Students will understand an apply knowledge of text components to comprehend text by:Describing physical traits of characters and tell how they act.
Lesson Design
Students read the story The Cats of Tiffany Street by Sarah Hayes. In a class discussion students identified and described their favorite characters. In response to our class discussion, students used writing and art illustration of their favorite character to reflect comprehension.
Student Quotes
Alayna - I thought it was nice because Shadow found a home.
Ty'ayla - It is nice that Shadow lives with a guy who had nobody to live with.
Genevieve - I like Shadow because she reminds me of my neighbor's cats who died.