THEME 1: Facing Challenges Fourth Grade Week 1 Day 3

Question of the Day (Quick Write) Think about a pact you have made with a friend or think about what kind of pact you could make with a friend. A pact I have made with my friend was ___________. We made this pact because…. A pact I could make with a friend would be…

Focus Skill Character’s traits and Motivations Character: People or animals in the story TRAITS: Show what character is like or what kind of person they are Motivations: Are the reasons the character acts as they do Actions: What the character does in the story

Focus Skill Character’s traits and Motivations Let’s use our graphic organizer to analyze Rory’s mother’s traits and motivations: Page 32 Why does Rory’s mother offer to buy a pizza for dinner? Page 32 Why does Rory’s mother say that one pizza is enough? Page 34 Why doesn’t Rory’s mother scold Bolivia for ordering a 2 nd pizza? What can you tell about Rory’s mother, based on what she does and says?

Focus Skill Character’s traits and Motivations Turn to Practice Book Page 3 Dan’s ActionsDan’s TraitsDan’s Motivations

pact A pact is an agreement between people or countries in which they promise to do certain things. What pact had the boys made when Bolivia 1 st arrived?

queasy If you feel queasy, you have a sick feeling in your stomach. Why did Rory feel queasy about Derek’s return from summer camp?

foisted If something is foisted on you, it is given to you whether you want it or not. Why might Rory and Derek feel that Bolivia had been foisted on them?

venture A new venture is a project that is exciting and even risky. How successful was Rory and Bolivia’s business venture?

annoyed To be annoyed means to be somewhat angry about something. Why might Rory’s mother have been annoyed with Bolivia?

depriving If someone is depriving you of something, the person is keeping you from having it. What did Bolivia really mean when she told Derek she wouldn’t think of depriving him of pizza?

Secret Talk Turn to page 44 Choral Read poem Partner read to practice your Fluency. –When you read with accuracy, you read each word correctly. Work with your partner to read the passage aloud as your partner follows along. –Ask your partner if you skipped any words or read words incorrectly. Then switch roles.

Word Study What spelling word would be a synonym for the words below? 1.Wide _______ 2.Fear _______ 3.Movie _______ 4.Crack _______ 5.Chore _______ 6.Kind _______ 7.Plant _______ 8.Agreement ______ 9.Walk _______ Spelling Word Bank Tread Crop Pact Task Brand Dread Split Film Broad