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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | REGIONAL STANDARDS EDITION
Wisconsin
2020 Wisconsin Standards for English Language Arts
LESSON
Oliver's Changing Priorities
Box of Shocks
TEACHES
R.4.3
Describe a character (traits, motivations, and/or feelings), setting, or event, drawing on specific details in the text.
(RL) Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts, including what happened and why, based on specific evidence from the text. (RI)
WHY THIS EARNS THE STANDARD
Students trace a character's changing priorities through early and later actions supported by text evidence.
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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.
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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.
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