1. Week Eight, Day Two Novel Unit: The Tale of Despereaux
Fourth Grade ELA
Week Eight, 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 Describe a story event in depth
Complete with students to review; Write student responses on board

3. Vocabulary innumerable = too many to count
curtsy = a female’s formal greeting by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other
reputation = beliefs or opinions held about a person
Ask students to read definitions on mic and discuss meanings WG

4. Vocabulary
Place students in BO rooms to complete with a buddy

5. Based on what we know so far about Mig, what are her character traits?
Teacher Read Aloud
Miggery Sow
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone
Based on what we know so far about Mig, what are her character traits?

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

7. Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone
How do you think Mig is feeling, now that she is on the way to the castle? (RL 4.1)

8. Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone
What do you think? Is it terrible to hope when there is no hope at all?
(RL 4.2)

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

10. What do Mig and the Pea have in common?
Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone
What do Mig and the Pea have in common?
(RL 4.3)

11. Do you think the Princess believes Mig will become a princess?
Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone
Do you think the Princess believes Mig will become a princess?
(RL 4.1)

12. How does the author describe Mig? Underline any examples in the text.
Buddy Read
Teacher Read Aloud
Place students into BO rooms and ask students to read text and discuss questions
How does the author describe Mig? Underline any examples in the text.
(RL 4.3)

13. Teacher Read Aloud Buddy Read
Place students into BO rooms and ask students to read text and discuss questions
What do you think will happen to Mig when she goes down into the dungeon?
(RL 4.1)

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

15. Teacher Read Aloud Buddy Read
Complete the graphic organizer to compare/contrast Mig and Princess Pea.
(RL 4.3)

16. Closure
What do you think might become of someone who goes into the dungeon smiling?
Review with students

17. Homework
Discussion board?