1. Bellwork April 25, 2016 Copy and answer.
What is the most interesting scene in the novel so far? What did the writer do to catch your interest?

2. Standard/I can…
ELAGSE7RL3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (character traits).
I can apply character traits to real life situations.

3. Hook:
Character traits video:

4. Mini-Lesson Character traits:
Responsibility. Jakkin is a responsible character. Jakkin's decision to walk inside the bunkhouse even after his angry exit, shows he is responsible, in that he knows a drakk can kill the hatchlings, and he knows he has to report what he saw. The objective of this lesson is to look at responsibility.
In groups students will list the responsibilities of adults in society.
How might have Jakkin not fulfilled those responsibilities?
How does he fulfill them? What about Likkarn?
Review Ch. 16
Read Ch. 17

5. Work session Guided Reading Questions Ch. 17
How much time has gone by when Chapter 17 opens?
2. What has Jakkin been doing with his gold?
3. From whom could Jakkin steal food for his dragon?
4. What does Akki bring Jakkin to sign?
5. How does Jakkin plan to get his dragon to Krakkow?
6. What solution does Akki offer Jakkin about transporting his dragon?
7. About what does Jakkin get angry at Akki?

6. Work session Guided Reading Questions Ch. 17
1. How much time has gone by when Chapter 17 opens?
A year.
2. What has Jakkin been doing with his gold?
Paying for his dragon's food.
3. From whom could Jakkin steal food for his dragon?
Sarkkhan.
4. What does Akki bring Jakkin to sign?
Papers to register his dragon.
5. How does Jakkin plan to get his dragon to Krakkow?
Ride it.
6. What solution does Akki offer Jakkin about transporting his dragon?
A friend who has a dragon trailer.
7. About what does Jakkin get angry at Akki?
For implying that she has not kept his secret about the dragon.

7. Closing Watch clip: How to Train your Dragon
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8. Bellwork April 26, 2016 Copy and answer.
What motivates Jakkin’s actions throughout the novel?

9. Standard/I can…
ELAGSE7RL3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (character traits).
I can apply character traits to real life situations.

10. Hook:
Character traits video:

11. Mini-Lesson Character traits: Quick write:
Imagine you are my age (32), how will you fulfill your responsibilities as an adult and productive community member? Think about the types of things you might be responsible for at this age. Be sure to explain.
Review Ch. 17
Read Ch. 18

12. Work session: Ch. 18 Guided Reading Questions
1. What does Jakkin do at the oasis on the day of the fight?
2. Who is Ardru?
3. What does the double letter "k" mean in someone's name?
4. About what does Jakkin wonder concerning Ardru?
5. Of what does Jakkin accuse Akki?
6. What does Jakkin realize which embarrasses him?
7. What does Jakkin hear in the pit above him?

13. Work session: Ch. 18 Guided Reading Questions
1. What does Jakkin do at the oasis on the day of the fight?
Polishes his dragon.
2. Who is Ardru?
Akki's friend.
3. What does the double letter "k" mean in someone's name?
They are a bonder or come from a family of bonders.
4. About what does Jakkin wonder concerning Ardru?
His relationship to Akki.
5. Of what does Jakkin accuse Akki?
Not keeping her promise.
6. What does Jakkin realize which embarrasses him?
That his shirt is stained.
7. What does Jakkin hear in the pit above him?
Sarkkhan's dragon fighting.

14. Closing Watch clip: How to Train your Dragon
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15. Bellwork April 27, 2016 Copy and answer.
Who is the antagonist in Dragon’s Blood? What motivates him or her?
Antagonist: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

16. Standard/I can…
ELAGSE7RL6: Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
I can explain who is a protagonist and antagonist in Dragon’s Blood and cite evidence to support my answers.

17. Hook:
Protagonist and antagonist video

18. Mini-Lesson Protagonist and Antagonist.
Many books have one main protagonist and one main antagonist. This complex book, one in a series, has many protagonists and antagonists, but there is one major protagonist and one major antagonist. The objective of this lesson is to look at protagonist and antagonist.
Class work.
In class have students label the main characters in Dragon's Blood as either a protagonist or antagonist and explain why.
Discuss as a class.
Review Ch. 17
Read Ch. 18

19. Work session
Ch. 19 Guided Reading Questions 1. What is the name of Jakkin's dragon? 2. Who will Jakkin's dragon be fighting? 3. What will happen if Jakkin's dragon does not win?

20. Work session Ch. 19 Guided Reading Questions
1. What is the name of Jakkin's dragon?
Jakkin's red.
2. Who will Jakkin's dragon be fighting?
Bottle O'Rum.
3. What will happen if Jakkin's dragon does not win?
It will go to the stews.

21. Closing Watch clip: How to Train your Dragon
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22. Bellwork April 28, 2016 Copy and answer.
How is the main character (Jakkin) changing throughout the novel? What is he or she learning about life and the role he plays in it?

23. Standard/I can…
ELAGSE7RL6: Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
I can explain who is a protagonist and antagonist in Dragon’s Blood and cite evidence to support my answers.

24. Hook:
Protagonist and antagonist video

25. Mini-Lesson Protagonist and Antagonist. Q & A: What is a protagonist?
What is an antagonist?
Can one character be both?
Who is the major protagonist and antagonist in Dragon’s Blood?
Why did you pick these two characters? (see above question)
Go over Q & A Responses.
Pick a favorite story or movie that you have seen or read. Provide the:
Title
Name of the protagonist with evidence.
Name of the antagonist with evidence.
Review Ch. 18
Read Ch. 19

26. Work session
Origami instructional video. Use Montage: How to make an origami swan. &location=local&filetypeid=7 We are doing this to prepare ourselves for making origami dragons when we are done with the novel.

27. Closing Watch clip: How to Train your Dragon
Compare/contrast the novel Dragon’s Blood to a filmed version using a double bubble map.

28. Bellwork April 29, 2016 Copy and answer.
What would be “out of character” for the main character (Jakkin)? (In other words, what would he most likely never do?)

29. Standard/I can…
ELAGSE7RL10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiency, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
I can show what I know on the Ch quiz.

30. Hook Review Chapter abstracts for Ch. 17-19 Chapter 17:
A year passes since Jakkin obtained his dragon and it is ready to fight. * Akki brings Jakkin papers to sign to register his dragon for the next fight in Krakkow. * When Akki learns Jakkin plans to fly his dragon to Krakkow, she says she can get him a dragon transport wagon. * Jakkin is angry that Akki suggests the wagon since she promised not to tell anyone about the dragon.
Chapter 18:
Jakkin grooms his dragon and then loads it in a transport which is driven by a man named Ardru, who is a freeman. * Jakkin takes his dragon to their assigned stall and calms it by looking in its eyes. * Jakkin is embarrassed that his shirt is stained, but shrugs it off. * Jakkin hears one of Sarkkhan's dragons fighting but believes Sarkkhan will not recognize Jakkin's dragon.
Chapter 19:
Jakkin's dragon is assigned to fight Bottle O' Rum, a three-time winner and rough fighter. * Jakkin knows that Red must win or he will lose her as he leads her to the ring.

31. Mini-Lesson
In pairs, create memorable titles for Ch. 14, 15, and 16 that will help you remember the big events that happened in these chapters.

32. Work Session- Quiz Ch. 17-19 Extensions (after the quiz):
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Create a character bio poem
Create Section covers for the three sections of Dragon’s Blood.
Section 1: The Hatchling
Section 2: The Snatchling
Section 3: The Fighter

33. Closing
Predict what will happen next in the novel.