Part I: Collaborative Discussion: How Does Jack Change?
Throughout this unit, you have been summarizing key events in Love That Dog and analyzing Jack’s reaction to them. For this assessment, you are going to reflect on how Jack’s character has changed since the beginning of the story. (RL.4.1, RL.4.3, SL.4.1a, SL.4.1b, SL.4.1c)
In this part of the assessment, you will meet with a small group to discuss the follow questions:
How have Jack’s feelings about poetry changed from the beginning of Love That Dog to where we are at in the story now (page 45)? Why have they changed?
Remember to use details and examples from the text to support and explain your thinking
Throughout the discussion refer to:
■ the Discussion Norms anchor chart
■ the notes on your Preparing for a Text-Based Discussion note-catcher