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Adventure Island: Exploring Books, Unleashing Imaginations
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Ages 8-11
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5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks of teacher support
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Assessments will be offered in the form of quizzes with every lesson. Students who may benefit from a reteaching video and additional practice assignments will be given the resources as needed.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 5
Beginner Level
Adventure Island: Exploring Books, Unleashing Imaginations This reading course is designed to maintain and enhance students' comprehension skills in order to gain a deeper understanding of the text. This course begins with a simple comprehension practice and builds to more rigorous comprehension skills. This is a self paced course where students will be responsible for watching the videos to gain the skill and strategy, then put it into practice using the resources and links provided. We will read stories, poems, nonfiction articles and even listen to music. The comprehension skills this course covers are listed below: Retelling Summarizing Analyzing poetry Text Structure Theme Morals/Central Message Each lesson will come complete with a video lesson taught by me, interactive practice links and additional resources. If a student needs additional practice on a particular skill, additional activity links and or videos will be provided. Students will also have various resource links for fun review and practice games.
Learning Goals
In this course students will analyze various text genres through examining text structure. Students will apply analysis through constructing a written response explaining text connections and inferences to defend and support claims about the text.Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)5 Lessons
over 5 WeeksLesson 1:
Retelling Vs Summarizing
Comprehension skills begin with the ability to recall text. We will practice retelling various details about the story Last Day Blues, and summarize the story in just a few sentences. 15 mins of video lessons
Lesson 2:
What's in a Poem?
Understanding the structure of a poem, analyzing poetry and the usage of figurative language. 23 mins of video lessons
Lesson 3:
Reading to Learn-Informational/Nonfiction Text
Exploring nonfiction text features to enhance comprehension of text. Writing strategies to respond to reading. 34 mins of video lessons
Lesson 4:
Folktales: Fables &Myths
Exploring the elements of fables, folktales & myths while understanding the moral and message of the story. 12 mins of video lessons
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Parental Guidance
Extra practice gaming links do not require a student account.
Sources
NewsELA.com Articles
Epic Stories
Youtube Read Alouds (shared with safeshare)
Nearpod
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Georgia Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I am a certified teacher with a Masters of Science in Education degree. I have been in education 15 years. 9 of those years were classroom teaching, for 4 years I was an Academic Coach working to improve teaching practices in our school. The other 2 years were spent teaching reading and writing virtually. I have experience teaching grades K-3 in all subject areas, and grades 4-5 Reading and Language Arts. I have experience in various US States, and am familiar with the changes and differences in the curriculum at varied levels. I have taught summer school, ran summer reading camps, and after school tutoring.Reviews
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