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Academic Knowledge & Skills Lesson Plan

Lesson Name

Comparing and Contrasting: Character’s Actions

Grade Subject Course Topic‐Strand

5 Language Arts A – Reading E – Speaking and Listening

Unit Name Estimated Time Needed for Lesson (Minutes/Hours/Days)

Comparing and Contrasting in Literature

1 day

AKS# Description

3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

9 Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4‐5 complexity band independently and proficiently by the end of grade 5.

32 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one‐on‐one), in groups, and teacher‐led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and text, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Materials/Links/Text References

Attach a file or insert an existing resource here:

Suggested Short and Extended Texts: (genre) S‐short, E‐extended James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (A, F)E The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary (A, F) E Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (F) E The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (F) E The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss (A) E Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (HF) E Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco (HF) S Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson (HF) S Faithful Elephants by Yukio Tsuchiya (HF) S Nettie’s Trip South (HF) S Baseball in the Barrios by Henry Horenstein (RF) S The Toughest Cowboy: or How the Wild West Was Tamed by John Frank (TL) S American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne (TL) S The Bunyans by Audrey Wood (TL) S Teammates by Peter Golenbock (HF) S

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Materials: Chart Paper Document camera to display text Independent Books: Literature Reader’s Notebook Copies of a list of character traits for use throughout the year Essential Questions What should students know when unit or lesson is completed?

How do readers compare and contrast characters’ actions?

Essential Vocabulary

Reading Workshop, Short and Extended Text, Reader’s Notebook, Reading List, Genre, Discuss, Reading Partners, Classroom Library, Compare and Contrast, Characters’ Actions, Scene

Teacher Lesson Prep Suggestions (Optional)


Readers analyze characters through the character’s actions, thoughts, words, and relationships with other characters. Through these analyses the reader then can look further at characters by comparing and contrasting two or more characters. Whatever piece of literature you choose to use in the lesson should be read to the class during an Interactive Read Aloud before you begin this lesson.

Assessment Strategies


Assessment Observe during the minilesson and confer with students about how to compare and contrast characters’ actions during independent reading.

Required Background Knowledge for Students


Even though character traits is a 4th grade AKS, you may want to consider distributing a list of character traits for the students to glue into their reader’s notebooks. Students may need a reference to other words that describe characters because the students’ vocabulary is still developing.

Quality + Teaching Strategies

x Assessment

Comparison & Contrast

Literacy

Non‐Verbal Presentation

Technology

x Questioning

Summarizing

Background Knowledge

Collaboration

x Modeling & Practice

Problem Solving

Student Goal Setting

Vocabulary

x x

x x

x x

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Activating Strategy/Mini‐Lesson/Warm‐Up


Comparing & Contrasting Characters’ Actions

Character A: Character B:

What is the character doing in this part of the book?



Based on the characters’ actions in the text, how do these characters compare?

Based on the character’s actions in the text, how do these characters contrast?

Connect: Last year, you learned how to identify character traits that fit a character in a piece of literature by analyzing their actions, thoughts, and words. This year you are going to learn how to compare and contrast two or more characters in a text. Teach: Readers compare and contrast characters’ by analyzing their actions. Let’s make a new chart called “Comparing and Contrasting Characters’ Actions.” Please make sure you are taking notes in your reader’s notebooks. Let’s go back and look at a literature text that we are familiar with to learn how to compare and contrast characters. Remember to compare is to find what is alike and to contrast is to look at what is different. First we are going to identify two main characters, select a part in the book where they are in the same scene, and then describe their actions with each other. Read aloud from the text and record each character’s actions while thinking aloud for the students. Try this out again in another part of the story that shows the characters in the same scene. Begin to compare and contrast these characters in a think aloud and then record your thoughts on the chart. Write down page numbers if it is helpful. Did you hear and see how I found a place in the text where you can compare and contrast the character’s actions? Active Engagement: Let’s practice finding a place where you can compare and contrast character’s actions. Guide the students to find another scene in the book. Read aloud the part and have the students write down the actions on their chart. Next have them add to the comparisons and contrasts. Share your thinking from this scene. Link: Make another “Comparing and Contrasting Character’s Actions” chart in your reader’s notebook. Since you are studying characters, you should be reading a literature text this week for more practice with comparison and contrast. You are to write down two character’s actions in at least two scenes. Begin to think about the possible comparisons and contrasts. Then write your conclusions of the character’s comparisons and contrasts based on their actions.

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Instructional Activities


(Independent Time) During this time, observe students and confer if necessary with working on comparison and contrast of character’s actions from their independent books. Also pull guided reading groups to work on providing scaffolding with this skill.

Differentiation Scaffolds/Language/ESOL Interventions/Extensions/Enrichment/Other

ESOL/SPED – These students often have difficulty understanding the process of how to analyze text for character actions. Give them daily guidance in a small group during their guided reading instruction. Enrichment – Ask students to compare and contrast three character’s actions using a Venn Diagram.

Summarizing Strategies

(Share) Ask two students to project and share their work. Guide them if necessary to reinforce the focus of the minilesson.

Other (Optional)

Homework

Read 20 minutes. Make a chart to use at home to practice comparing and contrasting character’s actions. This lesson could be taught again but instead with an extended text.

Copyright/Citations (as needed)

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Lesson Name

Comparing and Contrasting: Characters’ Thoughts & Feelings





1 day

AKS # Description

3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact)






AKS Lesson Plan

Materials: Chart Paper Document camera to display text Independent Books: Literature Reader’s Notebook Essential Questions What should students know when unit or lesson is completed?

How do readers compare and contrast characters’ thoughts and feelings?


Reading Workshop, Short and Extended Text, Reader’s Notebook, Reading List, Genre, Discuss, Reading Partners, Classroom Library, Compare and Contrast, Characters’ Thoughts and Feelings, Scene






Assessment Observe during the minilesson and confer with students about how to compare and contrast characters’ thoughts and feelings during independent reading.



Enter Text Here


x Assessment


Literacy


Technology

x Questioning

Summarizing


Collaboration


Problem Solving


Vocabulary

x x

x x

x x


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Comparing & Contrasting Characters’ Thoughts & Feelings


What is the character thinking and feeling in this part of the book?



Based on the characters’ thoughts and feelings in the text, how do these characters compare?

Based on the character’s thoughts and feelings in the text, how do these characters contrast?

Connect: Yesterday, you learned how to compare and contrast characters based on their actions. Today you will learn how to compare and contrast characters in a new way. Teach: Readers compare and contrast characters’ by analyzing their thoughts and feelings. Let’s make a new chart called “Comparing and Contrasting Characters’ Thoughts and Feelings.” Please make sure you are taking notes in your reader’s notebooks. Let’s go back and look at a literature text that we are familiar with to learn how to compare and contrast characters. Remember to compare is to find what is alike and to contrast is to look at what is different. First we are going to identify two main characters, select a part in the book they are in the same scene, and then describe what the characters are thinking and feeling as they interact with each other. Read aloud from the text and record each character’s thoughts and feelings while thinking aloud for the students. Try this out again in another part of the story that shows the characters in the same scene. Begin to compare and contrast these characters in a think aloud and then record on the chart. Write down page numbers if it is helpful. Did you hear and see how I found a place in the text where you can compare and contrast the characters’ thoughts and feelings? Active Engagement: Let’s practice finding a place where you can compare and contrast characters’ thoughts and feelings. Guide the students to find another scene in the book. Read aloud the part and have the students write down the information on their chart. Next have them add to the comparisons and contrasts. Share your thinking from this scene. Link: Make another “Comparing and Contrasting Characters’ Thoughts and Feelings” chart in your reader’s notebook. Since you are studying characters you should be reading a literature text this week for more practice with comparison and contrast. You are to write down two characters’ thoughts and feelings in at least two scenes. Begin to think about the possible comparisons and contrasts. Then finally, write your conclusions of the characters’ comparisons and contrasts based on their thoughts and feelings.

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(Independent Time) During this time, observe students and confer if necessary with working on comparison and contrast of characters’ thoughts and feelings from their independent books. Also, pull guided reading groups to work on providing scaffolding in working on this skill.


ESOL/SPED – These students often have difficulty with understanding the process of how to analyze text for character thoughts and feelings. Give them daily guidance in a small group with guided reading. Enrichment – Ask students to compare and contrast three characters’ thoughts and feelings using a Venn Diagram.


(Share) Ask two students to project and share their work. Guide them when necessary to reinforce the focus of the minilesson.

Other (Optional)

Homework

Read 20 minutes. Make a chart for home to practice comparing and contrasting characters’ thoughts and feelings.

This lesson could be taught again but instead with an extended text.


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Lesson Name

Comparing and Contrasting: Characters’ Dialogue





1 day

AKS # Description

3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact)






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How do readers compare and contrast characters’ dialogue?


Reading Workshop, Short and Extended Text, Reader’s Notebook, Reading List, Genre, Discuss, Reading Partners, Classroom Library, Compare and Contrast, Characters’ Dialogue, Scene






Assessment Observe during the minilesson and confer with students about how to compare and contrast characters’ dialogue during independent reading.



Enter Text Here


x Assessment


Literacy


Technology

x Questioning

Summarizing


Collaboration


Problem Solving


Vocabulary

x x

x x

x x


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Comparing & Contrasting Characters’ Dialogue


What is the character saying in this part of the book?



Based on the characters’ dialogue in the text, how do these characters compare?

Based on the character’s dialogue in the text, how do these characters contrast?

Connect: Yesterday, you learned how to compare and contrast characters based on their actions. Today you will learn how to compare and contrast characters in a new way. Teach: Readers compare and contrast characters’ by analyzing their dialogue. Let’s make a new chart called “Comparing and Contrasting Characters’ Dialogue.” Please make sure you are taking notes in your reader’s notebooks. Let’s go back and look at a literature text that we are familiar with to learn how to compare and contrast characters. Remember to compare is to find what is alike and to contrast is to look at what is different. First we are going to identify two main characters, select a part in the book they are in the same scene, and then describe what the characters are saying as they interact with each other. Based on their dialogue, you can tell what traits the character exhibits. Read aloud from the text and record each character’s dialogue while thinking aloud for the students. Try this out again in another part of the story that shows the characters in the same scene. Begin to compare and contrast these characters in a think aloud and then record on the chart. Write down page numbers if it is helpful. Did you hear and see how I found a place in the text where you can compare and contrast the characters’ dialogue? Active Engagement: Let’s practice finding a place where you can compare and contrast characters’ dialogue. Guide the students to find another scene in the book. Read aloud the part and have the students write down the information on their chart. Next have them add to the comparisons and contrasts. Share your thinking from this scene. Link: Make another “Comparing and Contrasting Characters’ Dialogue” chart in your reader’s notebook. Since you are studying characters you should be reading a literature text this week for more practice with comparison and contrast. You are to write down two characters’ dialogue in at least two scenes. Begin to think about the possible comparisons and contrasts. Then finally, write your conclusions of the characters’ comparisons and contrasts based on their dialogue.

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(Independent Time) During this time, observe students and confer if necessary with working on comparison and contrast of characters’ dialogue from their independent books. Also, pull guided reading groups to work on providing scaffolding in working on this skill.


ESOL/SPED – These students often have difficulty with understanding the process of how to analyze text for characters’ dialogue. Give them daily guidance in a small group with guided reading. Enrichment – Ask students to compare and contrast three characters’ dialogue using a Venn Diagram.



Other (Optional)

Homework

Read 20 minutes. Make a chart for home to practice comparing and contrasting characters’ dialogue.



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Lesson Name

Comparing and Contrasting Characters to Make Predictions





1 day

AKS # Description







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How do readers compare and contrast characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot?


Reading Workshop, Short and Extended Text, Reader’s Notebook, Reading List, Genre, Discuss, Reading Partners, Classroom Library, Compare and Contrast, Characters’ Actions/Thoughts/Feelings/Dialogue, Predictions, Plot



Readers analyze characters through the character’s actions, thoughts, words, and relationships with other characters. Through these analyses the reader then can look further at characters by comparing and contrasting two or more characters. Whatever piece of literature you choose to use in the lesson should be read for the first time during this lesson.



Assessment Observe during the minilesson and confer with students about how to compare and contrast characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot during independent reading.



Enter Text Here


x Assessment


Literacy


Technology

x Questioning

Summarizing


Collaboration


Problem Solving


Vocabulary

x x

x x

x x



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Comparing & Contrasting Characters’ Actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot.





Based on the comparisons of the characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue in the text, what will happen next in the plot?

Based on the contrasts of the characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue in the text, what will happen next in the plot?

Connect: Yesterday, you learned how to compare and contrast characters based on their dialogue. Today you will learn how to use all three ways of comparing and contrasting characters to make predictions. Teach: Readers compare and contrast characters’ by analyzing their actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot. Let’s make a new chart called “Comparing and Contrasting Characters’ to Make Predictions about the Plot.” Please make sure you are taking notes in your reader’s notebooks. Since we are making predictions let’s look at a new literature text to learn how to compare and contrast characters for making predictions. Remember to compare is to find what is alike and to contrast is to look at what is different. First we are going to identify two main characters, select a part in the book they are in the same scene, and then describe what the characters are doing, thinking and feeling, and saying as they interact with each other. Based on their actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue I will make a prediction about the plot. Read aloud from the text and record each character’s actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot while thinking aloud for the students. Try this out again in another part of the story that shows the characters in the same scene. Begin to compare and contrast these characters in a think aloud and then record on the chart. Write down page numbers if it is helpful. Did you hear and see how I found a place in the text where you can compare and contrast the characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot? Active Engagement: Let’s practice finding a place where you can compare and contrast characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot. Guide the students to find another scene in the book. Read aloud the part and have the students write down the information on their chart. Next have them add to the comparisons and contrasts. Share your thinking from this scene. Link: Make another “Comparing and Contrasting Characters’ to Make Predictions about the Plot” chart in your reader’s notebook. Since you are studying characters you should be reading a literature text this week for more practice with comparison and contrast. You are to write down two characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot in at least two scenes. Begin to think about the possible comparisons and contrasts. Then finally, write your conclusions of the characters’ comparisons and

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contrasts based on their actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot. Read on to see if your prediction is correct.



(Independent Time) During this time, observe students and confer if necessary with working on comparison and contrast of characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot from their independent books. Also, pull guided reading groups to work on providing scaffolding in working on this skill.


ESOL/SPED – These students often have difficulty with understanding the process of how to analyze text for characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot. Give them daily guidance in a small group with guided reading. Enrichment – Ask students to compare and contrast three characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot using a Venn Diagram.



Other (Optional)

Homework

Read 20 minutes. Make a chart for home to practice comparing and contrasting characters’ actions, thoughts and feelings, and dialogue to make predictions about the plot.



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Lesson Name

Comparing and Contrasting: Setting





1 day

AKS # Description






Need Two Suggested Short Familiar Texts: (genre) S‐short text Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (HF) S Eleanor by Barbara Cooney (HF, B) S A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac (HF, B) S Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco (HF) S Teammates by Peter Golenbock (HF) S Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson (HF) S Nettie’s Trip South (HF) S Materials: Chart Paper Independent Literature Books Reader’s Notebook Essential Questions What should students know when unit or lesson is completed? How do readers compare and contrast setting through analyzing text for time, place, and environment?

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Reading Workshop, Short Text, Reader’s Notebook, Reading List, Genre, Discuss, Reading Partners, Classroom Library, Connections, Analyze, Setting: Time, Place, Environment



Another element of literature that readers need to consider is setting. When taking into account the setting of the story, the reader looks for clues about time, place, and environment. These clues can be explicit or implicit. Also, the reader needs to look at why setting changes and how it affects the plot to provide further understanding of the text. The skill of comparison and contrast allows the reader to look at setting changes.



Assessment Observe, confer, and analyze student charts of setting. A chart could be collected on the second day as a daily grade.



Enter Text Here


x Assessment


Literacy


Technology

x Questioning

Summarizing


Collaboration


Problem Solving


Vocabulary

x x

x x

x




Comparing and Contrasting Setting Within the Same Text

Time Place Environment

Setting 1

Setting 2

Compare the two settings.

Contrast the two settings.

Connect: In the past days we have been working on comparing and contrasting characters in literature. Another way we can compare and contrast an element of literature is the setting. Teach: Readers compare and contrast setting within a text by looking for the time, place, and

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environment. Today we are going to compare and contrast two settings within a text. As a reminder, there are three aspects of setting to consider: time, place, and environment. (Write “Comparing and Contrasting Setting Within a Text” at the top of the chart and draw and label a chart according to the sample chart above.) Let’s discuss each of these aspects. Take notes in your readers’ notebooks.

1. time – dates, time of day, days of week 2. place – location name (Springdale, swamp, porch, airplane) 3. environment – describes weather and/or surroundings (foggy, dark, and icy)

When you look for setting, you look for words or clues that describe the time, place, or environment. Identifying these clues lets the reader know where and when the story is taking place. Something important to remember though is the setting of a story can change. Changes in setting provide a clearer understanding of the plot of the story. Let’s look for setting clues in a short text to practice comparing and contrasting two different settings. We will chart any noticings about change in setting. Then we will discuss and write comparisons and contrasts. Active Engagement: Now, you try it. I am going to read from another short text. While I’m reading I want you to write notes on the time, place, and environment that tell about one setting. Let’s get back together to talk about the setting of this part of the book. Now let’s read another part of the book that describes another setting. Finally, you will compare and contrast these settings. Link: Today, during independent reading I want you to create a chart in your reader’s notebook so you can practice comparing and contrasting two settings in your own independent books. If you have already begun to read your book, then you can go back to a place you have read and write the setting.



(Independent Time) During this time, observe students and confer with them on how to look for clues for time, place, and environment. Then also, discuss setting and how it changes over time by comparing and contrasting. Conferring and instruction needs to occur in guided reading as well.


All subgroups should be given leveled text in guided reading to differentiate. These leveled texts should be chosen to give practice with this element of fiction.


(Share) Allow students to project and share setting charts from their independent reading. Guide them with the comparison and contrast portion of the charts. Remember that one way you can think about a literature is to compare and contrast setting changes in a text.

Other (Optional)

Homework Read 20 minutes. Make a setting chart with a literature text at home. This lesson could be taught again but instead with an extended text. Copyright/Citations (as needed)

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Lesson Name

Comparing and Contrasting: Analyzing Setting Change Affects Plot





1 day

AKS # Description






Need Two Suggested Short Familiar Texts: (genre) S‐short text Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (HF) S Eleanor by Barbara Cooney (HF, B) S A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac (HF, B) S Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco (HF) S Teammates by Peter Golenbock (HF) S Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson (HF) S Nettie’s Trip South (HF) S Materials: Chart Paper Independent Literature Books Reader’s Notebook Essential Questions What should students know when unit or lesson is completed?

How do readers compare and contrast setting and then analyze how the change affects the plot?

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Reading Workshop, Short Text, Reader’s Notebook, Reading List, Genre, Discuss, Reading Partners, Classroom Library, Connections, Setting, Compare, Contrast, Analyze, Plot



Another element of literature that readers need to consider is setting. When taking into account the setting of the story, the reader looks for clues about time, place, and environment. These clues can be explicit or implicit. Also, the reader needs to look at why setting changes and how it affects the plot to provide further understanding of the text. The skill of comparison and contrast allows the reader to look at setting changes.






Enter Text Here


x Assessment


Literacy


Technology

x Questioning

Summarizing


Collaboration


Problem Solving


Vocabulary

x x

x x

x




How Setting Changes Affect the Plot


Setting 1

Setting 2

Compare and contrast the two settings.

How does the setting change affect the plot?

Connect: You have been comparing and contrasting setting changes in a text. Today you will discuss how the setting change can have an effect on the plot. Teach: Readers compare and contrast setting and then analyze how the change affects the plot. You have already learned how to compare and contrast two settings within a text. Let’s learn how to

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discuss how these changes affect the plot. Remember plot means the events that make up a story. (Write “How Setting Changes Affect the Plot” at the top of the chart and draw and label a chart according to the sample chart above.) Let’s discuss each of these aspects. Take notes in your readers’ notebooks. First let’s read from a familiar text and find clues for the first setting. Use a document camera to project text. Now, let’s continue to read a few pages later and find a place where the setting changes. Now, we will compare/contrast these settings. Here is the new item we will learn today. The author has changed the setting for a reason. So, let’s analyze the comparisons and contrasts and discover how the change in setting affects the plot. Do you see how changes in setting provide a clearer understanding of the plot of the story? Active Engagement: Now, you try it. I am going to read from another short text. While I’m reading I want you to write notes on two different settings. Next, compare and contrast these settings. Finally, how does the change in setting affect the plot? Link: Today, during independent reading I want you to create a chart in your reader’s notebook so you can practice comparing and contrasting two settings and how the setting change affects the plot. You will use your own independent book. Instructional Activities


(Independent Time) During this time, observe students and confer with them on how to look for clues for setting. Discuss the effects of setting changes through the comparisons and contrasts. Conferring and instruction needs to occur in guided reading as well.




(Share) Allow students to project and share setting charts from their independent reading. Guide them with the comparison and contrast and the effects of setting change. Remember that one way you can think about a literature is to compare and contrast setting changes in a text and how these changes affect the plot.

Other (Optional)

Homework Read 20 minutes. Make a setting chart with a literature text at home. This lesson could be taught again but instead with an extended text.


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Lesson Name

Comparing and Contrasting: Analyzing Setting Change Affects Characters





1 day

AKS # Description






Need Two Suggested Short Familiar Texts: (genre) S‐short text Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (HF) S Eleanor by Barbara Cooney (HF, B) S A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac (HF, B) S Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco (HF) S Teammates by Peter Golenbock (HF) S Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson (HF) S Nettie’s Trip South (HF) S Materials: Chart Paper Independent Literature Books Reader’s Notebook Essential Questions What should students know when unit or lesson is completed?

How do readers compare and contrast setting and then analyze how the change affects characters?

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Reading Workshop, Short Text, Reader’s Notebook, Reading List, Genre, Discuss, Reading Partners, Classroom Library, Connections, Setting, Character, Analyze, Plot



Another element of literature that readers need to consider is setting. When taking into account the setting of the story, the reader looks for clues about time, place, and environment. These clues can be explicit or implicit. Also, the reader needs to look at why setting changes and how it affects characters to provide further understanding of the text. The skill of comparison and contrast allows the reader to look at setting changes.






Enter Text Here


x Assessment


Literacy


Technology

x Questioning

Summarizing


Collaboration


Problem Solving


Vocabulary

x x

x x

x




How Setting Changes Affects Characters


Setting 1

Setting 2

Compare and contrast the two settings.

How does the setting change affect the characters?

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Connect: You have been comparing and contrasting setting changes in a text, how the setting change can have an effect on the plot. Today we will see how setting changes can have affects on characters. Teach: Readers compare and contrast setting and then analyze how the change affects characters. You have already learned how to compare and contrast two settings and then how these changes affect the plot. Today we will look at how setting changes affect characters. (Write “How Setting Changes Affect Characters” at the top of the chart and draw and label a chart according to the sample chart above.) Let’s discuss each of these aspects. Take notes in your readers’ notebooks. First let’s read from a familiar text and find clues for the first setting. Use a document camera to project text. Now, let’s continue to read a few pages later and find a place where the setting changes. Now, we will compare/contrast these settings. Here is the new item we will learn today. The author has changed the setting for a reason. So, let’s analyze the comparisons and contrasts and discover how the change in setting affects the characters. Here are some questions to consider when thinking about the effect on characters. Has the time changed many months or years, therefore the characters are older? Are the characters acting or thinking differently? Do you see how changes in setting provide a clearer understanding of the characters in a story? Active Engagement: Now, you try it. I am going to read from another short text. While I’m reading I want you to write notes on two different settings. Next, compare and contrast these settings. Finally, how does the change in setting affect the characters? Link: Today, during independent reading I want you to create a chart in your reader’s notebook so you can practice comparing and contrasting two settings and how the setting change affects characters. You will use your own independent book. Instructional Activities


(Independent Time) During this time, observe students and confer with them on how to look for clues for setting. Discuss the effects of setting changes on the characters through the comparisons and contrasts. Conferring and instruction needs to occur in guided reading as well.




(Share) Allow students to project and share setting charts from their independent reading. Guide them with the comparison and contrast and the effects of setting change. Remember that one way you can think about a literature is to compare and contrast setting changes in a text and how these changes affect characters.

Other (Optional)

Homework Read 20 minutes. Make a setting chart with a literature text at home. This lesson could be taught again but instead with an extended text.

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Lesson Name

Comparing and Contrasting: Events That Cause Character Change





1‐2 days

AKS # Description






Suggested Short Familiar Texts: (genre) S‐short text Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (HF) S Eleanor by Barbara Cooney (HF, B) S A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac (HF, B) S Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco (HF) S Teammates by Peter Golenbock (HF) S Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson (HF) S Nettie’s Trip South (HF) S Materials: Chart Paper Independent Literature Books Reader’s Notebook Essential Questions What should students know when unit or lesson is completed?

How do readers compare and contrast how a character changes because of events in the story?

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Reading Workshop, Short Text, Reader’s Notebook, Reading List, Genre, Buzz, Reading Partners, Classroom Library, Connections, Setting, Character, Compare, Contrast, Events



In literature, events in a story can affect a character. These events can change how the character acts, thinks/feels, and their appearance. Readers need to study how a character is at the beginning of a story and compare and contrast the character at the end of the story. Whatever piece of literature you choose to use in the lesson should be read to the class during an Interactive Read Aloud before you begin this lesson.



Assessment Observe, confer, and analyze student charts on character change. A chart could be collected on the second day as a daily grade. Another way to get a daily grade is to provide a one page short literature text for students to complete during independent work time.



Enter Text Here


x Assessment


Literacy


Technology

x Questioning

Summarizing


Collaboration


Problem Solving


Vocabulary

x x

x x

x




How Characters Change

Actions Thoughts/Feelings Physical Appearance

Character: _________

Events That Cause the Change:

Character: _________

Compare and contrast the character at the beginning and end of the story.

How do the events change the character?

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Connect: You have been comparing and contrasting setting changes in a text, how the setting change can have an effect on the plot. Today you will see how events in a story can change a character over time. Teach: Readers compare and contrast how a character changes because of events in the story. Let’s take a look at how a character can change in a story. First let’s make a chart called “How Characters Change.” Take notes in your readers’ notebooks. At the top of the chart and draw and label a chart according to the sample chart above. Let’s select the main character in a familiar story and takes notes on the character’s actions, thoughts/feelings, and appearance. Now, let’s reread the story and record events that affect the character where we are noticing the character is changing. Finish the book and go back to record the character differences. Let’s discuss the comparisons and contrasts we notice on how the character has changed. So, how did the events cause the character to change over time? Active Engagement: Now, I want you turn and talk with a partner and discuss the steps a reader must think about to show how a character changes from events in a story. Link: Today, during independent reading I want you to create a chart in your reader’s notebook so you can practice comparing and contrasting character changes. This will be something that some of you might be able to finish this week and some of you will continue this work into next week.



(Independent Time) During this time, observe students and confer with them on how to compare and contrast character change. Discuss the effects of events on the character. Conferring and instruction needs to occur in guided reading as well.




(Share) Allow students to project and share character change charts from their independent reading. If no students have completed this task you can wrap the lesson up with a short demonstration of another familiar text. Remember that one way you can think about literature is to compare and contrast character changes in a text by looking at events that cause the changes.

Other (Optional)

Homework Read 20 minutes. Make a character change chart with a literature text at home. This lesson could be taught again but instead with an extended text.


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