1. Week Six, Day Three: Novel Unit: The Tale of Despereaux
Fourth Grade ELA
Week Six, Day Three:
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 characters
Compare and contrast Despereaux to the other mice.
Despereaux
Other Mice
(Lester, Antoinette, Furlough, Merlot)
Ask students to complete in BO rooms

3. Vocabulary endanger = to someone or something in danger
consort = to associate with someone that others disapprove of
perfidy = deceitfulness, untrustworthiness
Ask students to read definitions on mic and discuss meanings WG

4. Quick Write Have you ever felt betrayed or let down by someone you care about? How did it make you feel? What would you say to a person that lost your trust?
Place students into ind breakout rooms to complete. Save student examples to share WG

5. Teacher Read Aloud
Why are Despereaux’s parents so upset? (RL 4.3)

6. Teacher Read Aloud

7. Teacher Read Aloud
What do you think the “important decision” will be? (RL 4.1)

8. Teacher Read Aloud

9. Teacher Read Aloud
Why do you think rats are the enemy of the princess? (RL 4.1)
Do you think it’s fair to judge Despereaux based on a bad past experience with rats? (RL 4.2)

10. Teacher Read Aloud
Do you think it’s possible that maybe the princess loves Despereaux too? (RL 4.1)

11. Teacher Read Aloud
What do you think Despereaux means when he shouts, “I honor you!” to the princess? (RL 4.3)

12. Teacher Read Aloud
What do you think will happen next? (RL 4.1)

13. Buddy Read

14. Teacher Read Aloud
What do you think will happen to Despereaux in the dungeon? (RL 4.1)

15. Teacher Read Aloud
What was Lester’s “act of perfidy”? (RL 4.4)

16. Write a letter to the Mouse Council and try to convince them to change their minds about sending Despereaux to the dungeon. Use evidence from the story to support your thoughts.

17. Closure How did Lester betray Despereaux?
What would you do, if you were Despereaux?

18. Homework
Discussion board?