Feeling Words — Curious, Anxious, Determined, Relieved, Embarrassed, Hopeful

Face-and-name: teacher shows 6 photo cards of children's faces; children name the feeling word.

• Affirm with the precise word
• Discriminate near-meanings (anxious vs. embarrassed)

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Photo grid 3x2 of 6 faces: (1) curious — raised eyebrows, half-smile, leaning forward; (2) anxious — slight forehead crease, hand at collar; (3) determined — set jaw, lifted chin; (4) relieved — shoulders down, soft exhale, small smile; (5) embarrassed — flushed cheeks, eyes down; (6) hopeful — slight forward lean, hopeful-eyebrow raise, lips parted. Multicultural, classroom-natural lighting. Print-ready 4x6 grid.

Six final Tier-2 Set 7 words today — all FEELING words. CURIOUS — wanting to know. Mind leaning forward. 'I was curious about the box.' ANXIOUS — worried, with a stomach-knot kind of unease. Different from scared, which is sharper. 'I was anxious about the recital.' DETERMINED — set, fixed on doing something even if hard. Jaw set. 'I was determined to finish the page.' RELIEVED — the feeling AFTER worry passes. Shoulders drop. Breath out. 'When the bus finally came, I was relieved.' EMBARRASSED — uncomfortable about something noticed by others. Face hot. 'I was embarrassed when I dropped the tray.' HOPEFUL — wanting something good, leaning toward it. 'I was hopeful she would say yes.' Now ask: in your narrative, which of these 6 names what your narrator WANTED or FELT during the moment? That's your character motivation. Sticky-note it on the margin.

• Body cues tell you the word.

  model EMBARRASSED — face hot + want to disappear are embarrassment signs. Anxious is a different feeling (stomach-knot for the future).

  prompt Discriminate: anxious vs. embarrassed in this sentence — 'When the teacher called my name, my face went hot and I wanted to disappear.'
• Hopeful is forward-tilt, not just happy.

  model HOPEFUL — leaning toward a wanted outcome.

  prompt Match: 'I waited for the test results, leaning forward in my chair, wanting it to be a pass.'

• What's the difference between ANXIOUS and EMBARRASSED?
• Which word names the after-feeling when a worry passes?

• Match each of the 6 feeling-words to a scenario card. Discriminate close pairs (curious/hopeful, anxious/embarrassed).

  scaffold Word cards + scenario cards
• Look at your narrative draft. Pick ONE feeling-word that names your narrator's motivation. Sticky-note it.

  scaffold Draft + sticky notes

• Use CURIOUS, DETERMINED, or RELIEVED in a sentence about your narrator.
• Which body sign tells you EMBARRASSED?

• Hold up your sticky-noted feeling word.
• Predict: tomorrow we go on a revision day — applying all 6 named moves.

• Observe yourself today. Name one feeling using one of the 6 new Tier-2 words. Write one sentence about when and why.