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describes how Vashti was feeling,” “Word that describes how Vashti was feeling,” and “Why was she feeling that way?”
Display and reread page 4 of The Dot.
Tell students that another thing actors do when they are role-playing is to think about what
their face should look like.
Invite students to act out with their face how Vashti is feeling at the beginning of the book.
Invite students to whisper in their hands a word that describes how Vashti is feeling. (angry, mad, frustrated)
Tell students that you heard some students say that Vashti is frustrated. If necessary, guide students to the understanding that frustrated means feeling angry or upset at not being able to do something.
Tell students you are going to draw a frustrated face in the box where it says “Face that de- scribes how Vashti is feeling,” and you would like to see what their faces are doing to know how to draw that.
Invite students to act out a frustrated face again.
In the box titled “Face that describes how Vashti is feeling,” model how to draw a frustrated face: a face with a squiggly line for a mouth, angry eyebrows, etc.
In the box titled “Word that describes how Vashti is feeling,” model how to write the word frustrated.
Ask:
“Why was Vashti feeling frustrated at the beginning of the book?” (She was frustrated because she thinks she doesn’t know how to draw.)
Under the question “Why was Vashti feeling frustrated at the beginning of the book?” write: – “Vashti is frustrated because she thinks she draws badly.”
Display the What Is School? notebook and open it to page 4. Focus students on this question:
– “How is Vashti feeling at the end of the book?”
Point out how similar this page is to the chart they just worked on together.
Display and reread page 22 of The Dot.
Invite students to to turn to an elbow partner and act out with their face how Vashti is feeling at the end of the book.
Invite students to turn to their elbow partner and take turns whispering a word that de- scribes how Vashti is feeling. (proud, excited)
Tell students that they are going to take turns acting out a face again with their partner, and this time they should pay close attention to how their partner’s face looks. This will help them draw that face in the box on their response sheet.
Invite students to act out a face again.
Ask:
“Why was Vashti feeling that way at the end of the book?” (She was proud because she felt good about the dots she had drawn.)
Tell students that their notebooks are already at their workspaces.
Remind students how to transition back to their seats for independent work:
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