Believing in Yourself: The Wild Book

Lesson 9
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ELA

Unit 5

4th Grade

Lesson 9 of 19

Objective


Explain what daydreams the narrator is referring to.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Wild Book by Margarita Engle  pp. 92 – 106

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Read the verse from "Awake All Night" below. What daydreams is the narrator referring to? Why?

How can nighttime

be filled with so many

terrifying daydreams?

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • "Daily Music": What is the significance of the title? How does Fefa feel?

  • "Dance-Smart": What is the significance of the title? How do Fefa's feelings about dancing at the end of the poem compare with her feelings about reading aloud? Why?

  • "Still Struggling": What is the significance of the title? Read the last seven lines of this poem. What do they show about Fefa?

  • "Storytelling": What is the significance of the ending of the poem?

  • "The Beach in August": What connections can be drawn between Fefa's family and the unsuspecting manatees in the last stanza? Why?

  • "Home": What happened at home while the family was on vacation? How does it make Fefa feel?

  • "Awake all Night": Close read the following sentence: "But they took my ability / to sleep." Explain what Fefa means by this.

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Vocabulary


perilous

adj.

(p. 92)

dangerous

shriek

v.

(p. 106)

yell in a high-pitched voice

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.4.2 — Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
  • RL.4.3 — Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

Supporting Standards

L.4.4
L.4.5
RF.4.3
RF.4.4
RL.4.1
RL.4.4
RL.4.10
SL.4.1
W.4.10
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