Notice & Note

Billy is known around the city as a “tough guy”. He can usually be spotted speeding down the street on his Harley. He is covered in skull tattoos. Most people don't know Billy is a loving grandfather who spends Wednesday evenings rocking infants in the church nursery.

• Words of the Wiser

• Aha Moment

• Tough Questions

• Contrasts and Contradictions

Charlotte forgot her lunch at home. In reading class, Charlotte read about a girl trying to bake the perfect batch of cookies. In history, Charlotte’s teacher talked about food eaten during the first Thanksgiving. Even in math class, the lesson on fractions reminded Charlotte of a delicious pizza. Her stomach growled.

• Tough Questions

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Again and Again

Missy's best friend Penny stole the science test off of Mr. Phillip’s desk. She was offering cheat sheets to anyone who was willing to pay $5. Missy was conflicted: should she pay the money and make an A or tell the teacher and risk becoming everyone at school’s new target?

• Words of the Wiser

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Tough Questions

• Again and Again

What question should you ask yourself when you find a contrast or contradiction?

• How might this change things?

• What does this make me wonder about?

• Why is the character doing that?

• What is the lesson?

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.SL.4.1C

An Aha Moment is when a character finally...

• Does the opposite of what you'd expect

• Get what he/she wants

• Gives advice

• Understands or realizes something

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What question should we ask when we see a words of the wiser moment?

• What does this question make me wonder about?

• Why is this memory important?

• Why does this keep happening again and again?

• What's the life lesson, and how might it affect the character?

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

When the character asks himself or herself a really difficult question.

• Words of the wiser
• Aha moment
• Again and Again
• Tough questions

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CCSS.RL.4.3

When a character says or does something that's opposite of what he or she has been saying or doing all along. 

• Aha moment
• Tough questions
• Words of the wiser
• Contrasts and contradictions

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.9

When a character takes the main character aside and gives serious advice. 

• Words of the wiser
• Tough questions
• Aha moment
• Again and Again

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

When a word, phrase, object or situation is mentioned over and over. 

• Tough questions
• Aha moment
• Again and Again
• Words of the wiser

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4