This morning at work, I finished editing a 3-5 lesson plan that uses an Avi book, Alter Egos and More with Avi’s “Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?”. The abstract explains, “Today’s elementary students bring many experiences with a variety of texts to the classroom: print, music, online literacies, technical reading and writing, and so on. This lesson plan uses students’ knowledge of these new literacies to introduce them to similar literacies of the past.” Basically, the Avi book is told in radio scripts; so students explore the scripts in the book and authentic scripts online. Then they write scripts of their own, similar to thoses written by the protagonist in the novel.

After the excitement of physical therapy, I spent the evening editing another 3-5 lesson. Lisa took the leftovers from my 9-12 lesson, and wrote Engaging Students in a Collaborative Exploration of the Gettysburg Address. Her abstract explains, “Working collaboratively, students learn more about the Civil War through the Gettysburg Address. Teams of students explore multiple resources and actively engage in learning more about this historical document, using words from the Gettysburg Address as their inspiration.”

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K12 instruction |
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