Week Seven, Day Two Novel Unit: The Tale of Despereaux Fourth Grade ELA Week Seven, Day Two Novel Unit: The Tale of Despereaux This session will be recorded for learning purposes.  Learning purposes include: a lesson review for students who are absent, students who want to review for a test, etc. and will be distributed for learning purposes.

Daily Review RL 4.3 Character Analysis Complete with students to review

Ask students to complete in BO rooms with buddy

Phonics RF 4.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. Objective: Identify prefixes and suffixes and their meanings. Intro each prefix and ask students to brainstorm words containing these prefixes in the chat

Let’s take a look back at Book the First…

Light Dark Place students in BO rooms and ask them to draw a scene that represents light and dark

What do you think were the three most important events? Buddy BO Room

Vocabulary chiaroscuro = the contrast of light and dark (in works of art) inordinate = unusually large or excessive Ask students to read definitions on mic and discuss meanings WG

Teacher Read Aloud Now that you know the definition of the word “chiaroscuro”, what do you think will happen in Book the Second? (RL 4.1) Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone

Teacher Read Aloud Using your whiteboard tools, highlight the examples of light and dark imagery.

Teacher Read Aloud How would you describe Roscuro so far? Is he a “light” character or a “dark” character? (RL 4.3) Ask for student responses in chat and on mic

Teacher Read Aloud Roscuro says the meaning of life is “light”. Botticelli says the meaning of life is “suffering”. What do you think the meaning of life is?

Teacher Read Aloud How would you describe Botticelli? Is he a “light” character or a “dark” character? (RL 4.3)

Buddy Breakout Place students in BO rooms to complete

Closure What do you think Roscuro will do (RL 4.1)? Review with students

Responding to Text: What does it mean to be a hero? W 4.4 Exit Ticket; Independent

Homework Complete your ELA Interim Assessment AND Quiz #1 on The Tale of Despereaux. Both assessments are on www.goformative.com and you will log in with your student number as your username and the password is “student”. Discussion board?