Read and Conquer-Reading/Technology Project

Read and Conquer- Reading/Technology Project

Students will read 3 out of 10 outstanding books for the year. These books will come from the Caldecott or Newbery Medal Winner list. Students will apply technology projects to help them meet the state standards in reading and technology.

First I will obtain a copy of the outstanding book for each student. I will read the first two chapters to the students, to start the discussion.
In the beginning the students will read 1 or 2 chapters in the classroom, then they will take home to read each night. The following days we discuss, reread parts of the chapters and begin our technology projects.

1st Tech Project- A CHARACTER WEB- Student will use the software titled “Kidspiration 3” to make a character web of all the characters, adding new characters as we encounter them. These will will be printed and saved in their own Readology Folder.

2nd Tech Project- BOOK POSTER -Students will make a Book Poster using “Kidspiration 3”. Items can be added as we read further into the book. When they are done these posters will be published and hung in the hall to encourage others to read the book. Later these will be saved in their Readology Folder.

3rd Tech Project- A LETTER TO THE AUTHOR -Students will write a short letter to the author with their observations and comments about the book. Again a copy will be made and they will save it in their Readology Folder.

4th Tech Project- CRITIC'S REVIEW -Students will write a short review of the book using Kidspiration 3 word processor. These will be hung in the classroom. The review will be saved in their Readology Folder.
These projects will be presentation to their students/parents at the end of the year.