Elementary students are expected to read several independent books throughout the school year. As an ongoing activity, which can be extended through the summer, children will critique the books they are reading. Here is a plan for such an activity.
Lesson: Books We Love
Grade Level 3 (can be adapted for grades 2-6)
Virginia Standard 3.5/3.6 Students will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictiona and nonfiction texts
Process:
Students will post summaries of independent books for peers to read and comment on.
1. Each student will select and read a book of their choice from classroom texts
2. Each will post a blog, containing a complete book summary and critque
3. Students will read blog posts and select one to focus on. They will read that text and add comments to their peers' comments
Assessment:
Students will be assessed on their initial book summary. See Rubric Below
rubric
http://www.stpeter-deland.org/pages/reading_pdfs/3rdgr_bk_rpt_rubric_2009.pdf
Follow Up:
Students will continue to read and expand on peer comments. The will be assessed as they continue sharing books.
Th Following forms can be used to track progress
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/ela/assessment/p160.html
Another awesome use for a blog. I'll ask the same questions for this one as I did for your lesson on Science in the News. Of course you could do this lesson without blogs in favor of some other tool. However, blogs add another dimension. What kinds of thinking and skills do blogs add to your students' learning about the content?
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