THe Third wish By Joan Aiken

Objective... Make inferences about text Establish and maintain a formal writing style Objective...

Does every conflict have a winner? Think about the Big Question as you read "The Third Wish." Does every conflict have a winner?

Close reading focus: Making Inferences... You need to develop logical ideas about unstated information in a story. Close reading focus:

The plot centers around a conflict - a struggle between two opposing forces There are two types of conflict : External: a character struggles with an outside force such as another character or nature Internal: a character struggles with himself or herself yo overcome opposing feelings, beliefs, needs or desires

External conflict...

Internal conflict

The Third Wish Vocabulary Verge I was on the verge of crying until my mom made me feel better. A. Prediction B. Dictionary Definition C. Teacher’s Definition 2. Rash If you judge someone solely on appearance, you’re making a rash judgment because you know nothing about the person.

3. Dabbling They dabbled their feet in the ocean. 4. Remote She grew tired of people so moved away to a remote island. 5. Presumputous It would be presumptuous of me to tell my boss how to do things. 6. Malicious Danielle was hurt by malicious comments written on Facebook about her.

verge- edge, brink Rash- too hasty dabbling- wetting by dipping, splashing or paddling in the water remote- far away from anything else presumptuous- overconfident, lacking respect malicious- hateful, spiteful

Let's look at the closed reading model on page 69

Let’s read The third wish

Exit card… What was the conflict? 2. Think about the decision Mr. Peters made to resolve his internal conflict. Was his decision wise? What story details support your response? 3. Did this conflict have a winner? If so, who were the “winners” in this story?