Summer Reading Under the Covers and Around the Campfire Part II: The Lesson

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Summer Reading Under the Covers and Around the Campfire Part II: The Lesson

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This lesson exposes kids to the joys of scary stories and also serves to stimulate summer reading. The lesson uses two Edgar Allan Poe short stories and some free MP3 audio files to prompt students to become involved in the stories, make predictions, and offer their own endings to the tales. The lesson includes activities to complete before the end of school, and ideas on how to keep the kids involved over the summer.

Education Levels:

2, 3, 4, 5

Subject:

Story Telling, Reading, Listening Comprehension

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students, Learning disabled students

Online provider:

Don Johnston Incorporated

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Keywords:

Summer reading, Poe, Edgar Allan, Short stories, iPods, Reluctant readers, Gothic fiction

Mediator:

Librarians, Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Don Johnston Incorporated

Contributor:

Don Johnston

Is Part Of:

http://www.donjohnston.com/research/articles/SummerReading_JS_CS_LLMay07.html

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

"The Telltale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Gold Bug" by Edgar Allan Poe; iPod or other device able to play MP3 files

Referenced Resources/Versions

Required Learning:

http://live.donjohnston.com/research/articles/PDF_docs_for_articles/Goldbug.pdf

Required Learning:

http://www.donjohnston.com/research/articles/PDF_docs_for_articles/Telltale_Hear...

Required Learning:

http://www.donjohnston.com/research/articles/PDF_docs_for_articles/TheGoldBug.mp...

Required Learning:

http://www.donjohnston.com/research/articles/PDF_docs_for_articles/TheTelltaleHe...

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Communication Skills, Language Arts

Instructional Methods

Interaction Method:

Large Group instruction

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

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Summer Reading Under the Covers and Around the Campfire Part II: The Lesson

Summer Reading Under the Covers and Around the Campfire Part II: The Lesson

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