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Ed had promised to meet Joe at the skating pond after school. They were going to have a race. Everyone from school was going to be there. Ed knew Joe could skate fast, but he was sure he could beat him. He just hoped he would skate his very best against Joe.

• Ed was scared to race Joe.

• Joe was the best skater in town.

• Ed and Joe planned to race against each other.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Perhaps one of the largest flowers grown is the sunflower. These giants grow up to 10 feet high. The flower itself is very large. It gets its name from the way it follows the sun. The face of the flower moves from east to west so that it is always facing the sun.

• To tell how the sunflower got its name.

• To describe the importance of the sunflower.

• To discuss large flowers

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Jack is going to a hockey game next week to see his favorite team. Jack knows that ice hockey is one of the fastest of all sports. It is played between two teams. Each team has six players. The players wear ice skates, helmets, protective padding, and carry a hockey stick. Jack hopes his team will win.

• Ice hockey is an individual sport.

• Ice hockey is a fast team sport.

• Ice hockey is an unpopular sport.

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CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Eli went bowling for the first time. He was surprised at how well he did. At the bowling alley he rented bowling shoes and a ball. He learned that the object of the game is to knock down as many of the 10 pins as possible. Eli was careful to aim his ball at the pins before he threw it.

• People often bowl in gymnasiums.

• The object of bowling is to know down pins.

• Bowling is an expensive sport.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

Every fall, each oak tree drops a great quantity of acorns. Acorns are the seeds for new oak trees, Not all acorns become oak trees. Actually, only a few are lucky enough to grow into trees. These lucky acorns find soil and the right amount of sun and water.

• Acorns grow very slowly.

• All acorns become oak trees.

• An acorn must find the right place to grow.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Did you ever wonder how a newspaper reporter gets a story? A reporter goes to many places to get stories. The reporters talk to people to get the information wanted. This information is written down in note form. Back at the office the newspaper office, the reporter uses the notes to write up the story.

• To describe how a newspaper office works.

• To describe how a reporter writes a story.

• To describe why reporters are important.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.W.3.2B