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Learning Intention: We are learning about characters in narratives and how they can change from the beginning middle and end.
Learning Intention: We are learning about characters in narratives and how they can change from the beginning middle and end.
Students are learning to identify and discuss character features and actions at the beginning, middle and end of a narrative text.
Students are learning to identify and discuss character features and actions at the beginning, middle and end of a narrative text.
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Students can:
Students can:
- contribute to whole and small group conversations
- identify the main character in a familiar text and how character traits or actions change through a narrative from beginning, middle to the end
- share an opinion about a character from text.
What are the features of dogs?
What are the features of dogs?
Revisit vocabulary describing Pig, Trevor, and other dogs, making connections to the nouns and adjectives.
Revisit vocabulary describing Pig, Trevor, and other dogs, making connections to the nouns and adjectives.
Dogs by Marchette Chute
Dogs by Marchette Chute
The dogs I know
The dogs I know
Have many shapes.
Have many shapes.
For some are big and tall,
For some are big and tall,
And some are long,
And some are long,
And some are thin,
And some are thin,
And some are fat and small.
And some are fat and small.
And some are little bits of fluff
And some are little bits of fluff
And have no shape at all.
And have no shape at all.
Discuss how the author uses words in the poem to tell us about dogs. Explain that dogs are the noun and the words that describe them are the adjectives.
Discuss how the author uses words in the poem to tell us about dogs. Explain that dogs are the noun and the words that describe them are the adjectives.
Explain: we can also identify character actions and feelings using verbs. Revisit the definition of verbs.
Explain: we can also identify character actions and feelings using verbs. Revisit the definition of verbs.
Display the images of Pig and Trevor when Pig calls Trevor a ‘sausage-shaped swine' as well as the images on the next 2 double-page spreads where Pig gathers his stuff into a pile. Ask students to describe Pig’s actions. Record vocabulary on the verbs anchor chart under the heading Pig.
Display the images of Pig and Trevor when Pig calls Trevor a ‘sausage-shaped swine' as well as the images on the next 2 double-page spreads where Pig gathers his stuff into a pile. Ask students to describe Pig’s actions. Record vocabulary on the verbs anchor chart under the heading Pig.
Tier 2 words - actions and feelings
Tier 2 words - actions and feelings
Discussion: The author has used the images to show the characters’ actions and feelings about sharing.
Discussion: The author has used the images to show the characters’ actions and feelings about sharing.
Activity: create a ‘freeze frame’ pose and facial expression to match the words on the anchor chart.
Activity: create a ‘freeze frame’ pose and facial expression to match the words on the anchor chart.
Discuss feelings about self and the actions of others. Add additional vocabulary to the verbs anchor chart.
Discuss feelings about self and the actions of others. Add additional vocabulary to the verbs anchor chart.
THINK-PAIR-SHARE: students talk about their experiences with sharing. Ask several students to share their experiences.
THINK-PAIR-SHARE: students talk about their experiences with sharing. Ask several students to share their experiences.
Draw, Talk, Write, Share
Draw, Talk, Write, Share
Model drawing a sharing experience using thinking aloud to add detailed facial expressions that convey the characters’ feelings. Using vocabulary from the verbs anchor chart, use interactive writing to co-construct sentences describing feelings when sharing.
Model drawing a sharing experience using thinking aloud to add detailed facial expressions that convey the characters’ feelings. Using vocabulary from the verbs anchor chart, use interactive writing to co-construct sentences describing feelings when sharing.
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