1. Week Nine, Day Three Novel Unit: The Tale of Despereaux
Fourth Grade ELA
Week Nine, 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 4.2 Summarize story events
What did the Mouse Council vote upon in Chapter 38?
a. Whether or not they should be forgiven for sending Despereaux to the dungeon.
b. Whether or not Despereaux should forgive Lester.
c. Whether or not they had seen a ghost who told them to repent.
2. What is Despereaux planning to use the red thread for?
He wants to use it to find his way through the dungeon.
He know Princess Pea is always losing hers.
He wants to tie more thread around his neck.
Ask students to use their polling tools to respond. (c, a)

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

4. What will Cook do with Despereaux?
Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone
What will Cook do with Despereaux?
(RL 4.1)

5. Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone
Why is the Cook laughing at Despereaux? What does this say about her as a character?
(RL 4.3)

6. Why is Cook making the soup? (RL 4.3)
Teacher Read Aloud
Ask for student responses in chat and on microphone
Why is Cook making the soup? (RL 4.3)

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

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

9. What do you think Botticelli will do?
(RL 4.1)
Buddy Read
Teacher Read Aloud
Place students into BO rooms and ask students to read text and discuss questions

10. What would you do? Would you trust Botticelli? (RL 4.1)
Buddy Read
Teacher Read Aloud
Place students into BO rooms and ask students to read text and discuss questions
What would you do? Would you trust Botticelli? (RL 4.1)

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

12. Teacher Read Aloud Buddy Read
Explain what you think is going through Botticelli’s mind when he finds Despereaux. Be sure to include what he thinks and how you think he feels. (RL 4.3)
Place students into BO rooms and ask students to read text and discuss questions

13. Closure
Despereaux is really trying to be brave, but is there anything that you would do differently?
Review with students

14. Homework
Discussion board?