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Student Work |
Subject: Language Arts
Grade: 5th
Time: 1 hour
Main Points
- Photographs from the Arctic can give us a further glimpse of the North Pole and what it was like for Matthew Henson in 1909
- Adjective can be used to enhance a piece of writing and make it more enjoyable to the reader. Adjectives can paint pictures in the readers mind.
- The Internet is a tool for exploring worlds we may never see.
Objectives
By the end of this lesson students will be able to:
- Use adjectives to describe an Arctic photo.
- Apply knowledge from Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson to an Arctic photo.
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Materials
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Lesson Beginning
Review
- I would like to review how to
use I-books correctly in the classroom
- hold with 2 hands
- place in the middle of the desk
- don't bend the screen back too far
- don't open your desk while the I-book is on it
- What do we know about the
Arctic, North Pole, and Peary's expedition?
- take students' answers to get a flow of creativity and inspiration started.
Introductory Focus
Ask: Who has heard the saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words"? Tell the students that a picture and writing together are even more effective. Generate some discussion on why that is.
Tell the students that today we will be using I-books to look at photographs of the Arctic and then writing some paragraphs to accompany the photos.
Wholeness
Writing and photos (visual aids) go hand in hand to illustrate the North Pole and probable hardships that Matthew Henson faced on his expedition.
Lesson Development
Procedures
I will give some examples of the photos and display them on the television (connected through the computer). I will then model choosing a photo of my choice. I will continue modeling the activity by writing a few descriptive sentences about the photo on the board (making sure that I use a thesaurus to add flair to my writing). I will then give an example of a few sentences that will tie my photo to The Story of Matthew Henson.
- Before the I-books are handed out, ask students to get pencil and paper out of their desks.
- The I-books will now be handed out. During recess I will have loaded each computer to the correct website - www.arctic.noaa.gov
- I will direct students step by
step to the photos they should look at:
- click on Gallery
-click on any of the (photo) links on this page - except links under the heading of Animal Photos, images and information. Also, do not click on any links that take you to other sites.
- Give students 12-15 minutes to search the site and decide on a photo.
- Once students have chosen a
photo they should begin writing descriptive sentences
about their chosen photo (be sure to clearly write
instructions on the board). After the descriptive
paragraph, each student should write a paragraph on one
of the following:
- If Henson and Peary came across this scene what would their reaction be?
- Does this scene remind you of a part of the story? If so, write in your own words what this reminded you of and why.
- Students who finish early may continue to work on their timeline
Lesson
Ending Fulfillment Select students who have
finished to share the photo and their writing.
Depending on the number of students who have
finished and want to share, this can be done as a
class or in small groups. A few students can share
their writing with the photo being displayed
through the television.
Closure
Ask: Did writing paragraphs add to the photos? Why? Why not?
Repeat Wholeness.
Homework
Any students who did not complete the assignment should complete it for homework.