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Amplify Science of Reading

Contemporary Fiction

Grade 4 | Unit 3 | Lesson 8

TEKS 4.11.D.vii Edit drafts using standard English conventions including; pronouns, including reflexive.
TEKS 4.11.D.x Edit drafts using standard English conventions including apostrophes in possessives, commas in compound sentences
and quotation marks in dialogue.

Learning Objective:

SWBAT edit drafts using reflexive pronouns, punctuation marks,

apostrophes in possessives, commas in compound sentences, and quotation

marks in dialogue.

Knowledge Objective:

SWBAT analyze the genre of contemporary fiction and its literary elements.

Demonstration of Learning:

Given a text, SW correctly edit drafts using reflexive pronouns, punctuation

marks, apostrophes in possessives, commas in compound sentences, and

quotation marks in dialogue in at least 3 of 4 questions.

Contemporary Fiction

Looking at Perspective

First (1st)

Good writers add dialogue to their writing.

Adding dialogue breathes life into characters,

advances the plot, and allows readers to
connect more deeply with the narrative.

​Which is just a fancy way to say........

​Dialogue is what the characters say when talk to each other.

Multiple Choice

What is dialogue?

• A form of monologue where only one person speaks.
• A written document that outlines a plan or agreement.
• A type of musical composition for a solo instrument.
• What is said when characters have a conversation with each other.

What does it look like in writing?

TPS

“Ay, Mami, I wish you didn’t have to work so much!” I tell her.

​ Dialogue


What the Celeste said.

Tag


How she said it.

​"

​"

Labelling

Add the correct tag to this dialogue.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

yelled Mrs. DeWolfe.

"said Mrs. DeWolfe."

cried Mrs. DeWolfe.

Practice

-Fix it on your WB

It’s not forever cielo she
says. Just a few more months so I can

catch up on bills.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly written sentence.

• It’s not forever cielo she says. Just a few more months so I can catch up on bills.

• "It’s not forever cielo she says. Just a few more months so I can catch up on bills."

• "It’s not forever cielo," she says. "Just a few more months so I can catch up on bills."

• "It’s not forever cielo, she says". Just a few more months so I can catch up on bills."

Pronouns TPS

A pronoun take the place of a noun.

Examples - I, my, she, he, they, their, it, him.

Lisa is not a vegetarian. She eats

chicken.

noun

pronoun

Practice TPS

“Your mother told me you made

cangrejitos. She said they were delicious.”

Labelling

Label the noun/pronoun pair in the sentences.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

noun

pronoun

​We're almost done....just...a little...more....

Reflexive Pronouns TPS

A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of a

sentence.

her

herself

him

himself

my

myself

you

yourself

our

ourselves

Practice TPS

I unwrap the the box inside and find myself

holding a bar of guava.

Dropdown

She looks in the mirror and sees

Select answer

.

Dropdown

He walks to the store by​

Select answer

.

​​I'm done. I gave it my all. The rest is up to you. Take this DOL and show me my work has not been in vain.

Demonstration of Learning

Given a text, SW correctly edit drafts
using reflexive pronouns, punctuation

marks, apostrophes in possessives,

commas in compound sentences, and

quotation marks in dialogue in at least 3

of 4 questions.