Text and Technology Based Literacy

We will spend the first nine weeks of school studying The Stories Julian Tells. The teacher will use the SMARTboard and laptop to access Learnzillion.com and introduce students to the activities they will be completing. The teacher will read aloud one chapter of the book each week. The students will partner read the chapter as well. Finally, students will independently read the chapter. Students will use iPads to access graphic organizers on Learnzillion.com. They will use information from the book to complete graphic organizers that relate to character traits, how character's actions affect a story, how chapters build on one another to create a story, and the central message of the story. They will also write in response to the text on a daily basis. Writing will be submitted to the teacher using iPads, Chromebooks, and/or laptops. Students have the option to work on these activities independently, with a partner, or with a collaborative group. The teacher will closely monitor all completed activities to gauge the level of student understanding and assist individual students as needed. As a culminating activity, students will write an essay to demonstrate their understanding of the text. The essay prompt will be: What is a central message that is conveyed through Julian, Huey, and Father's actions in The Stories Julian Tells?