GASTON GOES TO TEXAS

BY: JAMES RICE

PELICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
3RD GRADE
READ 3311
( 8 ) R E A D I N G / C O M P R E H E N S I O N O F L I T E R A R Y
T E X T / F I C T I O N . S T U D E N T S U N D E R S T A N D , M A K E
I N F E R E N C E S A N D D R A W C O N C L U S I O N S A B O U T
T H E S T R U C T U R E A N D E L E M E N T S O F F I C T I O N
A N D P R O V I D E E V I D E N C E F R O M T E X T T O
S U P P O R T T H E I R U N D E R S T A N D I N G . S T U D E N T S
A R E E X P E C T E D T O :
( A ) S E Q U E N C E A N D S U M M A R I Z E T H E
P L O T ' S M A I N E V E N T S A N D E X P L A I N T H E I R
I N F L U E N C E O N F U T U R E E V E N T S ;
( B ) D E S C R I B E T H E I N T E R A C T I O N O F
C H A R A C T E R S I N C L U D I N G T H E I R R E L AT I O N S H I P S
A N D T H E C H A N G E S T H E Y U N D E R G O ; A N D
( C ) I D E N T I F Y W H E T H E R T H E N A R R AT O R
O R S P E A K E R O F A S T O R Y I S F I R S T O R T H I R D
P E R S O N .
GASTON GOES TO TEXAS
Gaston gets blown to Texas and has to
learn the Texas lifestyle. He becomes a
real cowboy!
REMEMBERING
Who was the main character in this story and
where did it take place?

Which picture doesnt fit?
UNDERSTAND


Draw your favorite scene from the story.

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APPLYING


What would you do if you got blown to West
Texas and had to become a cowboy?
Write your answer on a blank word document.



ANALYZING


Make a list of 3 of your favorite things that
happened in the story starting with your most
favorite.


EVALUATING
Make a PowerPoint presentation about what
you would do if you could spend with the main
character. Include where you are, what you do
together, what you eat, etc.


CREATING


Using the magazines in the classroom, create a
collage of the character, setting, and main
events that happened in the story.