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8 現場會議
7 小時 20 分鐘 上課時間作業
每週 1-2 小時. In the first 4 weeks of class, you will be challenged to read through each of the 4 Oregon Trail: Choose Your Own Trail books by Jesse Wiley with one possible ending. This will be approximately 50-60 pages per week. This should take 1-2 hours depending on independent reading ability. Younger students or those who struggle with reading independently are encouraged to read the 4 books with parent support to help gather background information about the Oregon Trail and this style of Choose Your Own Adventure writing. Kids are welcome to read though the books again to choose different endings, but this is not required. In weeks 1-2, you will also complete a quick journal prompt and complete a brainstorm map for their Choose Your Own Adventure style book. It will lay out your plan for multiple choices and possible endings. You may use the "Oregon Trail Map Poster and Trail Guide: Challenges You'll Face Along the Way" booklet included in the book series set as reference. In weeks 3-6, you will a rough draft with... Chapter 1 with 2 choices Chapters for... Choice 1 and 2 Choice 3 and 4 Choice 5 and 6 The writing homework assignments should take 1-2 hours per week. You may choose to hand write or type written work. You may choose to complete written assignments at once or spread out your writing on various days of the week depending on your learning style and how you best focus. Spelling, grammar and punctuation can be addressed with parent support. I would advise parents to allow students to write ideas freely and not interrupt creative flow. It is most helpful to edit and revise at the end rather than during the writing process. In week 7, you will edit and revise your book. You will post your final draft on Padlet for the teacher and other students to review. You will write a compliment for at least one other student's work on Padlet. PARENT NOTE: For younger or reluctant writers, students may choose to write an Oregon Trail narrative story with only one ending. The teacher will communicate directly with families regarding this modification as needed. All students will be able to write a narrative story about the Oregon Trail and find challenge and success in building their writing skills.評估
Each class will focus on student and teacher discussion. We will learn new writing styles and techniques to make our writing stronger and find out voice to communicate clearly. We will also spend time sharing our written work and giving compliments and feedback to one another. Final drafts of the completed Choose Your Own Adventure books will be shared digitally on Padlet. Only the students and teacher in this class will have access to this link. Each student will give compliments to one another through Padlet. The teacher will also give public compliments and will also give private messages with constructive feedback.我們無法翻譯此文,請刷新頁面並再試一次。
課堂經歷
英語程度 - 未知
美國 3 - 6 年級
Strap on your boots and join the writing journey! Create a Choose Your Own Adventure style book about the Oregon Trail. Great authors find a way to create something that others want to read. You will use new writing skills to choose different problems for your readers and complete a full book with different possible endings! Just like the pioneers on the Oregon Trail made a plan for success, built their skills along the way, and persevered through difficulties, you too will do HARD THINGS. You will FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED! Read challenging books and then immediately use what you learned to write your own work of art. Study the places and dangers of the Oregon Trail by reading the 4-book series: The Oregon Trail: Choose Your Own Trail by Jesse Wiley. Then use this as a guideline to create your own writing masterpiece! When the course is done, we will share your newly created book with our class and your family! See you on the trail! YEE HAW! Course structure: Session 1: *Welcome and Introductions *Background information about the Oregon Trail *Making preparations for supplies in Independence, Missouri *Preview Trail Map of Oregon Trail Homework: *Reading Challenge: Read Book #1: The Race to Chimney Rock *Journal Quick Write #1: What choices did you make? Were you successful? Why or why not? Session 2: *Student share Journal Quick Write #1 *Discuss Trail Guide: Challenges You'll Face Along the Way *Preview Choose Your Own Adventure Book Writing Assignment Guidelines *How to make a Brainstorming Map (choose characters, problem, solution) Homework: *Reading Challenge: Read Book #2: Danger at the Haunted Gate *Journal Quick Write #2: Brainstorming Map Outline Session 3: *Students share Journal Quick Write #2: Brainstorming Map Outline *Class discussion on organizing ideas and planning your story Homework: *Reading Challenge: Read Book #3: The Search for Snake River *Start rough draft of Chapter 1 of your Choose Your Own Adventure Book Session 4: *Students share rough draft Chapter 1 *Class discussion on communicating clearly: Characters and Setting Homework: *Reading Challenge: Read Book #4: The Road to Oregon City *Continue rough draft Choice 1 and Choice 2 Session 5: *Students share rough draft Choice 1 and 2 *Class discussion on communicating clearly: Hooking the Reader (interesting dialogue, emotional character responses to problems) Homework: *Continue rough draft Choice 3,4, 5 and 6 Session 6: *Students share rough draft additions *Class discussion on communicating clearly: hooking the reader (climactic story arc, cliff hanger, pacing and sense of urgency) *Class discussion on creating satisfying narrative endings Homework: * Finish all possible endings for choices (at least one ending where characters end successfully in Oregon City) Sessiopn 7: *Students share rough draft additions *Class discussion on editing and revising: Think about reader questions or stuck points Homework: *Edit and revise entire Choose Your Own Adventure book *Students submit entire final draft of book onto Padlet for peer review *Read 1 other student's book on Padlet, write a compliment Session 8: *Review Padlet compliments for each student's Choose Your Own Adventure book *Class discussion: Share what skills you learned. How has this improved your writing? *What advice would you give to future students who write their own Choose Your Own Adventure books? *Final wrap up
學習目標
This class is for...
*Kids who love choice and creativity
*Kids who want to build skills of communication and organization
*Kids who thrive with challenge and group encouragement
You will build your writing skills by...
*Planning and writing a Choose Your Own Adventure books with multiple endings
*Hooking your reader
*Using descriptive details to introduce characters and setting
*Creating multiple problems and solutions
PARENT NOTE:
Meets Common Core: Language Arts Standards: Grade 5: Writing 5. W. 4, 5, 6:
Writing a Narrative to develop real or imagined experience or events using narrative technique, descriptive detail, and clear event sequence.
其他詳情
父母的引導和規範
The Oregon Trail: Choose Your Own Trail books may discuss real life historical dangers of sickness, death, violence and bandits in an age appropriate way. These books discuss Native Americans, but are culturally sensitive and do not include violence between different people groups. Families are encouraged to research more on their own about the historical impact of this time period. Students will be encouraged to be respectful of different people groups in their own writing.
供應清單
Students in this course will need... *4 Book Paperback Book Set: The Oregon Trail: Choose Your Own Trail by Jesse Wiley (published 2018) *Lined writing paper or a lined journal if you choose to hand write your Choose Your Own Adventure style book *You may also choose to type your book in a Word Document This book series is appropriate for independent readers aged 8-12, grades 3rd-7th. Younger or struggling readers may benefit from reading with parent support. Families will need to purchase this book set as it also includes a Poster Map and Trail Guide Challenges that will be used as a reference throughout this course. This 4 book set is readily available on Amazon and other online sources. A private link to our class's Padlet website will also be shared with families. Only the teacher and students in this course will have access to the Padlet link as a tool to digitally share our final draft of the Choose Your Own Adventure style books. Families may choose to submit photos of handwritten work or upload Word Documents onto Padlet. Parents may need to support students who may not be familiar with this process.
外部資源
除了 Outschool 教室外,本課程也使用:
來源
4 Book Paperback Book Set: The Oregon Trail: Choose Your Own Trail by Jesse Wiley (published 2018)
The Poster Map and Trail Guide Challenges included in this book set will also be used as a reference throughout this course.
These books are readily available on Amazon and other online sources. A link will be shared with families when they register for this class.
教師專業知識和證書
Katy Zia is an Oregonian herself and has long been fascinated with the people and places of significance on the Oregon Trail. Katy Zia has experience teaching in public and private schools in Oregon for 17 years. She is a certified teacher and currently holds a Masters of Education degree in Oregon State.
評論
現場團體小班課程
US$200
用於 8 課程每週1次,共 8 週
55 分鐘
有11 位學習者完成此課程
即時視訊會議
年齡: 8-12
4-8 每班學員人數