Student Activities for The Treasure Include:

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The Treasure Vocabulary Lesson Plan
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Making Connections on The Treasure
Point of View in The Treasure

Caldecott Honor book, The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz, is a simple story with a bold message. It teaches the reader that, “Sometimes one must travel far to discover what is near.”

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The Treasure - Summary

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In this activity, students decide on what they think the important parts in the text are, and categorize them into the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Having students decide on the beginning, middle, and end will help them break up the text, and make it easier to choose one or two main events to create. Students can plan their ideas with a partner or individually and decide what main parts they would like to add to their storyboard.

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Example The Treasure Summary

Beginning

Isaac has a reoccurring dream that tells him to go to the capital city and look for treasure by the bridge of the Royal Palace. He decides he will listen to his dream and journeys to the Palace.

Middle

At the Palace, the Captain of the Guards asks him why he is there and the man explains his dream. The Captain laughs and says it's a pity the man has traveled so far for a dream.

End

Isaac travels back to his home and digs under the stove and finds a treasure! He builds a house of prayer and adds an inscription. He sends a priceless ruby to the Captain of the Guards. Isaac is content and is never poor again.

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Grade Level 2-3

Difficulty Level 3 (Developing to Mastery)

Type of Assignment Individual or Group

Type of Activity: Parts of a Story

Common Core Standards

[ELA-Literacy/W/2/3] Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
[ELA-Literacy/RL/3/2] Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
[ELA-Literacy/L/3/2] Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Student Instructions

Make a storyboard summary of The Treasure.

Make a picture that shows the beginning of the story.
Make a picture that shows the middle of the story.
Make a picture that shows the end of the story.
Write a sentence under each picture.

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The Treasure Vocabulary Lesson Plan

The Treasure - Vocabulary

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Another great way to engage your students is by creating a storyboard that uses vocabulary from The Treasure. In this activity, students demonstrate their understanding of vocabulary words using sentences and corresponding images. Students may be provided the vocabulary words, or they can use words that they have discovered through their reading of the text. The sentences and images validate the understanding of the word and the context that it was used in the story.

Here is a list of a few vocabulary words commonly taught with the story and an example of a visual vocabulary board.

Example Vocabulary Words for The Treasure

contentment
poverty
inscription
royal
journey
forest
palace
reach
inscription

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The Treasure - Character Map

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As students read, a storyboard can serve as a helpful character reference log. This log (also called a character map) allows students to recall relevant information about important characters. With character mapping, students will record this information, helping them follow along and catch the subtleties which make reading more enjoyable!

You can click on this map and create a copy on your teacher account. Feel free to use it as is, or to edit it for the level of your class. Printing it as worksheets for your students to complete while reading is a fast and easy way to incorporate this character map into your classroom.

Isaac

Physical Appearance

Man
Worn-out clothing

Character Traits

Hungry
Poor
Persistent
Grateful

Evidence

"He lived in such poverty that again and again he went to bed hungry."

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Grade Level 2-3

Difficulty Level 3 (Developing to Mastery)

Type of Assignment Individual or Partner

Type of Activity: Character Map

Common Core Standards

[ELA-Literacy/RL/3/3] Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events

Student Instructions

Create a character map for the major characters.

Identify the major characters in The Treasure and type their names into the different title boxes.
Choose a Storyboard That character to represent each of the literary characters.

Select colors and a pose appropriate to story and character traits.

Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character.
Fill in the Textables for Physical Appearance, Character Traits, and Evidence.
Save and submit the assignment.

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Making Connections on The Treasure

The Treasure - Text to Self Connections

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Text Connections
Text to Text	Connection that reminds you of something in another book or story
Text to Self	Connection that reminds you of something in your life.
Text to World	Connection that reminds you of something happening in the world.

Making connections is a very important skill to acquire and perfect. The Treasure is a great story for students to connect to. The storyboard example below includes only one connection, but students will make three types of connections: text to text, text to world, and text to self.

TEXT TO SELF

Text: Isaac has a reoccurring dream where a voice tells him to go to the city and look for treasure.

Self: I once had a dream about finding treasure and becoming rich.

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Grade Level 2-3

Difficulty Level 2 (Reinforcing / Developing)

Type of Assignment Individual

Common Core Standards

[ELA-Literacy/W/2/8] Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
[ELA-Literacy/W/3/3] Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
[ELA-Literacy/RL/3/9] Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)

Student Instructions

Create a storyboard that shows connections you have made with The Treasure. Include a connection for text to text, text to world, and text to self.

Click "Use this Template" from the assignment.
Identify parts of The Treasure that you connect with.
Parts from the The Treasure go on the left side. The connections you make go on the right side.
Create an image for each connection using scenes, characters, items, and text boxes.
Write a description of how the text relates to another text, the world, and you.

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Point of View in The Treasure

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Students will decide what point of view the narrator is speaking in. Using a storyboard, students can show the textual evidence and also illustrate it. The Treasure is told in the third person point of view. Writing from the third person point of view uses pronouns like he, she, it, or they to describe the main character in the narration.

This example storyboard uses one quote from the story. Depending on the level of your class, you may three examples.

Third Person

"When the dream came back a third time, he said, ‘Maybe it's true,’ and so he set out on his journey."

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The Treasure Summary

Isaac is a poor man. He has a dream that tells him to go to the capital city and search for treasure under the bridge near the Royal Palace. He pays no attention to it, as it is only a dream.

The dream occurs two more times, and Isaac decides he will journey to the capital city to search for treasure. Sometimes someone would give him a ride, but mostly he walks on his journey. He walks through forests and over mountains. He finally arrives at the city.

The bridge by the Royal Palace is guarded day and night. Isaac does not dare search for treasure, but he keeps coming back, wandering around the bridge. The Captain of the Guards asks Isaac why he is there. Isaac explains his dream and the Captain laughs at him. The Captain says if he would follow his dreams, he would be on a journey to the city where a man named Isaac lives, and dig up treasure under his stove. Isaac bows to the Captain and starts his long journey home. He crosses mountains and walks through forests. Sometimes someone would give him a ride, but mostly he walks. He finally arrives at his town.

When he gets to his home, he digs under the stove and finds treasure! He builds a house of prayer, and adds the inscription, “Sometimes one must travel far to discover what is near.” He sends the Captain of the Guards a priceless ruby, and lives the rest of his life happily.

Essential Questions for The Treasure

Should you follow your dreams?
What is the moral of the story? What did Isaac learn?

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Student Activities for The Treasure Include:

The Treasure Lesson Plans, Student Activities and Graphic Organizers

The Treasure Summary | Plot Diagram

Example The Treasure Summary

Beginning

Middle

End

Lesson Plan Reference

Student Instructions

The Treasure Vocabulary Lesson Plan

Example Vocabulary Words for The Treasure

The Treasure Character Map Graphic Organizer

Isaac

Physical Appearance

Character Traits

Evidence

Lesson Plan Reference

Student Instructions

Making Connections on The Treasure

Lesson Plan Reference

Student Instructions

Point of View in The Treasure

The Treasure Summary

Essential Questions for The Treasure

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