1. Week Six, Day Two: Novel Unit: The Tale of Despereaux
Fourth Grade ELA
Week Six, 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.

2. Daily Review RL 4.3 Character Analysis
How is Despereaux described?
Ask students to respond on mic and in chat; record student responses

3. 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

4. Vocabulary scurry = to move hurriedly with short, quick steps
relish = to take great pleasure in; enjoy
adhere = to stick or cling firmly
Ask students to read definitions on mic and discuss meanings WG; use polling tools to answer vocab questions

5. Teacher Read Aloud
Using your whiteboard tools, highlight where the author uses the imagery of light (L.4.5)
What do you think Furlough means when he says, “You’re a mousem not a man.” (RL 4.1, 4.3)?

6. Teacher Read Aloud
Using your whiteboard tools, highlight where the author uses the imagery of light (L.4.5)
Students should begin recognizing how light and dark are used throughout the book

7. Teacher Read Aloud
Why do you think Despereaux can read the words, but Merlot only sees “squiggles”? (RL 4.1)
Students should begin recognizing how light and dark are used throughout the book

8. Teacher Read Aloud

9. Teacher Read Aloud
Why do you think Despereaux will find himself in the dungeon? (RL 4.1)
Ask students to respond in chat and microphone and record student’s responses on board

10. Teacher Read Aloud

11. Teacher Read Aloud
Why should mice never reveal themselves to humans? (RL 4.1)
What can we tell about the Princess Pea so far? (RL 4.3)
Ask students to respond in chat and microphone and record student’s responses on board

12. Teacher Read Aloud
Using your whiteboard tools, highlight where the author uses the imagery of light. (L.4.5)
Ask students to respond in chat and microphone and record student’s responses on board

13. “An interesting fate awaits everyone, mouse or man, who does not conform.”
Place students in BO rooms to complete. Save a few slides to share WG

14. “An interesting fate awaits everyone, mouse or man, who does not conform.”
Place students in BO rooms to complete. Save a few slides to share WG

15. Buddy Read
Why does Despereaux fall in love with the princess? (RL 4.3)

16. Buddy Read

17. Teacher Read Aloud
What do you think will happen when Furlough tells Lester what he saw? (RL 4.1)

18. Closure What foreshadowing takes place at the end of Chapter 3?
What do you think will happen to Despereaux?

19. Homework
Discussion board?