Aim: How can we do an author study of Laura Numeroff?
Standards
Addressed:
1.
Read and comprehend at least four books on the same subject, or by the
same author, or in the same genre.
2.
Read aloud fluently.
3.
Produce a response to literature.
4.
Produce a narrative account.
5.
Participate in group meetings.
6.
Prepare and deliver a presentation.
7.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the English language
in written and oral work.
8.
Analyze and subsequently revise work to improve its clarity and effectiveness.
9.
Produce work in at least one genre that follows the conventions of the
genre.
Setting: This lesson could take place in a computer lab or in a classroom setting in cooperative learning groups. In a class of thirty students, six groups would be formed.
Materials: Computer with Internet capabilities
Vocabulary: cause and effect if...then pattern sequence map humor
Motivations:
1.
The teacher will read If You Give A Mouse A Cookie to the class.
The class will analyze the style of Laura Numeroff as used in the book.
Elicited responses may include use of cause and effect, if...then pattern,
humor.
2. Cooperative learning groups will be formed.
Roles such as reader, secretary, graphic artist, information processor,
publisher, and presenter will be assigned within the group. The reader
reads the book to the group. The secretary records group responses. The
information processor enters the story the group will create on the computer.
The graphic artist illustrates the story. The publisher will bind the pages
of the story into book form or prepare story board for the slide show.
The presenter shares the finished product with the whole class.
3. Students will develop pride in being able to create
a story in the style of Laura Numeroff within their cooperative learning
group and have this story displayed in book form of as a slide show.
Procedure:
1. Students, within their cooperative learning groups, will
read If You Give A Pig A Pancake.
2. Students
will use a semantic web to compare If You Give A Mouse A Cookie and
If
You Give A Pig A Pancake and analyze the style of Laura Numeroff as
used in the books they've read.
3. Students will use the section entitled "If You
Give An Elephant a Peanut" on Write On Plus, Writing With Picture Books,
published by Sunburst to practice word processing skills and to see how
they can model their story to incorporate a cause and effect or if...then
style in their writing.
4. Group members brainstorm ideas to create a story in the
causes and effect style of Laura Numeroff, If You Give A ______________A
_____________. Students fill in sequence map to plan the events of their
story.
5. Group members enter and edit their story using a word
processing application like Student Writing Center, AppleWorks, or Microsoft
Works and illustrate using a drawing and painting application like Kidpix.
6. The completed pages are bound into a book or entered
as a Hyperstudio stack in the form of a slide show.
7. The finished books or slide shows are presented to the class, to other
classes within the school, or to parents as part of an author's day.
Evaluation:
Students
will be evaluated on their ability to:
1. Work cooperatively in groups.
2. Synthesize the qualities that characterize Laura Numeroff's
style of writing.
3. Pattern a story on the author's style of writing.
4. Enter and edit text on a word processing application.
5. Illustrate a story.
6. Organize their work into a finished, standard setting
product.
7. Present their work.
Additional
URLs:
http://carolhurst.com/titles/ifyougiveamouse.html
This site contains book reviews, activities for children related to books.
http://harpercollins.com/authors
This site lists author and their books.
http://atozteacherstuff.com
This site lists children's books and authors and provides lesson plans
related to children's literature.
http://LessonPlanz.com
This site contains lesson plans based on children's literature.
http://acsucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
This site is children's literature web guide and has authors on the web
to chat with.
http://kidbib.com
This site is a teacher and parent resource and supports children's reading,
writing, and learning activities.
http://LittleExplorer.com/Dictionarytitlepage.html
This is an online picture dictionary with links to child friedly sites
and classroom activities.
http://link.cs.cmu.edu/dougb/rhme-doc.html
This site lists rhyming word and links to pictures.
Tips:
If
You Give A Moose A Muffin can also be included as part of this author
study.
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