Language Arts Unit Ideas

Idea 1: Students will read a book and answer questions about the book. The questions will be found on my webpage. This is for a third grade reading level. Students will read short chapter books. There will be questions posted on my site that will test the students’ retention of the material. They will answer basic questions about character and plot. This will test reading comprehension. It will incorporate technology because the students will be answering questions found on my website. The answers to the questions will be corrected quickly, so that the students can go back and reread the parts they had trouble with.

Idea 2: Student will read a book and answer questions that they post to a blog. The questions will be handed out to each student. They will post the answers to their questions in a blog. The students will be able to see everyone else answers and comment on what they agree and disagree with. This will help to build peer to peer relationships. I will also make comments. The students can then work together and with me to correct any errors they have. It will quickly allow me to see who is understanding and remembering the information in the book.

Idea 3: Students will read a book and make an imovie based on the book. After completing the book, students will write another chapter of the book that they turn into an imovie. This will see if students understand the book. They will have to take what they have learned about the characters and make a credible movie that deals with events and themes raised in the book. The students will make cut out characters and take pictures of the characters in action. They will turn these pictures into an imovie. This should be educational and fun.

Idea 4: After reading a book students can make a web with Inspiration based on a theme of the book. They will have at least 5 webs of the main theme and two examples of each from the book. They will had pictures and colors to make them more astatically pleasing. They will present their webs when they are completed. Webs are good organizers and using Inspiration will make it more interesting for the students. The pictures used will have to apply to the novel. All aspects of the web will be explained in the presentation. This lends itself well to group work, so I will have the students work in groups of 3 or 4 to make the web and present it.

Idea 5: After reading a book students will pick out a topic in the book that they want to learn more about. They will use the internet to find good sources of information on the topic. They will work in group of 3 or 4. They will present the information they have found to the class. It may be an oral presentation, a poster presentation or any other format that the group decides to use.