Objectives: Define and use close-reading vocabulary words. RL.4.4

1. Reading Unit: 2 Lesson: 5 Module: A Objectives: • Define and use close-reading vocabulary words. RL.4.4 • Refer to details and examples when explaining what a text says. RL.4.1 Today we will be doing a Close Reading of pages 76-81. Essential Questions: • How does a reader identify themes? • How does a writer develop and organize writing that matches purpose and audience? • How does a writer use internal and external dialogue to develop the theme of the story?

2. First Read Let’s explore the text! Read the title and think about what the story might be about. Focus on the illustrations on pp. 76–81 in the Text Collection as you think about the characters and the setting.

3. Read Aloud Routine Focus: What is the “gist” of the text? Follow along silently as I begin reading. Then, continue reading to page 81 silently on your own. Focus on understanding the characters and the problem they are trying to solve. Be prepared to discuss the following questions when you are done with the reading: • Based on the text, why was it important to write the laws? • What examples in the text support the idea that First Man and First Woman thought differently about how the laws should be written? • What questions do you have?

4. Second Read When you reread the text, focus on key details about the characters and the dialogue. Be prepared to discuss the following questions when you are done with the reading: 1. Who are the main characters, and what do you know about them so far? How do you know this from reading p. 76? 2. A pulse is a beat or a rhythm. What is another way of phrasing the language on page 6 that says that “the pulse of the first day carried it to the rim of night”? 3. What does the dialogue on pp. 78–79 reveal about how First Man responds to First Woman’s idea to write the laws? What does the description on p. 79 reveal about how much First Man cares about writing the laws? 4. Do a close read of p. 80 to better understand how First Man responds to First Woman’s idea. Use evidence from the text. 5. What does jewel (page 11) mean in the sentence “Take your jewels there and write them in the sky”?

5. Focused Reading Text-Based Vocabulary • legend, p. 74 • mythology, p. 74 • impatiently, p. 80 • squatting, p. 80 Vocabulary Routine: 1. Read the sentence containing the word. 2. Identify context clues about its meaning within the passage. 3. Look up the word in a dictionary and read the definition. 4. Use the word in other ways. *After we review these words, write your sentences on p. 84 in your Reader’s and Writer’s Journal.*

6. Focused Reading Text-Based Conversation On pp. 80–81, I see that First Man offers ideas for where First Woman can write the laws. But then I read that his ideas won’t work because the laws will disappear. The wind can blow sand away, and the laws will immediately disappear in the water. First Woman and First Man are trying to solve the problem of where to write the laws so they will last. Discuss the problem that First Woman and First Man are trying to solve.

7. Focused Reading Team Talk Routine Does First Man want to solve the problem of where to write the laws? Use details from the text to support your opinion.

8. Reading Analysis Problem and Resolution In a narrative, or story, the characters often have to solve some sort of problem. A character may offer ideas for solving the problem through dialogue. Another character may respond to the idea by evaluating whether it will work. This type of dialogue is called point/counterpoint. The point is the idea, and the counterpoint is the response or evaluation of the idea.

9. Reading Analysis Cite Text Evidence Record details from the text to answer the questions. Then record each point and counterpoint on p. 78 in the T-Chart. • What does First Man say to First Woman? How does First Woman respond? • Will the idea solve the problem? Explain why or why not.

10. Independent Reading Reading Analysis Work independently to complete your own T-Chart to identify the points and counterpoints on p. 79 that reveal the problem and possible resolution. Writing in Response to Reading Turn to p. 85 in your Reader’s and Writer’s Journal and read the prompt. Based on the dialogue on pp. 78–79, which character understands nature better—First Woman or First Man?

11. Small Groups It’s time to get into our groups! Please see me if you don’t know what group you belong in.

12. Writing Narrative Writing Objectives: • Introduce and develop a character and use third-person narration. • Understand simple sentences.

13. Writing Narrative Writing Developing characters is essential to writing a good narrative. A character is an individual who takes part in the action of a story. Writers can introduce a character by telling a name, describing physical appearance, and establishing a situation or relationship for the character. • Writers can then further develop the character by including dialogue and by adding descriptive details about the character’s thoughts, feelings, actions, and motivations. • Such details help explain why the character makes specific choices, says certain things, or responds to events in a particular way. Character development helps readers understand a character’s traits. When writing, students should think of details that will make their characters and their characters’ motivations come alive for readers. A narrator is a speaker or character who tells a story. When a voice outside the story narrates, the story has a third-person narrator..

14. Writing Analyze the Text The writer has used various techniques to develop each character in a unique way. Turn to p. 76 to see that First Woman is concerned about writing the laws. Notice that using descriptive details helps to indicate what a character is thinking. Focus on the dialogue on p. 79. It emphasizes character traits—First Woman’s thoughtfulness and First Man’s impatience—that show what a character is thinking. Look at p. 80, which tells about First Man turning impatiently. A character’s action reveals part of the character’s personality. The writer has used descriptive details, dialogue, and action to develop unique characters.

15. Writing Conventions Focus: Simple Sentences A simple sentence has one complete thought. It has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a complete sentence. “Janie eats apples.” Janie is the subject, and eats is the predicate.

16. Writing Independent Writing Write a paragraph in your Reader’s and Writer’s Journal, p. 90, to introduce and develop two characters. Be sure to: • Include descriptive details that tell about the character’s appearance. • include details that will reveal the characters’ traits. • consider using third-person narration. Look back at your paragraphs to be sure you have used simple sentences correctly.