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Amplify Read Write

Contemporary Fiction

Grade 4 | Unit 3 | Lesson 3

TEKS 4.8.B Explain the interactions of the characters and the changes they undergo.

Learning Objective:

SWBAT explain the interactions of the characters and the changes they undergo.

Knowledge Objective:

SWBAT analyze the genre of contemporary fiction and its literary

elements.

Demonstration of Learning:

Given a text, SW correctly explain the interactions of the characters

and the changes they undergo in at least in 4 of 5 questions.

Contemporary Fiction

Investigating Characters

Introducing Vocabulary for “Investigating Characters”

furiously

angrily, or in a hurried or
intense manner

salutation

a way of greeting
someone

Character Investigation

Noticing how the
character changes from
the beginning of a text to
the end of a text.

We learn about CHARACTERS by…..

●Why is he/she doing that?

●If I were the character,
would I do that?

Figure out what the character wants using text evidence. Make an inference on how the character feels based on what happens in the text.

Word Choice

Good readers pay close attention to word choice. Authors use specific words to show the character’s thoughts and feelings.

Think about how the author uses dialogue to describe

Mami’s moods..

Example - “ I am so tired” to show she is exhausted

Excerpt 3 (Mami)

TPS

What words and phrases in the dialogue or actions indicate Mami's moods?

​Dialogue

​Actions

​Mood

Explain how Mami’s mood changes throughout the scene.

What do you think
causes her mood to change?

• Beginning

• End

Beginning

Middle

End

Demonstration of Learning

Given a text, SW correctly explain the
interactions of the characters and the

changes they undergo in at least in 4 of

5 questions.

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