Valentine's Day— Short Fiction Passage Worksheet

Grades
3
Standards
RL.3.7
RL.3.10
RL.2.1
Formats
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About the "Valentine's Day" Worksheet

Valentine's Day

This interactive and printable worksheet centers around a heartwarming Valentine's Day diary entry written by a student named George. The narrative provides a vivid description of a school Valentine's Day party, complete with festive activities, treats, and the exchange of cards. The story focuses on George's feelings for his classmate Kiki, adding a touch of young romance to the tale. Students are invited to immerse themselves in George's perspective, understanding his emotions and the events of the day through his written account.

Following the diary entry, the worksheet presents four thought-provoking questions that encourage students to analyze the text and accompanying illustration. These questions prompt learners to identify and interpret George's emotions, find textual evidence to support their conclusions, and connect visual cues from the illustration to the written narrative. By engaging with these questions, students practice critical reading skills, learn to infer character emotions from both textual and visual information, and develop their ability to provide evidence-based responses. This comprehensive approach helps students enhance their reading comprehension, analytical thinking, and emotional intelligence.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

  • Analyze character emotions and motivations in a narrative
  • Identify textual evidence to support inferences
  • Interpret visual information in relation to written text
  • Develop empathy and emotional understanding

Learning Outcomes

Cognitive

  • Accurately identify George's emotions based on textual and visual cues
  • Cite at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support their interpretation of George's feelings

Psychomotor

  • Write clear and concise answers to the four questions, incorporating specific details from both the text and illustration
  • Create a simple sketch or diagram illustrating George's emotions during a key moment in the story

Affective

  • Empathize with George's nervousness and excitement about giving a special card to Kiki
  • Reflect on personal experiences with friendship and expressing affection for others

Interpersonal/Social

  • Engage in discussions with classmates about different ways to express feelings and show kindness to others
  • Collaborate with peers to role-play a scene from the story, focusing on conveying emotions through words and body language

Tags

Reading comprehension, character analysis, emotional intelligence, textual evidence, visual interpretation, diary entry, Valentine's Day, empathy development

Publisher: Workybooks
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Written by:Jacqueline Juliano
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Illustrated by: Sean Hnedak

Common core standards covered

RL.2.1
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
RL.3.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
RL.3.7
Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).

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