Read these sentences silently.
• Please, get in line
• Don’t touch!
• Help me set up the chairs for the assembly.
• Which one of these are commands? Which one of
these are exclamations?

22. Commands and Exclamations
• Write the correct ending for these sentences now!
• Be polite during the show
• Throw away your gum
• Take time and write two commands and two
exclamations sentences!
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23. Writing: Interview
• Today we are going to use
the list of topics that you
made yesterday to write a
first draft of interview
questions.
• Look on these pages 66-67.
Look at some questions are
about the author’s personal
life and she gives a very short
answer. Other questions are
about the author’s writing
and will help her answer in
detail.
• At the end of our writing
session today we are going to
share our interviews with
each other.
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