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=Project One: Copy Cat Fairy Tales=

Curricular Focus:
RL.6.6: Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. RI.6.6:Determine an author‘s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. W.6.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

L.6.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).

Nouns: Kerpoof OR Toondoo
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Verbs: What the students are expected to complete.
__Project Directions:__ 1. Hook the students in by showing two Youtube clips. One of the original Jack and the Beanstalk and one of Jack Wabbit and the Beanstalk (WB Cartoon). [] [] 2. Classroom discussion about what perspective/point of view each story was told from. Discuss 3rd person verses 1st person and the affects this has on storytelling. 3. Students were assigned a point of view: Jack, Giant, Cow, or Jack's mother. They are then to rewrite a portion of the story from their new perspective. I modeled my own writing using the cow's perspective. 4. Choose a children's fairy tale. [] 5. Read the fairy tale. 6. Rewrite the fairytale using kerpoof or toondo story boarding websites. Students MUST change the point of view. They can choose any character or object and rewrite The REAL story. Students may modernize, change the plot/conflict, and/or change characters.

=Project Two: Compare and Contrast Points of View=

Curricular Focus:
RI.6.9: Compare and contrast one author‘s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).

Nouns: Classtools.net
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Verbs: What the students are expected to complete.
__Project Directions:__ 1. Students will compare and contrast two articles in the literature books.

"The Bad Beginning" (Book Review) p. 687 "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" (Book Review) p. 688

=Project Three: Review Concepts of Third Grading Period= = =

Curricular Focus:
Click on the following link: [] I have included a link because students will be focuing on ALL ELA standards taught during 3rd grading period. Too many to list directly.

Nouns: Classtools.net
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Verbs: What the students are expected to complete.
__Project Directions__: Review vocabulary

Students are to create a game using any template on classtools to help themselves and others review language arts vocabulary. After students create games, my idea is to allow each group to play each others games to reinforce vocabulary, content, etc.