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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | REGIONAL STANDARDS EDITION
Texas
English Language Arts and Reading
LESSON
Oliver's Changing Priorities
Box of Shocks
TEACHES
4.6(F)
make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
WHY THIS EARNS THE STANDARD
Students infer a changed priority from early and later actions and support the claim with evidence.
The canonical lesson that follows is unchanged. This cover is an additive curriculum-placement layer.
TumbleTA | Tumbleweed Press Inc. | Corrected build 2026-09-09 TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | STANDALONE SKILL LESSON
Oliver's Changing Priorities
Box of Shocks
20 minutes
OBJECTIVE
Trace how Oliver's priorities change and explain what two later actions reveal about him.
STUDENT PRODUCT
A beginning/later comparison ending with one character-development claim.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How does Oliver change from collecting shocks to caring about another person?
TEXT FOCUS
Oliver's early collecting interest contrasted with later choices involving Diggory.
LESSON SEQUENCE
- 1.Beginning | 3 min State what matters most to Oliver early in the story.
- 2.Later evidence | 4 min Choose two later actions that point in a different direction.
- 3.Compare priorities | 5 min Name what has changed.
- 4.Character claim | 6 min Explain what the change reveals about Oliver.
- 5.Check | 2 min Use actions, not labels alone.
TEACHER KEY / EXPECTED THINKING
Oliver begins focused on collecting shocks but later gives more weight to Diggory's needs, showing a shift from possession toward care and responsibility.
LOOK FOR
- States the early priority.
- Uses two later actions.
- Explains the change in priorities.
TumbleTA | Grade 4 ELA | Canonical standalone skill lesson
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