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Grade 4 Unit 3

Jeanine McGee Novel: Because of Winn Dixie By: Kate DiCamillo T: Novel

PO: SWABT to read, comprehend, and interpret a novel through a variety of activities and assessments. AN: How many students have a dog? How many students have a special bond with their dog? How many students were ever new to a school? a sports team? club? Well, this novel helps us understand how to deal and understand how to react in a different situations.How to learn how to make the best in all situations in our life. [] P: First the students will read the summary of the author. Learn about Kate DiCamillo and how she began her love of writing. Next, we will read the novel as a class, small groups, and independently throughout the next couple of weeks. Once we have read the story we will apply what we learned through powerpoints, slideshows, and kidsblog. Lastly, the students will complete an assement to show their knowledge of the novel.

IP: Complete the Because of Winn Dixie discussion questions. ( See additional links below) [] []

C: The students will share the powerpoint thahttp://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-dicamillo-kate.aspt they created. It must include Title, Author, Setting, and Characters. Main points of the story and closing summary. Also, include music and a reflection page of what they learned and how to relate and apply to their own life. Next, we will complete an author's share, a fast fact about Kate DiCamillo. [] []

HW: On Kidsblog write a reflection and comment on classmates responses.

Poetry: Scranimals By: Jack Prelutsky

PO: SWAT read, understand, interpret, and create a poem.

AN: Did you ever want to create an animal? Think about all of the animals in the world, now choose two of your favorites and create a new animal. We are going to read the poem titled, Scranimals by Jack Prelutsky.We are traveling to Scranimal Island! PO: 1.) Read the poem called, “Scranimals,” by Jack Prelutsky. It is full of silly, wonderful, and fun animal adaptations, created by combining an animal and another animal, or plant, vegetable, or fruit. 2) Create your own silly animal by combining an animal with another animal, or a plant and an animal or an animal with an in-animated object. (guppie and stapler = stuppie). 3.)Write a poem about your "Scranimal" by writing a poem where every second line rhymes. 4.)Explain how the combined features of each animal show themselves in the new creature. 4.) Lastly, illustrate the "Scranimal" that you created.

IP: Type and illustrate the "Scranimal" that would created. C: Share the poem and illustration with the class.Additional Activities below. [] __ [] __ __ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EPG/is_6_36/ai_90445350/ __