Total Duration: |
Greater than 120 Minutes |
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Background/Preparation: |
Students will have prior knowledge of adjectives to describe a character. Students will have prior knowledge of how to determine appropriate traits to describe a character such as a character’s thoughts, words, or actions. Students will have prior knowledge of how to find and document text evidence. Students will have had experience using the iPad/digital device. This lesson would be good to do during a Unit Review week if your school system follows a reading series that has five weeks of reading lessons with one or two weeks of unit review in preparation for the Unit or Benchmark test. The use of chapter books during review weeks is a great source to check mastery of skills within one text. |
Before Activity
During Activity Day 1 after completing the book: Building and describing the character (30 minutes)
After Activity
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Assessment Strategies |
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Acceleration: |
This particular lesson uses five characters because I have five table groups (one for each group). However, if the chapter book has more than five meaningful characters, this lesson can be repeated with other story characters and the groups have to choose a different way to present their findings. Or, smaller groups can be formed to cover several characters. If the story read only has two or three meaningful characters, then multiple groups may get the same character without knowing. My groups are heterogeneous, but homogeneous groups can be formed with more challenging options on a choice board being given to the higher group. |
Intervention: |
I set up my desks in a way that form table groups that are heterogeneous, so there is a lot of peer assistance. However, depending on a particular student’s needs, a teaching assistant or assistive technology may be necessary. The Character analysis map can be adapted for easier use as well. |
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instructional guidance in providing modifications and adaptations
for students with significant cognitive disabilities who qualify for the Alabama Alternate Assessment.
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