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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | REGIONAL STANDARDS EDITION
Kansas
2023 Kansas Standards for English Language Arts
LESSON
Bradley's Development
Clara Humble and the Kitten Caboodle
TEACHES
RL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words or actions).
WHY THIS EARNS THE STANDARD
Students explain character development through actions from different parts of the story.
The canonical lesson that follows is unchanged. This cover is an additive curriculum-placement layer.
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Bradley's Development
Clara Humble and the Kitten Caboodle
20 minutes
OBJECTIVE
Explain how Bradley becomes more confident and how that confidence supports his loyalty to Clara.
STUDENT PRODUCT
A character-development statement supported by one earlier and one later action.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What changes in Bradley, and how does the change affect what he is willing to do?
TEXT FOCUS
Bradley's movement from hesitation toward confident action in the kitten problem.
LESSON SEQUENCE
- 1.Earlier Bradley | 3 min Record one action showing hesitation or lower confidence.
- 2.Later Bradley | 4 min Record one action showing greater confidence.
- 3.Name the change | 5 min State the quality that develops.
- 4.Explain its effect | 6 min Connect increased confidence to loyalty or problem solving.
- 5.Check | 2 min Use two actions from different moments.
TEACHER KEY / EXPECTED THINKING
Bradley grows more confident and uses that confidence to take risks and reassure or assist Clara, making loyalty visible through action.
LOOK FOR
- Uses early and later evidence.
- States a specific character change.
- Explains how the change affects action.
TumbleTA | Grade 4 ELA | Canonical standalone skill lesson
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