Celebrating Books 

Course/Grade Level/Unit

A.

5th grade/technology/Celebrating Books

D.

  K(nowledge)

• Identify favorite book/author
• Techniques of internet searching
• Use of Quadlinc site to find books by author and title.

R(easoning)

• Design a web page about that book/author linked to the webpage from his/her class 
• Evaluate validity and reliability of internet sources
• Categorize a book by genre

S(kills)

• Use computer and internet to research information on books and authors
• Make a link to a web page about the author or where the book can be purchased.

P(roducts)

• Design a web page

Standard

B.

2. Read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras and ideas.

Benchmark

C.

2.A.2a 2.A2b 2.A.2c 2.B.2a
2.B.2b 2.B.2c

Performance Assessment

E.

• Create a web page

Scoring Criteria

F.

• organization of page and links
• completed handout
• spelling and grammar

Other Assessments

G.

• Checklist

Instruction

H.

1. Look at Bill Peet and The Hole Truth Thinkquest Jr. pages.
2. Look at Resources to help you decide which book you would like to write about.
3. Complete homework sheet.
4. Discuss directions for project.
5. Use Quad Linc to find more books by the author and where they are located.
6. Use the Resources, other Internet sites, and library books about authors to find information on the author and the book.
7. Create a web page about the book and the author.
8. Examine and discuss web page navigation and appearance.
9. Evaluate using the rubric.

Resources

I.

• Internet and search engines

PALS web catalog

• Google Book Search
• Children's Authors and Illustrators on the Web
• Scholastic Author Studies
• http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu/#members
• http://plt3.org/pes/childlit.html
• Book Adventure
• Online Children's Stories
• Book Hive: Your Guide to Children's Literature
• Bill Peet- Sample Web site (Thinkquest Jr.)
• The Hole Truth (Sample Web site)
• Amazon Online Book Store
• Barnes and Noble

Potential Accommodations What adjustments might be made for students with individual or special needs?

J.

• individualized help with spelling and grammar

Follow-up What activities will be used for remediation/extension?

K.

• sharing of  web sites
• adding extra graphics, animation, and sounds
• develop a class webpage with links to all student web pages