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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.
 * **Lesson Title:** || **Wordle Word Play** ||
 * Subject Area: || Language Arts ||
 * Grade Level: || 5 ||
 * Unit Title: || Perfect Person Unit Plan ||
 * GLCEs/ HSCE: || Reading Standards for Literature:

Reading Standards; Foundational Skills: 4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. b. Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

Writing Standards: 3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Language Standards: 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. a. Use punctuation to separate items in a series.* d. Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works. e. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed. 3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. ||
 * METS-S/NETS-T || 3-5.RI.2. use digital tools to find, organize, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information

3-5.TC.3. understand and discuss how assistive technologies can benefit all individuals

3-5.TC.2. describe ways technology has changed life at school and at home || How else can I use Wordle for school? How can I use Wordle outside of school?
 * Essential Questions: || How does Wordle help me to explain this story?

These questions will be asked after the wordle activity is completed. Students will use their journals to write their ideas. They can share their ideas out loud in an open discussion if they choose. || -Printer
 * Objectives: || Students will use Wordle to create a summary emphasizing key words from the book //Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.// ||
 * Tools and Resources: || -School Computer

|| What would you have done had you been in the character’s shoes? What was your opinion of Dr. Silverfish? Was he helpful?
 * Rationale: || This lesson lets students summarize the story read in class in a unique way. Each Wordle cloud will be as unique as the person creating it. Very importantly, students are revealing their comprehension of the story through this activity. ||
 * || **Sequence of Activities:**  ||
 * Anticipatory Questions/Activity: || What was the moral of //Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days//?

These opinion questions will be asked before the wordle activity begins. The students will answer the questions in their journals, then share their opinions in a small group discussion of about 4. || (Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.) || Book: //Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days//
 * Body of Lesson Plan:
 * //Segment #1//**

After students have read the story, and answered questions in their journals, they will be introduced to [] || (Factual information/Vocab Includes sample feedback loop) || Students will have an open discussion with teacher prior to the wordle activity. These questions will be presented:
 * **//Segment #2//**

What is a summary? Who were the main characters of the story? What was the problem in the book? || (Includes multiple intelligence strategy: Hands-on, small groups, reteaching strategy) || Visual/Linguistic-reading of the story Intrapersonal-self smart //~ What would you have done had you been in the character’s shoes?// Intersonal-people smart //~ What was your opinion of Dr. Silverfish? Was he helpful?// Students are using a hands on approach to learning by typing their summary on the computers. They are also sharing ideas with classmates in small groups. Other teaching strategies include the other lessons in this unit. || (Detailed directions on how to complete activity) || -After reading the story, teacher will ask the students questions and allow them time in class to answer them in their journals. -Students will get into small groups (of about 4) and share their thoughts. -Students are introduced to Wordle, Teacher explains the basics, and chooses a volunteer to practice as a demonstration. -In their journals, the students will write their own summary to //Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days//. -Teacher reads each summary to evaluate student’s comprehension and understanding. -Student transfers summary to Wordle to create cloud. -Personalize cloud and print for final grade of activity. ||
 * **//Segment #3//**
 * **//Segment #4//**