How do the events in a story build upon each other to reveal the central message or lesson?
Critical Thinking: Analyzing story events and their connections to the central message.
Communication: Effectively summarizing and discussing character reactions and story events.
Adaptive Perseverance & Learner’s Mindset: Engaging with the text to identify turning points and understanding their impact on the story.
What specific events in the story lead to the central message?
How does the character's reaction to events help reveal the story's lesson?
Can you identify a turning point in the story that significantly impacts the central message?
Students will analyze key events and discuss their relevance to the central message.
Students will summarize the story, highlighting character reactions to understand the central message.
Students will identify and explain a turning point in the story, elaborating on its significance to the central message.
RL 4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
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