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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | REGIONAL STANDARDS EDITION
California
California Common Core State Standards for ELA/Literacy
LESSON
Two Meanings of Gain
Around the World in 80 Days
TEACHES
RL.4.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
WHY THIS EARNS THE STANDARD
Deterministic Grade 4 mapping for frameworks with identical Grade 4 standard text.
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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | STANDALONE SKILL LESSON
Two Meanings of Gain
Around the World in 80 Days
20 minutes
OBJECTIVE
Distinguish a literal use of gain from a broader figurative use and explain how the two meanings connect at the ending.
STUDENT PRODUCT
A two-meaning chart and a connection sentence.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How can Fogg gain a day and also gain something that is not measured in time or money?
TEXT FOCUS
The gained calendar day and the ending's larger idea of personal gain.
LESSON SEQUENCE
- 1.Literal meaning | 3 min Explain what it means to gain a calendar day in the plot.
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- 2.Second meaning | 4 min Identify what Fogg gains in a broader personal sense.
- 3.Compare meanings | 5 min State what is different about the two uses of gain.
- 4.Connect | 6 min Explain why placing them near the ending matters.
- 5.Check | 2 min Use context for both meanings.
TEACHER KEY / EXPECTED THINKING
One gain is a literal correction in time; the other is personal and relational. The repeated word lets the ending contrast measurable success with a different kind of value.
LOOK FOR
- Distinguishes literal and broader meanings.
- Uses context for both.
- Explains why the repeated word matters.
TumbleTA | Grade 4 ELA | Canonical standalone skill lesson
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