Teaching point: Readers will predict what will happen next and anticipate how it will happen by drawing on all they know about the character. Catchy Phrase: Good readers can anticipate what a character will do next and how they’ll do it. Text: Previously partially read book Chart(?): Standard: 4.RL.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 4.RL.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). Mini Lesson: (7-10 minutes total) Connection: Friday we learned how to anticipate what a character will do next. We used all we knew about a character to create our predictions. Today we’re going to continue predicting what we think may happen next and also anticipate how it will happen. When good readers do this they have a deeper understanding of that character. Because, good readers can anticipate what a character will do next and how they’ll do it. Teach: (Demonstration, Shared Example/Explanation, Inquiry, or Guided Practice) Boys and girls, people in real life and in books don’t just do one thing, then another, then another in an automated way. There are reasons behind their motivations and actions, and usually these are linked to who they are as people. Watch me as I anticipate what Trish (character in a book) will do next and how she will do it. First I ‘m going to think about what I know about Trish (Character). She’s a great artist. She is in 5th grade and she can’t read. She thinks she’s dumb. She is bullied. How can this help me anticipate what she will do next and how she will do it? Let me think, will she ever learn to read? Will she use her art work to prove she is special? Will someone help her learn to read? Will she ever stop being bullied? I’m going to use these questions to help me anticipate what will happen next and how it will happen.
Teaching point: Readers will predict what will happen next and anticipate how it will happen by drawing on all they know about the character. Catchy Phrase: Good readers can anticipate what a character will do next and how they’ll do it. Text: Previously partially read book Chart(?): Standard: 4.RL.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. 4.RL.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). Mini Lesson: (7-10 minutes total) Connection: Friday we learned how to anticipate what a character will do next. We used all we knew about a character to create our predictions. Today we’re going to continue predicting what we think may happen next and also anticipate how it will happen. When good readers do this they have a deeper understanding of that character. Because, good readers can anticipate what a character will do next and how they’ll do it. Teach: (Demonstration, Shared Example/Explanation, Inquiry, or Guided Practice) Boys and girls, people in real life and in books don’t just do one thing, then another, then another in an automated way. There are reasons behind their motivations and actions, and usually these are linked to who they are as people. Watch me as I anticipate what Trish (character in a book) will do next and how she will do it. First I ‘m going to think about what I know about Trish (Character). She’s a great artist. She is in 5th grade and she can’t read. She thinks she’s dumb. She is bullied. How can this help me anticipate what she will do next and how she will do it? Let me think, will she ever learn to read? Will she use her art work to prove she is special? Will someone help her learn to read? Will she ever stop being bullied? I’m going to use these questions to help me anticipate what will happen next and how it will happen.
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