Lesson 4: Look Both Ways, Vignette 1: Water Booger Bears

Today you will

• Summarize and then close read, identifying symbols and their meanings and connecting these symbols to theme.

• Explain how symbols represent ideas and connect to theme using text evidence and interpretive language.

• Practice combining kernel sentences about the text/topic under study to support building their understanding of more complex sentences (e.g., simplifying sentences, reducing repetition, etc.).