Module 3A - Unit 1, Lesson 4:

Analyzing Point of View and Figurative Language:

Chapter 3

What are our learning

targets for Lesson 4?
I can find the gist of pages 41-43 and 60-61 of
Dragonwings.
I can determine the meaning of figurative
language.
I can analyze how the words affect tone and
meaning.
I can explain how a chapter fits into a theme.
I can analyze how Laurence Yep develops Moon
Shadows point of view of his father.

Think-Pair-Share

What happens
in Chapter 3?
Think

Pair

Share

Moon Shadows
father tells him a
story about the
Dragon King and
how he got the
name Windrider.

Turn to page 41
of your text.
You will be
reading pages
41-43 and 60-61
to get the gist.

Independently reread from

He pushed open the door
on page 41 to I guess I
dont know much about
being your son, at the end
of page 43. Then, from
Father sat in silence for
some time on page 60 to
a friend and a guide on
page 61. You have 10
End
minutes.

Think-Pair-Share
How did Moon
Shadows point of
view of his father
change from pages 41
43 to pages 6061?
Think

Pair

Share

On pages 4143, Moon

Shadow was nervous
around his father, but
by pages 6061, he was
a lot more comfortable
and familiar with his
father
and felt like he
belonged with him.

Think-Pair-Share
Thinking back to
lesson 1, how does
Laurence Yep develop
Moon Shadows point
of view?
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Through his own

thoughts,
actions, feelings
and through the
words and
actions of others.

Think-Pair-Share
So what techniques
does Yep use to
develop Moon
Shadows point of
view of his father in
Think
Pair
Share
this excerpt?

In this excerpt,
most of Moon
Shadows point
of view comes
from his own
thoughts.

Think-Pair-Share
On page 41, Moon Shadow
says, He showed me each
item, handling the strange
machines as if he had
tamed whatever demons
were trapped inside. What
Thinkdoes this
Pair mean?
Share

It means
that he
handled the
machines
very

Take a look at
your Moon
Shadows Point
of View graphic
organizer: Pages
4143 and 6061.

Take a look at your

Exit Ticket: How Does
a Passage Contribute
to a Theme? You
have the rest of class
to complete this. If
you do not, it is
homework.