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Contemporary Fiction

Grade 4 | Unit 3 | Lesson 8

TEKS 4.6.G Evaluate details read to determine key ideas.

Learning Objective:

SWBAT evaluate details read to determine key ideas using

contemporary fiction.

Knowledge Objective:

SWBAT analyze the genre of contemporary fiction and its literary

elements.

Demonstration of Learning:

Given a contemporary fiction text , SW correctly evaluate details read

to determine key ideas in at least 4 of 5 questions.

Contemporary Fiction

Looking at Perspective

Introducing Vocabulary for “Looking at Perspective ”

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a notice or announcement,
especially one intended to

sell a product

Close Reading

Close Reading is method of literary analysis that involves
examining a text very carefully and paying attention to KEY

DETAILS in order to gain a deeper understanding of its

meaning.

Close Reading Excerpt 8 TPS

Why do you think Silvia tells Celeste she has to accept that her grandma died forever?

Evaluate Details

●Read the text carefully.

●As you read pay attention to specific pieces of information that
are ONLY related to the main point.

●Analyze how key details relate to each other.

What are key details
and how do you find

them?

Key details are important parts of the story!

You can evaluate key details by…

Multiple Choice

What are key details?

• everything in the text

• the important information from the text

• what the text is all about

• what I think is cool from the text

Detail TPS

“I feel a burst of anger inside me and I know
that I am not in control of what I am about to

say.”

What detail in this sentence
could support the key idea

that Celeste may do
something unkind.

Perspective

Perspective is a way of looking at something, it

could also be a point of view.

We can determine perspective by
looking at what a character DOES

and SAYS.

Open Ended

What is perspective?

Close Reading Excerpt 8 TPS

Why does

Celeste snap at

Silvia?

Have you ever
had a different
point of view
regarding a
matter with a

friend?

Activity Page 8.1 TT

Think about the perspective of
each character in this excerpt .
Write a description of what they

think in response to each

question. Remember to use

evidence form the text.

Demonstration of Learning

Given a contemporary fiction text , SW

correctly evaluate details read to

determine key ideas in at least 4 of 5

questions.

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