Newberry Honor Book Club - 'The Sign of the Beaver' - Self-Paced Interactive
Matt and Attean, two young men, meet unexpectedly during the struggling times in American between settlers and Native Americans. Will they be able overcome their differences and win the respect of their new aquaintances and family?
Mrs. Weaver - M.S. Ed - Experienced Teacher
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What's included
5 pre-recorded lessons
3 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentAssignments
1-2 hours per week. Students will know their results for interactive quiz questions on Nearpod. In addition, the teacher will ask learners to complete a few tasks such as filling out graphic organizers, designing a favorite scene, complete a few vocabulary activities and share them with her.Progress Report
The teacher will continually review student responses and provide a report on a weekly basis as well after the final session in the course.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 6
Intermediate Level
We will enjoy the Newberry Honor book, The Sign of the Beaver. Students will be challenged to keep up with reading assignments and complete short note-taking, writing, and other extension activities after each class to make personal connections and help prepare for upcoming meetings. The teacher will provide slides, video clips, facilitated discussions, and games to play through Gimkit.com. Students will need to be able to accept assignments on Nearpod.com. Please let me know if you have any issues creating a student account and it should be free of charge. NOTE: There is no need to create an account on Gimkit. Students just need to enter a code provided by the teacher in order to play the game. Here are some valuable summaries of this book from parents' perspectives. https://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/sign-of-the-beaver/
Learning Goals
Enjoy reading and interactive activities for t Newberry Honor novel, 'Sign of the Beaver.' Review and discuss literary elements such as character traits/development/growth, setting, rising actions, internal/external conflicts, theme, resolution and more
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)5 Lessons
over 3 WeeksLesson 1:
Chapters 1-5
*introduce ourselves *introduce the book and author *go over the plan of action and schedule for upcoming class * review genres of literature and what category this book falls into *preview the setting of the story *talk about strategies when coming upon new vocabulary words using an example from the text in this book *introduce our character analysis graphic, story plot timeline map for notetaking *Enter findings on Nearpod interactive 1 assignment
Lesson 2:
Chapters 6-10
*insights into character development * use Nearpod to take a virtual field trip through the Maine forest *think about internal vs external conflicts with the main character *discuss character developement and growth *make predictions based on what we know *discuss cultural differences between the main characters *explore figurative language such as simile and metaphor **WRITING CHALLENGE: After reading Chapters 6-10 create a storyboard or comic strip of a key scene 2 assignments
Lesson 3:
Chapters 11-15
*discuss events and continued character development and how they are changing and growing throughout the book *explore the relationship between Matt and other characters - discuss *introduce the themes of friendship and survival and how they relate to this story *WRITING CHALLENGE: After reading Chapters 6-10 create a storyboard or comic strip of a key scene from chapters 6-15 1 assignment
Lesson 4:
Chapters 16-20
*discuss the growth and development of the main character, Matt *review story plot timeline and discuss the central conflict in the story *and rising actions in the plot leading to the climax of the story might be *talk about the themes and messages that are becoming more prominent in the book *review the meaning of symbolism and discuss symbols in this book *share more examples of figurative language found in recent chapters 1 assignment
Other Details
Learning Needs
With this being a self-paced class, students can work at times best for them and continually review the material as they work through the story.
Parental Guidance
Hunting is mentioned frequently throughout the story.
Pre-Requisites
Students should be able to read at a 4th grade level.
Joined May, 2023
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Teacher expertise and credentials
*25 years of teaching experience in public eduction
*Masters Degree - Class A Certification - Current
*Currently work part time as a Reading Intervention Specialist
*STEM Community Engagement LiasonReviews
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Ages: 8-11
