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 SkillCharacter’s traits and Motivations

Character:People or animals

in the story

TRAITS:Show what character is like or what kindof person they are

Motivations:Are the reasons the

character acts as they do

Actions:What the character

does in the story

Focus SkillCharacter’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 2nd pizza?

What can you tell about Rory’s mother, based on what she does and says?

Focus SkillCharacter’s traits and Motivations

• Turn to Practice Book Page 3Dan’s Actions Dan’s Traits Dan’s Motivations

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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 1st 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 StudyWhat 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