Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS)
Unit Plan Unit Overview Unit Title WHAT A FRIEND! Unit Summary By the end of the 9 lessons, pupils will be able to show understanding of the elements of literature such as characters, theme, plot, setting and aesthetic appreciation of the text. Subject Area Language, Science, Art, Music, Physical Education, Geography & Civics. Grade Level Year 5 Approximate Time Needed 4 months Unit Foundation Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks Syllabus Specifications: 1.2 Listen to and understand words and phrases in context. 1.3 Listen to and follow instructions and directions in activities, processes and procedures. 1.4 Listen and understand text and extract information: *main ideas *sequence *cause and effect relationship 1.5 Listen to stories and predict outcomes 1.6 Listen to and enjoy songs rhymes, poems and jazz chants. 1.7 Listen to stories and give names of people, animals and places. 1.8 Listen to stories, give details, sequence of events and predict outcomes. 1.9 Talk about feelings and the moral of the story. 2.2 Ask questions to obtain information and clarification. 2.3 Singing simple songs with expressions and appropriate gestures. 2.4 Convey a simple message accurately. 2.5 Tell the continuity of the story. 2.6 Retell the story by changing the voice to indicate narrator and character. 2.7 Name the good and bad characters and tell why they are good or bad. 2.8 State whether one likes or does not like the story and give reasons..9 3.3 Read aloud stories clearly and expressively..
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3.4 Read and understand different types of texts. 4.2 Create greeting cards and posters. 4.3 Write simple messages for a purpose. 4.4 Write recounts with minimal guidance. 4.6 Complete a menu from a picture given.
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Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes Students will be able to: •
Identify and write the details pertaining to the book cover.
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Talk about the characters depicted on the cover of the book.
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Read aloud the story with different voice modulation.
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Identify the main characters and the plot in the story in a word web.
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Mime scenes to recall reading from the previous lesson
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Express emotions through illustrations in a worksheet
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Identify the plot and show understanding by completing a ‘plot grid’
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Complete the speech bubbles according to the plot in the story
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Read and act out dialogues from the story
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Produce a menu on the food served in the story and able to write their preferences of the food
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Apply principles of science to predict the ending of the story
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State table manners other than the ones found in the book
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Produce a ‘Good Table Manners’ scrap book.
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Produce a ‘Diorama’ on two different settings of the story
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Design an invitation for Anansi in the form of sms, email, card , memo or a telephone call
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Write their reflections pertaining to interests, characters, food portraying personal growth
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Appreciate parts of the text by transforming the text into different genres, such as songs, dance, sms, email, telephone conversations, menus, invitations, scrap book and diorama.
Curriculum-Framing Questions Essential Question Unit Questions
1. What are friends for? 1. Should we take revenge if people offend us? 2. Should we show hospitality to an unexpected guest? 1. What did Anansi cook for dinner?
Content Questions
2. Did Anansi let the turtle into his house? 3. What elements of reality are in it? 4. Why did Anansi make turtle wash his hands before he could eat?
Student Assessment Plan Assessment Summary
1. Worksheet on cover review to assess understanding of details about author, illustrator etc. 2. Worksheet on word web to assess understanding of the characters’ nature. 3. Plot Grid and to assess understanding of plot 4. Creating a menu to assess understanding of the food served in the story 5. Performing a skit to evaluate pupils’ understanding of the plot 6. Predicting the resolution by applying principles of Science
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Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS) 7. Good Table Manners’ scrap book to assess understanding of the table manners highlighted in the story. 8. ‘Diorama’ to assess understanding of setting.
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Assessment Timeline Before project work begins
Project 1
Project 2
•Discussion •Brainstorming •Searching for materials from other media eg. Newspapers, magazines.
•Access internet for pictures to be used in the diorama •Search for shoe box and other materials needed for the diorama
Students work on projects and complete tasks Project 1 •
Cutting and pasting suitable pictures and captions to form scrap book
Project 2 •
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Painting / colouring the background in the box. Cutting and pasting the pictures from the internet. Assembling the materials to form the diorama
After project work is completed Project 1 •
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Presentin g their scrap books in the classroom Exhibiting the scrapbook during the English week or in the library/SA L
Project 2 •
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Presenting the diorama in the classroom Exhibiting the diorama during the English week or in the library/SAL
Unit Details Prerequisite Skills •
Literature
Instructional Procedures Prior to Instruction Month One plot.
Review of the cover page, reading text (Pg 3-6), identifying characters and
Month Two feeling
Reading text (Pg. 7 -10), identifying setting, identifying human emotions & Reading text (Pg.11-14), identifying plot, main ideas and details.
Month Three Reading text (Pg.15-16), identifying resolution through cross-cultural themes, identifying plot, theme and extension project ‘Good Manners’ scrap book. Month Four
Extension project ‘Diorama’
Optional Extension Activity Accommodations for Mixed Ability Instruction At Risk Student EFL Student
Advanced Student
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Vocabulary worksheet, Jigsaw puzzle, Illustration on feelings about story, singing and dancing, producing masks.
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Word web, Designing a menu, Character Grid, ‘Good Manners’ scrap book, Diorama Composing a new song, ‘Good Manners’ scrap book , Diorama, transforming from 1 genre to another. 21st century skills – accessing internet for pictures for the diorama
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Materials and Resources Required For Unit Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed) Camera
Laser Disk
VCR
Computer(s)
Printer
Video Camera
Digital Camera
Projection System
Video Conferencing Equip.
DVD Player
Scanner
Other
Internet Connection
Television
Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.) Database/Spreadsheet
Image Processing
Web Page Development
Desktop Publishing
Internet Web Browser
Word Processing
E-mail Software
Multimedia
Other
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM Printed Materials
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Worksheets. Lyrics of song, Cartoon strips, Jigsaw Puzzle
Supplies
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Stationery
Internet Resources
Pictures from internet
Other Resources
Books from RELC library
Unit Plan template adapted from the Intel Essentials v10 Programme
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*Legal Information | Privacy Policy Presenting their scrap books in the classroom
Exhibiting the scrapbook during the English week or in the
library/SAL
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