A Pair of Tricksters- Day 5- L10- Characters

LESSON SLIDES

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Into Reading Lesson Slides.

Reading and Vocabulary.

Grade 4 • Module 7 • Week 2 • Lesson 10.

In this lesson:
•Shared Reading: Characters with A Pair of Tricksters

•Make Connections

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Shared Reading.

Let’s read

A Pair of Tricksters

more closely!

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Shared Reading.

Anchor Chart. Five ways authors bring
characters to life are Appearance, Traits,
Voice and Dialogue, Behaviors, and
Thoughts and Emotions.

ANCHOR
THE SKILL

How are characters developed?

• How can a character’s behaviors

affect the plot?

• How do a character’s thoughts or

perspective tell you more about
them?

Anchor Chart 11

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

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CHARACTERS

What type of character is the Fox?
Give examples from the text to
support your answer.

Open Ended

What type of character is the Fox?
Give examples from the text to
support your answer.

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!

pages 116–117

CHARACTERS

How might this experience change
the Crow’s attitude about flatterers?
Why do you think so?

Open Ended

How might this experience change
the Crow’s attitude about flatterers?
Why do you think so?

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Shared Reading.

Let’s Read!
page 118

CHARACTERS

Who is the trickster? Explain.



How is the Raven different from the Crow in "The Fox and the Crow"?

Draw

Who is the trickster? Underline or highlight text evidence to support your answer.

Open Ended

How is the Raven different from the Crow in "The Fox and the Crow"?

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Shared Reading.

Characters.

Name.

Traits.

Voice and Dialogue.

Appearance.

Behaviors.

Thoughts and Emotions.

Graphic Organizer 11

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Shared Reading.

ENGAGE AND
RESPOND.

Anchor Chart. Five ways authors bring
characters to life are Appearance,
Traits, Voice and Dialogue, Behaviors,
and Thoughts and Emotions.

Choose a character that interests you from
A Pair of Tricksters.

Write a descriptive paragraph about the
character using details form the text.

Exchange papers with a partner and list
character traits.

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Make Connections

Let’s connect what we read to

traditional stories!

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Make Connections.

What lessons can
you learn from
characters in
traditional tales?

Traditional

Stories

Folktale

Legend

Tall Tale

Trickster

Tale

Fable

BUILD YOUR MAP

DISPLAY AND ENGAGE
Knowledge Map 7.10