Grade 3 Module 1

I can talk with my partner in order to record what I notice and I wonder about pictures.

I can ask and answer questions about a text

Lesson 1LE

ARNIN

G TARG

ETS

notice wonder

WORD

POWER

NoticeWonderNormsRecordDetails

VOCABULARY

QuestionConversationPower

Quote 1:

“The herders like to use ‘iron horses,’ meaning motorbikes, instead of real horses. Very few people have telephones, television, or access to computers, but most people can read!”

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Quote 2: “A driver and a librarian divide the books into two boxes. They saddle them on the camel’s back, which is covered with a grass mat for protection. A second camel carries a tent that serves as the library roof.”

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Quote 3: “But the volunteers aren’t done yet.… They cross a river in their truck and drive until they cannot go farther.

Then they unload the boxes of books to take them to the small villages. From here they must walk four hours..crossing log bridges while carrying the boxes of books on their shoulders.”

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Quote:4

“The Books-by-Elephant delivery program serves thirty-seven villages…They have even designed special metal slates that won’t break whencarried on the elephant’s back across the rough land.”

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Quote 5: “The boys take their young friend for a ride on their sled as they walk to the post office to pick up their books.…While the northern wind howls across the tundra, they read fantasy and action novels. ”

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Quote 6:“The country has seven floating libraries. The Kalimantan Floating Library consists of a wood boat, 8 meters long and 3 meters wide.

The boat, which is powered by a diesel engine, can carry up to five hundred books.”

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