Lesson 4: A Single Shard, Chapter 1

Today you will

• Read Chapter 1 of A Single Shard and discuss how the characters respond to the events of the chapter and analyze how these responses connect to themes in the story.

• Explain how character responses reveal traits using text evidence and action/interpretive verbs (observes, notices, responds; reveals, suggests, indicates).

• Use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text.