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Lesson Title: Timeline of Joshs Journey
Subject Area: ELA
Grade Level: 4
Unit Title: Historical Fiction
GLCEs Common
Core Standard
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Ma!e connections bet"een the te#t o$ a stor% or drama and a visual or oral
&resentation o$ the te#t' identi$%in( "here each version re$lects s&eci$ic descri&tions
and directions in the te#t)
METS*S+ETS*T 3-5.CC. Communication and Collaoration
Use a variet% o$ media and $ormats to create and edit &roducts ,e)()' &resentations'
ne"sletters' brochures' "eb &a(es- to communicate in$ormation and ideas to
various audiences
Essential
.uestions:
/hat is chronolo(ical order0
Ho" can "e create chronolo(ical order to summari1e a stor%0
2s 3o"er3oint a (ood tool used to communicate the main &oints in a stor%0
4bjectives: A$ter readin( /est"ard to home 5oshua6s diar% b% 3) Hermes' students "ill use
Microso$t 3o"er3oint to create a chronolo(ical timeline o$ "hich includes at least 7
im&ortant events o$ 5oshua8s journe%)
Tools and
9esources:
La&to&
Microso$t 3o"er3oint
The boo! /est"ard to Home: 5osh6s Stor% to use as re$erence
9ationale: Students "ill be able to s%nthesis the stor% and create a &o"er &oint &resentation o$
the main &oints o$ the te#t) This "ill sho" com&rehension o$ the material as "ell as
the abilit% to &resent the stor% to an audience in a di$$erent $ormat)
!e"uence of #cti$ities:
Antici&ator%
.uestionsActivit%:
/est"ard to home 5oshua6s diar% b% 3) Hermes "ill be read to the class b% the
teacher)
/hat is chronolo(ical order0
Ho" can "e use chronolo(ical order to hel& summari1e the stor%0
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:od% o$ Lesson
3lan:
Teacher: /hat is chronolo(ical order0
!tudent: 2 don6t !no"
Teacher: Chronolo(ical order means orderin( events in the time order or ;"hen<
the% ha&&ened)
!tudent: So' "ould that mean the events o$ the $irst cha&ter "ould be the $irst thin(
%ou tal! about0
Teacher: =es' but more so' the $irst event in the $irst cha&ter "ould be discussed
$irst' then the ne#t event and so $orth) The order must $ollo" the same order o$ the
boo!)
Teacher: /hat are di$$erent "a%s "e can summari1e a stor% "e read0
!tudent: :oo! re&ort
Teacher: =es that is one "a%) Another "a% is to create a &resentation "ith &o"er
&oint) /hat "e are (oin( to do is create a &o"er &oint &resentation that sho"s ei(ht
im&ortant &oints $rom the /est"ard to Home stor%) =our slides "ill be arran(ed in
chronolo(ical order o$ the se>uence o$ events in the stor%)
Teacher: 3lease &o"er u& %our la&to&s and o&en u& Microso$t &o"er &oint
?3ass out rubric "hile students are turnin( on their com&uters@
Teacher: :e$ore %ou be(in' let me sho" %ou an e#am&le 2 made) 3lease notice the
events in m% &resentation $ollo" the chronolo(ical order o$ the boo!) =ou must not
co&% %our &resentation o$$ m% e#am&le)
?Turn on &rojector and o&en the student sam&le saved in
documentsschool&o"er&ointAstudentAsam&le) The student sam&le is &ictured in
the student sam&le section o$ the lesson &lan@
?9ead the slides to the students@
Teacher: Bid %ou notice that m% slides "ent in the same order as the stor%0
!tudent: =es
Teacher: This is "hat chronolo(ical order is) /e are able to summari1e the stor%
"ith use o$ chronolo(ical order) /e are able to use 3o"er3oint as another "a% to
&resent the stor%)
!tudent: That is neat) 2t loo!s li!e a less borin( "a% to do a boo! re&ort)
Teacher: That6s ri(ht) 2 "ould &re$er %ou didn6t use the boo! to remember "hat
events came in order) 2$ %ou reall% need the boo!' &lease come to m% des! and "e
can loo! u& the event to(ether)
Teacher: =ou ma% be(in "or!in( on %our &resentation) =ou "ill have CD minutes
to com&lete this assi(nment)
?Facilitate to ans"er >uestions about 3o"er3oint) Lo( on a &iece o$ &a&er ho"
man% times a student needed to re$erence the te#t boo!) This "ill be used in one o$
the rubric sections@
Conclusion Teacher: 3lease save %our assi(nment "ith %our
nameAchronolo(icalAorderA&o"erA&oint) 2 "ill come to ever% station and dum& the
&resentation on m% $lash drive) Then 2 "ill u&load each &resentation to m%
com&uter and one at a time ever%one "ill come u& and &resent their &roject)
!tudent: /hat an a"esome variation to the t%&ical boo! re&ortE
Lesson %ifferentiations:
Sim&li$ications: Students could "rite an outline o$ the main events in chronolo(ical order) An%
assistive technolo(% needed can be used
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E#tensions: The student can ta!e this in$ormation and create a brochure $or &arents describin(
ho" this stor% $alls into the Historical Fiction cate(or%)
Assessment 3iece:
Teacher Created
Handouts:
9ubric seen in assessment &iece
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.ualit% Student
Sam&le:
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