Lesson 5 - Arthur Meets the President
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
* identify vocabulary
* write their own acrostic poem
*word web (brainstorm words for the poem, that have to do with Washington, D.C.)
Materials:
Word processing program
Activities:
1. Review vocabulary.
2. Write 3 facts about Washington,
D.C. on the board to help the students
brainstorm other information about it.
3. Read
stories and poems produced by other children and discuss with
students.
4. Discuss what an acrostic poem is and show an example .
Example:
Music
International
Atmosphere
Memories
Island
5. Demonstrate to students how to make a capital letter (hold the shift key down when striking key), how to move down a line (hit the "enter key"), and how to center words (highlight and click center align). You can also explain how to make the first letter larger and bold (highlight letter, click on size - make larger, and click the "B").
6. Students will also be able to go online to read poems and stories produced by other children.
7. Students will type their own acrostic on the computer and pick one to share with the class.
Evaluation:
Completed word web
Completed
acrostic poem
Home Learning:
Students will go online and answer questions about Washington, D. C.