Click on the Lesson Introduction link to listen to the first part of our lesson.
I forgot to bring home my copy of 'When the Sea Turned to Silver'. I am going to try to find an online version of it this week and hopefully I can read at least one day a week so we continue moving ahead in the story!
Today, we are going to continue looking at characters, especially dynamic characters! Take out your minilesson section of your notebook and let's copy down today's lesson.
Readers identify a dynamic character and analyze how they changed from the beginning to the end of a story based on a key event that sparks a change.
Let's think back to 'Out of my Mind'. Write down the name of a dynamic character from the book.
I forgot to bring home my copy of 'When the Sea Turned to Silver'. I am going to try to find an online version of it this week and hopefully I can read at least one day a week so we continue moving ahead in the story!
Today, we are going to continue looking at characters, especially dynamic characters! Take out your minilesson section of your notebook and let's copy down today's lesson.
Readers identify a dynamic character and analyze how they changed from the beginning to the end of a story based on a key event that sparks a change.
Let's think back to 'Out of my Mind'. Write down the name of a dynamic character from the book.
Click on the Lesson Practice audio file.
I am thinking of Melody from 'Out of My Mind', but you can have another character written down. Think about the character you chose and ask yourself the following questions:
Please write these questions down underneath your minilesson section in your notebook.
In the audio file, I am going to write questions 1-3 while keeping Melody in my mind.
I am thinking of Melody from 'Out of My Mind', but you can have another character written down. Think about the character you chose and ask yourself the following questions:
Please write these questions down underneath your minilesson section in your notebook.
- 1. How did your character act at the beginning of the story?
- 2. How did the character act at the end of the story?
- 3. What was the key event that caused the change?
In the audio file, I am going to write questions 1-3 while keeping Melody in my mind.
Click on 'The Gold Cadillac' audio file.
Now that we worked together with an example that we can all relate to, you are going to move into your assignment for today.
Think about Wilbert from 'The Gold Cadillac' and ask yourself the three questions from above. Type your answers in the following comment box, making sure you put your name on the assignment. Please answer each question with at least 2 sentences, using examples from the story. This does not need to be in ACE format.
Now that we worked together with an example that we can all relate to, you are going to move into your assignment for today.
Think about Wilbert from 'The Gold Cadillac' and ask yourself the three questions from above. Type your answers in the following comment box, making sure you put your name on the assignment. Please answer each question with at least 2 sentences, using examples from the story. This does not need to be in ACE format.