04a Up Stofflees

Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS)

Unit Plan Unit Overview Unit Title – Unusual Tiger (Mr. Stofflees and the Painted Tiger) Unit Summary – Characters , Setting, Plot Subject Area – Music, Art, Geography Grade Level - mixed ability Approximate Time Needed – 4 months Unit Foundation Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks Syllabus Specifications: 1.2.2 Listen to and repeat correctly phrases and expression 1.3.3 Listen to all the words in the word list and demonstrate understanding of their meaning by matching them to pictures and the spoken word. 1.4.2 Listen to and follow simple instruction. 1.5.1 Listen to and understand simple stories. 1.7.1 Listen to simple short stories, fairy tales and respond non-verbally. 1.7.2 Listen to simple short stories and fairy tales and share feelings about the story. 1.7.5 Share feelings about the story or fable heard. 2.1.2 Pronounce compound words correctly. 2.1.4 Ask questions with the correct intonation. 2.2.2 Ask other forms of questions to seek information. 2.4.1 Recite simple poems and jazz chants with expressions and appropriate gestures. 2.4.2 Complete parts of a story read. 2.5.1 Give details about the people and animals of a story heard, read or viewed. 2.6.3 Relate the story to one’s life. 2.7.2 Accepting or declining an invitation. 3.2.2 Read and learn the meaning of key words for each topic taught. 3.4.1 read aloud phrases and sentences, pronouncing them correctly. 3.4.2 Read aloud sentences in texts observing correct stress and intonation. 3.4.3 Read aloud poems and stories clearly and expressively. 3.6.6 Use words that show comparisons. 3.8.2 Scan for specific information in texts. 3.8.5 Read and understand cause and effect relationships. 3.9.1 Looking at the cover and pictures of stories and talking about them.

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Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS) 3.9.5 relate the people and events in the story to one’s life. 4.1.2 Write clearly and legibly in print, bold names of places and towns in maps and pictures. 4.2.1 Match sentences to pictures. 4.2.3 Match captions and heading to a map, table and graph. 4.4.3 construct simple and compound sentences independently by looking at pictures. 4.4.4 Construct simple paragraphs that contain main ideas and supporting details. 4.7.2 Fill out forms. 4.7.4 Write simple recount with guidance. 4.7.6 Write descriptions with little or no guidance.

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Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS)

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes Students will be able to: •

Identify the characters, setting and plots of the story;

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Develop pupils’ self-confidence

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Derive pupils’ creativity

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Build team work

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Enjoy literature

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Develop pupils’ talents

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Develop pupils’ speaking skills

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Prepare a news report.

Curriculum-Framing Questions Essential Does magic brings happiness? Question Do you think a magician can really make things come alive? Unit Questions

Would like to be one of the children? What would you do if you are in the story? Would you like to be a magician?

Content Questions

What are the characters that appear most frequently in the story?

Student Assessment Plan Assessment Summary -

Worksheets

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Questionnaires

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Evaluation Forms

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Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS)

Assessment Timeline

Before project work begins

Week 2

•Identifying characters

Students work on projects and complete tasks

Week 4 •Sequencing •Predicting

•Identifying

Week 10

Week 8 • • •

Questioning Answering Reporting

After project work is completed

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setting

Doing the layout Preparing the headline

Week 12 • •

Presentati on Peers’ Review

Week 14 •

comparing and contrasting

Unit Details Prerequisite Skills •

Drawing

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Writing

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Speaking

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listening

Instructional Procedures Prior to Instruction Month One In this month pupils will be able to identify the characters, setting and plots by completing worksheets and composing a shaped poem. Month Two In this month pupils will be able to know the story throughout and beginning to understand what to do for their extension project by completing worksheets, listening to the teacher’s explanation and looking at some samples. Month Three In this month pupils are beginning to collect materials for their news report by getting information from the internet, getting pictures from printed sources and making interviews. Month Four In this month pupils will be presenting their news report (front page) to the class and making peers’ review by completing evaluation as well as reflection forms. Accommodations for Mixed Ability Instruction At Risk Student

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EFL Student

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Guided work, drawing Giving ideas, secretarial work

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Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS) Advanced Student

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Preparing the questions for interview

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Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS)

Materials and Resources Required For Unit Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed) Camera ✘

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Laser Disk

VCR

Computer(s)

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Printer

Video Camera

Digital Camera

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Projection System

Video Conferencing Equip.

DVD Player

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Scanner

Other

Internet Connection

Television

Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.) ✘

Database/Spreadsheet

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Image Processing

Desktop Publishing

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Internet Web Browser

E-mail Software

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Multimedia

Web Page Development ✘

Word Processing Other

Encyclopedia on CD-ROM Printed Materials

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Supplies

KPM, magazines

Internet Resources

Wildlife

Other Resources

Personal sources (internet at home, magazines, personal pictures)

Worksheet, a copy of the book cover, pictures, evaluation form

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