Writing
Using their character analysis worksheets, have students write a sentence of dialogue for Jupe and Zog. Help students brainstorm the kinds of things Jupe and Zog might say. Help students by writing the pattern "__________," says _____. on the board. Allow students to write two sentences and attribute them to Jupe and Zog.

Assessment

• Monitor student responses during the pre-reading discussion to determine whether they can make logical predictions based on available information. Note the strategies they use as they read.
• Monitor student responses during the discussion to note whether they can suggest words to describe the characters. Review their completed worksheet to assess their understanding of characters and how this information is conveyed in the story.
• Observe students as they search for blends in the book and brainstorm other blends. Determine how well they can recognize the blends in words.
• Review completed worksheet 2 to ensure that students have a sense of how quotation marks work.