Lesson 25 | Shiloh | 4th Grade Language Arts

Describe where Shiloh takes place and compare and contrast Friendly, West Virginia, with where you live by using specific details from the text to describe setting in depth.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 1-3

Standards

RL.4.3SL.4.1SL.4.1.aSL.4.1.bSL.4.1.c

Lesson

Describe what promise Marty makes to Shiloh and if he will be able to keep it or not.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 4

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Discussion & Writing

Describe Marty by using specific details to describe a character, setting, or event in detail.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 1-4

Standards

RL.4.3SL.4.1SL.4.1.aSL.4.1.bSL.4.1.c

Lesson

Writing

Writers make their sentences better and more informative by adding more details.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 4

Standards

L.4.1.eL.4.1.fL.4.3.a

Lesson

Explain the significance of the statement “Judd is sure studying me hard. So is Dad.”

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 5

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Discussion & Writing

Describe why Phyllis Reynolds Naylor wrote Shiloh in first-person point of view.

Materials

Shiloh

Standards

RL.4.3RL.4.6W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.1.d

Lesson

Analyze how Marty shows courage in his interactions with Judd Travers.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 6

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Describe how Marty is changing.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 7

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Explain why Marty is feeling “as happy right then as you can get in your whole life” and what happens right afterwards to change the way he is feeling.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 8

Standards

RL.4.3

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Discussion & Writing

Describe Marty.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 5-8

Standards

L.4.3.cRL.4.3SL.4.1W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.b

Lesson

Explain what the statement at the end of chapter 9 shows about Marty and why he feels that way.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 9

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Analyze why Marty thinks that he still has time and whether this is the right decision.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 10

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Discussion

Defend if Marty should be taking a stand against what he believes is an injustice and if he is doing it the most effective way.

Materials

Shiloh

Standards

RL.4.3SL.4.1SL.4.1.aSL.4.1.bSL.4.1.cSL.4.2

Lesson

Describe how Marty’s family feels about Shiloh, and why their feelings changed.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 11

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Describe the interaction between Judd Travers and Marty’s family.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 12

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Predict what Marty and Judd will do next.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 13

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Explain what bargain Marty makes with Judd, and evaluate whether it is a good deal.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 14

Standards

RL.4.3SL.4.1.aSL.4.1.bSL.4.1.c

Lesson

Defend in what ways Marty opened his eyes.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 15

Standards

RL.4.3

Lesson

Discussion & Writing

2 days

Describe Marty by using specific details to describe character, setting, or event in detail.

Materials

Shiloh — Ch. 9-15

Standards

L.4.1RL.4.3SL.4.1W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.1.d

Lesson

Discussion & Writing

Analyze and debate if Marty made the right decision and how his values influenced his decision making by stating a claim and supporting the claim with details from the text and unit.

Materials