Grade 6 Module 1 Unit 1 Lesson 4

Today’s Lesson Opening Entrance Ticket: Comprehension Quiz, Chapter 2: ‘Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death’ (5 minutes) Unpacking the Learning Targets and Adding to Our “Things Close Readers Do” Anchor Chart (5 minutes) Work Time Guided Practice: Making Inferences about Characters, Revisiting Chapter 1 (10 minutes) Close Read of Pages 17-18: Percy Gets Expelled (15 minutes) Triad Discussion: Making Inferences (5 minutes) Closing and Assessment Exit Ticket: How Has the Author Helped Us Get To Know Percy So Far? (5 minutes) Homework

Words, Words, and More Words gist, inference, infer, cite, evidence, reading closely; hallucinations (16), irritable (17), conjugate (18), solstice (19), delinquents (22)

Entrance Ticket Chapter 2 ‘Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death’ What news does the headmaster of Yancy Academy send to Percy’s mom? Who’s conversation does Percy overhear? What are they discussing? How do Percy and Grover travel back to NYC?

Things Close Readers Do Get the gist of what a text is mostly about. Cite evidence Use context clues to figure out word meanings Make inferences based on details in the text Talk with others about the text

Know The Characters Authors use many methods to help readers to learn about characters. Sometimes authors tell the reader directly about a character. Often the reader must infer understandings about the character based on their actions and words. One of the best ways to make inferences about characters is to see how they respond to challenges they face.

Consider Page 3 What is the challenge facing Percy in this scene? How does he respond to that challenge? Think/Pair/Share Based on Percy’s response to this challenge what can you tell about Percy that the author does not directly tell you?

Challenges and Response I can cite text-based evidence to support an analysis of literary text. (RL.6.1) Page ChallengeResponseI can infer that … 3Nancy Bobofit was harassing Grover on the bus. “Nancy Bobofit was throwing wads of sandwich that stuck in his curly brown hair.” Percy wants to defend Grover by standing up to Nancy Bobofit. “ ‘That’s it.’ I started to get up, but Grover pulled me back to my seat.” Percy is a very protective friend, and does not like to see people get bullied.

Page 16 Read along as I read aloud from “The freak weather...” to “...with him thinking I hadn’t tried.”

Zoom In Close Read Pages 16 – same passage Work in Independently. What is the gist? Complete the Inferring About Character: Challenges and Responses chart. Stop and compare answers with triad mates.

Time Out For Words Think/Pair/Share irritable - pg.17 “I started feeling cranky and irritable most of the time.” solstice - pages 19 and 20 The word solstice comes from from the Latin word “sol” meaning “sun.”

I can infer … What does this tell us about Percy as a person? Complete the chart. Check with your triad mates.

Challenge: Everyone is denying that Ms. Dodd’s ever existed, including Grover. Response: Percy gets irritable and cranky. His grades slip to Ds and Fs. He snaps and yells at a teacher. I can infer Percy can have a short temper and sometimes can not control his reactions.

Page 17 Challenge: Percy gets expelled from Yancy Academy. Response: He thinks it is okay because he is homesick and wants to be with his mom. He realizes he will miss Grover and Mr. Brunner. I can infer … Percy really cares and thinks about about the people in his life.

Challenge: Percy thinks he is going to fail his mythology exam. Response: He decides to go to talk to Mr. Brunner, either to get help or to apologize for how poorly he is about to do. I can infer … Percy can be responsible and thoughtful, especially when it comes to people he cares about.

Exit Ticket How Has the Author Helped Us Get to Know Percy So Far? I can cite text-based evidence to support an analysis of literary text. (RL.6.1) How has the author, Rick Riordan, helped us to get to know Percy so far in The Lightning Thief? Write in full sentences and use evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Write in your Planner Homework : Read Chapter 3 Use your Post-it notes to mark evidence. What does Percy think about in this chapter? What do we learn about him based on these thoughts?

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