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Lesson 4 - Analyzing Character: "Divided Loyalties" Act II, Scene 1

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teaches Common Core State Standards L.4.4 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/4/4
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.4.1 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/4/1
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.4.3 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/4/3
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.4.4 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/4/4
teaches Common Core State Standards W.4.9 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/4/9
teaches Common Core State Standards W.4.9.a http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/4/9/a
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Daily Learning Targets:

  • I can determine the gist and the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases in Act II, Scene 1 of Divided Loyalties. 
  • I can describe a character using details from the text in Act II, Scene 1 of Divided Loyalties.

Purpose of Lesson

  • Work Times A and B and the Closing contain routines repeated from Lessons 1–3. Refer to those lessons for more detail, as necessary.

In Advance

  • Strategically pair students for finding the gist, with at least one strong reader per pair.
  • Post: Learning targets and applicable anchor charts.

Vocabulary

  • Lesson-specific: act, scene

Materials

  • Character Analysis Note-catcher: Act II, Scene 1 (one per student and one to display)
  • Divided Loyalties (from Lesson 1; one per student)
  • Character Analysis Note-catcher: Act II, Scene 1 (Example, for Teacher Reference) 
  • Working to Become Ethical People Anchor Chart (begun in Module 1)
  • Vocabulary log (from Module 1; one per student)
  • Close Readers Do These Things Anchor Chart (begun in Module 1)
  • Working to Become Effective Learners Anchor Chart (begun in Module 1)
  • Paper (lined; one piece per student)
  • Writing Complete Sentences handout (from Module 1; one per student)
  • Marking Direct Quotes handout (from Module 1; one per student)
  • Character Analysis Paragraph: Act II, Scene 1—Abigail (Example, for Teacher Reference) 
  • Character Analysis Paragraph: Act I, Scene 2—William (Example, for Teacher Reference) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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