Students in Mrs. Wheeler’s third grade ELA class at Lessie Moore Elementary worked on how a protagonist began his journey then grew and transformed by reading the narrative: “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.”
To start, students huddled together for a Placemat Consensus. After each student wrote their answer independently and silently, each group came to a consensus on which answer they would like to share with the rest of the class.
Then, students drafted a paragraph response to explain the evolution and the reason Edward’s character changed over time.
To end the class, students worked in pairs to discuss some of the novel’s themes like love and endurance. The answers that were shared helped to build the next lesson.