Module Lessons / Grade 4: Module 1: Unit 2: Lesson 1

Working to Become Effective Learners
Anchor Chart
Name: ______ Date: ______

Teacher Directions:Write the following on chart paper, leaving space at the bottom to add to it throughout the unit.

Develop the mindsets and skills for success in college, career, and life

Habit of characters / What does it mean? / What does it look like? / What does it sound like?

Working to Become Effective Learners Anchor Chart

(Example, for Teacher Reference)

Teacher Directions:Write the following on chart paper, leaving space at the bottom to add to it throughout the unit.

Develop the mindsets and skills for success in college, career, and life

Habit of characters / What does it mean? / What does it look like? / What does it sound like?
I persevere / This means I challenge myself. When something is difficult or demanding, I keep trying and ask for help if I need it. /
  • Keep trying
  • Asking someone for help
/
  • “I am finding this challenging. I have tried xyz, but I need help moving forward.”

What Happens and How Does Jack Feel About It? Anchor Chart

(Example, for Teacher Reference)

RL.4.1, RL.4.3

Pages / What happens? / How does Jack feel about it? / How do you know? Use evidence from the text to support your answer
46–67 / Jack writes a letter to Walter Dean Myers and is waiting for a response back. / He wants Walter Dean Myers to write back, and is worried that Walter Dean Myers won’t respond. / He writes, “…and maybe he’s away maybe he’s on vacation maybe he’s sick maybe he’s hiding in a room writing poems” and writes, “Sometimes when you are trying not to think about something it keeps popping back into your head.”

What Inspires Poets to Write Poetry? Note-catcher

(Example, for Teacher Reference)
RL.4.3

Title of Poem and Poet / What inspired the poet? / Where can you see evidence of this in the poem?
March 22
Jack (Love That Dog) / Reading “Love That Boy” by Walter Dean Myers and his dog, Sky / Jack’s poem ends with “Hey there, Sky!” which is similar to a line from “Love That Boy”—“Hey there, son!”—and his poem is about his dog.
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