Believing in Yourself: The Wild Book

Lesson 14
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ELA

Unit 5

4th Grade

Lesson 14 of 19

Objective


Analyze how having a learning disability impacts the way Ally sees herself and the way others see her.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt  — Ch. 1–3

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

In what ways does having a learning disability impact the way Ally sees herself? How does it impact the way others see her? Use specific details from the text to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • What descriptive details does the author include to show how Ally feels about school? 

  • Explain the significance of the chapter title, "In Trouble Again." 

  • How does Ally feel about her card when she first gives it to Mrs. Hall? How and why do her feelings change? 

  • How do the other students treat Ally? How does she respond to them? 

  • Read the quote from page 10. "No matter how many times I have prayed and worked and hoped, reading for me is still like trying to make sense of a can of alphabet soup that's been dumped on a plate. I just don't know how other people do it." Explain the significance of this statement. 

  • On page 12, what does Ally want to tell them? Why doesn't she tell them? 

  • Read the quote from page 15. "She sighs as I leave her office and I know she's tired of me. Even I'm tired of me." Explain the significance of this statement. 

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Vocabulary


relieved

adj.

(p. 4)

feeling relaxed and happy because something difficult did not happen

stalling

v.

(p. 3)

to keep something from happening; to put something off

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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
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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