Fourth Grade ELA Week Six Day Four Novel

Fourth Grade ELA Week Six, Day Four: 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.

Daily Review RL 4. 3 Character Analysis

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.

Vocabulary • egregious = outrageously bad; shocking • dungeon = an underground prison in a castle • renounce = to give up or swear off • repent = to express sincere regret, remorse, or sorrow • ominous = giving a sign of future evil or trouble

Vocabulary

Teacher Read Aloud • Do you think Despereaux will get his “happily ever after”? Why or why not? (RL 4. 1)

Teacher Read Aloud

Teacher Read Aloud

Teacher Read Aloud

Teacher Read Aloud • How is Despereaux feeling right now? What evidence can you find in text to support your answer? (RL 4. 3)

Teacher Read Aloud

Teacher Read Aloud • Do you think Despereaux had good reasons for breaking the sacted mouse rules? (RL 4. 1)

Teacher Read Aloud

Teacher Read Aloud • Was Despereaux right to not repent? What would you have done? (RL 4. 1)

Buddy Read What do you think? Is there a such thing as “happily ever after? ”

Buddy Read

Buddy Read

Buddy Read • What do you think will happen next? (RL 4. 1)

Responding to Text: When is it okay to break the rules?

Responding to Text: When is it okay to break the rules?

Closure • How would you describe threadmaster? Why would he help Despereaux? (RL 4. 3)

Homework