1. Week Nine, Day Four Novel Unit: The Tale of Despereaux
Fourth Grade ELA
Week Nine, Day Four
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.

2. Daily Review RL 4.3 Compare and contrast two characters
Ask students to use whiteboard tools to complete.

3. Vocabulary
maneuvering = movements that require great skill and ability
devious =underhanded, deceitful, dishonest
Ask students to read definitions on mic and discuss meanings WG (same as yesterday)

4. How can Despereaux defeat an entire army of rats??
Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone
How can Despereaux defeat an entire army of rats??
(RL 4.2)

5. Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone

6. What will Mig do if she realizes she has been tricked? (RL 4.3)
Teacher Read Aloud
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What will Mig do if she realizes she has been tricked? (RL 4.3)

7. What will Mig do next? (RL 4.1)
Teacher Read Aloud
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What will Mig do next? (RL 4.1)

8. Will Despereaux save them all? (RL 4.1)
Teacher Read Aloud
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Will Despereaux save them all? (RL 4.1)

9. What “whoopsie” do you think Mig did?
Buddy Read
Teacher Read Aloud
What “whoopsie” do you think Mig did?
(RL 4.1)
Place students into BO rooms and ask students to read text and discuss questions

10. Will Despereaux kill Roscuro?
Buddy Read
Teacher Read Aloud
Place students into BO rooms and ask students to read text and discuss questions
Will Despereaux kill Roscuro?
(RL 4.3)

11. What is the real reason Roscuro kidnapped the princess? (RL 4.3)
Buddy Read
Teacher Read Aloud
Place students into BO rooms and ask students to read text and discuss questions
What is the real reason Roscuro kidnapped the princess? (RL 4.3)

12. Teacher Read Aloud Buddy Read
Place students into BO rooms and ask students to read text and discuss questions

13. Is everyone getting their happily ever after?
Teacher Read Aloud
Teacher Read Aloud
Bring students back to main room to read final chapter
Is everyone getting their happily ever after?
(RL 4.2)

14. Teacher Read Aloud Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on mic

15. Teacher Read Aloud Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on mic

16. Closure
What was your favorite part of the novel?
Review with students

17. Homework
Discussion board?