Tuesday, September 22 - READING LIVE

The Tiger Rising

I can analyze a character’s interactions over the course of a text.

The Tiger Rising

The next few weeks we will be reading The Tiger Rising. We will see events that happen to the characters and how those events define the characters.

Notice and Wonder

Rob Horton, a 12 year old boy, discovers a tiger in a cage one morning walking through the Florida woods. What’s more, on the same day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever.

Multiple Select

What are the names of the main characters in The Tiger Rising?

• Sistine

• Mr. Nelson

• Rob

• Gary

Character Notebook

We will be taking notes on the characters throughout the story when we read in class and when you read at home.

Teacher shows what Character Notebook looks like.

Stop. Think. Paraphrase.

• STOP: Stop reading. Cover the text.

• THINK: What did I just read?

• PARAPHRASE: Put it into your own words; retell what you just read.

Open Ended

STP: What has happened in Chapter 1 so far?

Add Notes to Character Notebook

Teacher opens Character Notebook on Google to model

Open Ended

STP: What has happened in Chapter 2 so far?

Add Notes to Character Notebook

Teacher opens Character Notebook on Google to model

Multiple Choice

How would you describe the character of the Threemonger brothers? Choose the BEST option.

• friendly

• rude

• excited

• loud

Multiple Choice

Which state does Rob live?

• Kentucky

• Louisiana

• Florida

• Pennsylvania

Today's Homework

Read chapter 3 and add notes about Rob and Sistine to your character notebook.