Week 3 EDU 645

Learning Outcome: Students will recognize and articulate the value of connecting prior knowledge and new knowledge and experiences to shape and extend understanding. The students will demonstrate prior knowledge of the story, Skippy Jon Jones through class discussion.

Test Item: Teacher will activate prior knowledge by having the class brainstorm information that the students already know about the character Skippy Jon Jones and the books.  The teacher will write all of the information gathered on the board.  The teacher will ask specific memory questions (who, what, when, where) about the text that will direct readers towards the purpose of reading the book. 

Learning Outcome: Students will be able to make Text-to-Text connections between this book and other Judith Shachner books.

Test Item: Read other books by Judith Shachner. After reading the book, write in your reading journal connections between the two books by the author read aloud. This is called a text-to-text connection. Some ways you could make text-to-text connections:

• compare characters, their personalities, and actions
• compare story events and plot lines
• compare lessons, themes, or messages in stories

 Learning Outcome: Students will be able to make Text to Self-connections by thinking of what lessons they learned from the story.

Test Item: The teacher will Model how to write the connection with the following text frame:

Text to Self:
In the book (title) ____________________________________.  __________________ reminded me of when ______________________.

 Review Skippy Jon Jones by Judith Shachner with a picture walk.  Ask students to share any text to self-connections orally.  Guide them to use the format as they speak to make sure the connection is clear AND concise.

Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate knowledge of similarities and differences by using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two or more Skippy John Jones books. 

Test Item: Teacher will Model how to compare and contrast items within a book.  Tell students that compare is how you are alike and contrast is how you are different.  Students will label the Venn Diagram.

 

Essay Item

Learning Outcome: Select, synthesize and/or use relevant information within the text to

write a personal response to the text

Test Item: Which part of the story was most interesting or surprising? Use information from the story to support your answer.