4.4 Objectives


In this lesson, I will...

1.1 Express ideas and develop understanding

1.1 Seek out and consider diverse ideas, opinions, and experiences to develop own ideas

1.1 Discuss and respond to ways that forms of texts enhance or constrain communication of ideas

2.1 Use prior knowledge

2.1 Use comprehension strategies

2.1 Choose and use strategies for word identification and vocabulary development

2.2 Interpret the choices and motives of characters

2.2 Identify and describe characters' motivations and attributes using evidence from the text and personal experience

2.2 Discuss various ways characters are developed and the reasons for and plausibility of character change

2.3 Identify and explain characters' qualities and motivations by considering their words and actions, their interactions with other characters and the narrator's purpose.

2.3 Experiment with language such as colloquial language to create an impression

2.3  Explore the effect of tone on the interpretation of messages

4.1 Expand knowledge of language (infer meanings of words and idioms from context)

4.1 Explore and explain ways that new words, phrases, and manners of expression enter language as a result of factors such as popular culture, technology, and other languages