Lesson+three+Popplet

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:** || **Popplet The Book** ||
 * Subject Area: || Language Arts ||
 * Grade Level: || 5 ||
 * Unit Title: || Perfect Person Unit Plan ||
 * GLCEs/ HSCE: || Reading Standards for Literature:

Reading Standards for Informational Text: 2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. 3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. 5. Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events or ideas.

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. c. Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events. || 3-5.TC.3. understand and discuss how assistive technologies can benefit all individuals || How can Popplet help me organize my thoughts? How can I use Popplet in my other subjects?
 * METS-S/NETS-T || 3-5.RI.2. use digital tools to find, organize, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information
 * Essential Questions: || What kind of person do you think Milo is?

These questions will be discussed openly after the popplet activity is completed. ||
 * Objectives: || Students will create a Popplet web which lists main characters, themes and main events //from Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days//. ||
 * Tools and Resources: || Computer or Ipad

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 * Rationale: || This activity will allow students to organize important aspects of the story. Popplet will give students a new way to brainstorm. ||
 * || **Sequence of Activities:**  ||
 * Anticipatory Questions/Activity: || Questions prior to the Popplet activity:

What is a main character? What does “sequence of events” mean? What is brainstorming? What is a “web” in terms of recording thoughts? What is a theme?

Students will write their answers in their journal then pair up with another person to discuss them. || (Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.) || Book: Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days Popplet application or website. || (Factual information/Vocab Includes sample feedback loop) || Next students will make a web in their journals for practice. These questions will be on the board to help them.
 * Body of Lesson Plan:
 * //Segment #1//**
 * **//Segment #2//**

Who are the main characters? What are important things that happened? What is the overall message at the end of the story? (This is like the theme). || (Includes multiple intelligence strategy: Hands-on, small groups, reteaching strategy) || Visual/linguistic-reading the story and comprehending the information. Interpersonal: //What kind of person do you think Milo is?// Logic-Understanding the facts of the story.
 * **//Segment #3//**

Students will be pairing with another person to talk about answers. Other teaching strategies are in this unit. || (Detailed directions on how to complete activity) || -Students will answer anticipatory questions in their journal. -They will pair up with another person to discuss their answers. -Students will view a Popplet web made by me. -They will draw out a web in their journal as a rough draft. -Then they will open Popplet application/website and begin working. -Once finished, student will print their Popplet and turn in for grade. ||
 * **//Segment #4//**