Original PromptLesson 2
In this lesson, students reread “Bouki Over a Barrel” to understand the non-literal language and note-take the major events in the story and put them into chronological order. Students review the character traits and compare those traits between Bouki and Lapin. Students also discuss what Doucet reveals about Bouki and Lapin through their thoughts and actions in preparation for the section diagnostic.
Lesson Look Fors
Can students describe Bouki and Lapin’s relationship?
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This resource focuses on analyzing the character traits and relationships of Bouki and Lapin by sequencing story events and comparing their actions and motivations. The activities involve ordering events in the story, identifying character traits with textual evidence, and using conjunctions to explore their relationship. Additional tasks include expanding sentences to enhance understanding and creating an outline to summarize the story. Moreover, there’s a creative extension task that encourages students to predict how the setting change would impact the characters' relationship. This comprehensive approach aims to deepen students' understanding of character dynamics and narrative structure.