Lesson Plan : Story Elements Flip Book
Teacher Name: | McDonald |
Grade: | Grade 6 |
Subject: | Literature Activities |
Topic: | Transfer story Elements into a flip book throughout novel study for "The Cay" or "Island of the Blue Dolphins |
Content: | Story Elements: Title, plot, conflict, setting, theme, point of view. |
Goals: | *Create a notetaking flip book that allows students to gather information to highlight key points in a story. *Transfer key elements from story as they have presented themselves (character trait, conflict, setting) *Demonstrate elements understanding on matching test. |
Objectives: | *Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension by pulling out key information and applying them to story elements *Analyze, interpret and synthesize information in novel by collecting data to support an end of the unit project |
Materials: | Novels: The Cay and Island of the Blue Dolphin Flip books with 3 sheets of colored paper Teacher flip book as model Back up of smartboard lesson on story elements for review |
Introduction: | Review story elemnets Place story elements on flap of flip book |
Development: | *Add visual plot line to plot while marking the climax, problem parts *Create 4 webs for characters and questions are they round or flat character? *Use smartboard review of story elements as apparent student knowledge is strong or in need of reteaching *Predict possible themes based on themes from past novels read in class and conflict type (How could this be: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs self) |
Practice: | Flip book labeled with elements (notes on theme and title) Add info to 1 character web Add info to setting Check with neighbor to see if other info can be added Teacher check in as group lists all on the board |
Accommodations: | *Some flip book made for students needing help to keep up *Groups arranged by novel and reading level *Color code and allow more space meaning more writing will be needed *questions to ponder as identify the elements. |
Checking For Understanding: | *Character, setting has some entry, *Story element assessment *Visual check to see how much flip book is used to gather data for ending project |
Closure: | Ticket out the door is element predictions for theme and conflict Homework reading Homework assessment on story elements next day |
Evaluation: | Story elements quiz score Ms Wolfe ability to have students explain what to do Flip book used to gather information for end project |
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