GOAL:
To analyze the changes that characters undergo and the ways in which the author shows these changes
ASSIGNED READING:
Chapters 12-13
WRITING PROMPT:
How has Byron changed? What do you think caused him to change?
Why do you think Kenny insists on going to Collier's Landing?
Why does Byron cry over Kenny? What does this tell you about By?
ONLINE PROMPT:
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Introduce students to the terms static character and dynamic character. Explain that a static character stays the same throughout a story, and that a dynamic character changes during a story. Suggest that they keep these terms in mind as they read Chapters 12 and 13, and that they think about how the terms apply to characters in The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963.
You may want to make sure that students know what a whirlpool is before they begin today's reading. Ask them to share what they know, and lead them to understand that a whirlpool is a circular current in a body of water that can pull things down toward its center. Vortex is another word for whirlpool.
During community share, ask students whether they think Byron is a static character or a dynamic character. If they agree that he is a dynamic character, ask them to provide evidence from the book to show how he has changed. What details does the author use to show changes in Byron? Do students think that they're finally seeing the "true" Byron? Why? What is Kenny's point of view about his brother's behavior? What evidence about Byron's changes does Kenny have that no other character has?
If you discussed the pun "personal saver" in Lesson 2, you may want to have students analyze "Wool Pooh" and determine whether it is also a pun.
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