ACTIVITIES WORKSHEET

 

Grade Level - __5_________________

 

Course - Reading_____________________

 

Week Taught: 27

 

State Standard: *Contribute to discussions.

 

St. Marys Standard: *1.6.5.D Students will enhance discussion by participating as they share and respond with relevant information, opinions and ideas in a respectful and questioning manner.

 

 

Student will know: *

Student will be able to: *

*How to keep questions relevant and to respond appropriately to questions asked.

*How to listen and share their ideas with others.

*How to support opinions.

*How to summarize.

*Adjust their contributions to allow for participation of others.

*Generate questions appropriate to the subject of discussion

*Support opinions and findings with relevant information.

*Summarize.

 

Assessment Question:*

 

1.  Paper/Pencil:** After listening to The Sneetchers, the students will write a time when they have been ridiculed,  teased, or had other hurtful behaviors done to them by classmates of friends.

 

     Answer:** Answers will vary based upon each student’s experience.

 

2.  Performance Question:** Write a summary of The Sneetchers (see activity below)

 

     Assessment Tool:** teacher created rubric

 

Activity: Randomly selected students wear a star sticker on their shirts.  Teacher treats those students with special attention (calling on them more, allowing them to have candy/gum, being line leader) during the morning.  Read The Sneetchers by Dr. Suess.  Discuss how the Star Belly Sneetchers learn prejudice.  What can we learn from this story about how people behave?

 

Duration: __Entire Lesson, not including reading the story, 1 to 3 hours.

 

Resources for this activity: The book The Sneetchers by Dr. Suess., star stickers.

 

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Code: ____1.6.5.D__________                                              Date Developed: __5/18/03_____

 

Teacher Assigned: ___Jackie Welder                        Date Approved: 06/03