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Lyddie: Lesson four, Unit 1
This document provides instructions and materials for a literature class discussion of the book Lyddie. It includes: - Notes and discussion questions for chapters 3-4 of Lyddie about the plot, characters, and their interactions. - Definitions of unfamiliar words from the text for students to add to their packets. - Learning objectives and instructions for partner discussions to analyze an excerpt from chapter 6 in more depth. - A worksheet for students to answer text-dependent questions about the excerpt with their partner. - Homework assigned of finishing reading chapters 6-7 and taking notes in preparation for a quiz.
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Lyddie: Lesson four, Unit 1
- 1. DO NOW Checking forUnderstanding Entry Task QUIZ!! • On your own today! • You MAY use your Notes • You may NOT use the book
- 2. Lyddie Reading Chapters 3-4 ChapterSetting Characters Plot How do the setting, character and/ or plot interact? 3 Lyddie Lyddie arrives at the tavern and is amazed by the things she sees: the huge building, a stagecoach, a woman dressed in a fine dress, the kitchen. What do Triphena and Mistress Cutler think of Lyddie when she arrives? Lyddie feels out of place because she’s dressed to poorly and the women are rude to her. What are the working conditions like in the tavern? Cutler’s tavern Mistress Cutler Triphena (the cook) Mistress Cutler mistakes her for a beggar because Lyddie is dirty and dressed in her homemade clothes. Triphena says she is ugly. Lyddie had to work hard, the mistress was tough on her, she slept in a hot, stuffy space, and she was often hungry.
- 3. Lyddie Definitions Check your packetand add: tavern: (18) a bar & restaurant that also has hotel rooms homespun: (20) made at home garment: (23) a piece of clothing
- 4. Lyddie Definitions Check your packetand add: servitude: (23) being forced to obey someone else comrade: (25) friend, especially someone who shares difficult work or circumstances
- 5. Lyddie Definitions What new wordsdid you define? • • •
- 6. Chapter Setting Characters Plot How dothe setting, character and/ or plot interact? 4 Lyddie Triphena begins to like Lyddie for her hard working attitude. She tells the frog story. Describe Lyddie’s relationship with Triphena. Triphena is becoming nicer now that she sees Lyddie is a hard worker. Cutler’s Tavern Mistress Cutler Triphena Willie Hired men (Otis and Enoch) Charlie visits her. He is also working hard. Lyddie worries for him and the house. When Charlie comes to visit, how does Lyddie react? Lyddie wants to talk about important things with Charlie, but can’t with others around. Lyddie hears about She is worried about him rewards for turning in being small & not eating escaped slaves. enough. More work comes with the spring. How does spring change the work being done at the tavern? Now she has to take care of the animals, clarify syrup and mold it into fancy shaped sugar.
- 7. Lyddie Definitions Check your packetand add: mean: (27) not generous; stingy secretive: (29) keeping one’s thoughts, actions or intentions hidden calicoes: (29) lightweight cotton fabrics
- 8. Lyddie Definitions anxieties: (31) worries practicedskill: (32) special skill or knowledge you learn by training or experience fugitive: (33) someone who is hiding from the authorities
- 9. Lyddie Definitions What new wordsdid you define? • • •
- 10. Lyddie Learning Objectives I cananalyze how plot, character and setting interact in Lyddie. I can use context clues – in a sentence and on a page – to determine the meaning of unknown words.
- 11. Lyddie Learning Objectives By engagingin a discussion with my partner, I can analyze one section of Lyddie to deepen my understanding of the plot, characters, and setting.
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- 13. Lyddie Discussion Appointments Meet witha partner NEXT TO THE SHUTTLE • Read along as we read Chapter 5 • Notice that Chapter 5 Notes already done for you! • Pay attention on page # 38!!
- 14. Lyddie Discussion Appointments Chapter 6– Excerpt on page # 43 • Analyze the interaction between Ezekial and Lyddie • Use “Thinkmarks” to write down words or phrases that show characters’ feelings and why he or she acts that way
- 15. Lyddie Discussion Appointments What didyou write down? • • •
- 16. Lyddie Discussion Appointments What didyou write down? • • •
- 17. Lyddie Discussion Appointments Text-Dependent QuestionsWorksheet: • Page # 43 • Work with your partner • Answer in complete sentences! • Answer ALL questions • Raise your hand when done
- 18. Lyddie Text-Dependent Questions Question 1. Thetext says: “It was half the Stevenses’ calf by right’, she said, trying to diminish for both of them the enormity of what she had done” (43). What do diminish and enormity mean? How do context clues help you figure that out? What does this sentence help us to infer about how they are feeling? Answer
- 19. Lyddie Text-Dependent Questions Question 2. “Shefelt leaden with sadness” (43). What does the word leaden mean? How do you know? What is making her feel “leaden with sadness?” Answer
- 20. Lyddie Text-Dependent Questions Question 3. Whydid Lyddie give Ezekiel the money? What character trait(s) does this show? Answer
- 21. Lyddie Text-Dependent Questions Question 4. Selectone person to be Lyddie and one person to be Ezekial. Practice reading the dialogue on page # 43. You should use what you have learned from this close read to bring the characters to life. Your voices should convey the feelings and thoughts of the characters. Answer
- 22. Lyddie Learning Objectives By engagingin a discussion with my partner, I can analyze one section of Lyddie to deepen my understanding of the plot, characters, and setting.
- 23. Lyddie Homework Homework • Finish readingChapters 6-7 • Complete Reader’s Notes for Chapters 6-7 • Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow!