What A Character!

Susan Brown, Donna Brown
Jefferson Elementary School

5th

Subjects
 

Reading

Social Studies, Language Arts

Overview

Students will develop a descriptive story of a mystery character by using materials given.

Time Frame

Two class periods for development of the character, and a third class period for presentations

Objectives

In this lesson, students will:

• Develop simple, original paragraphs.
• Follow oral and written directions.
• Demonstrate knowledge of characteristics of different Native American populations.

• paper grocery bag for each group
• miscellaneous items to be used as clues for a "mystery character" of a particular Native American group

• Software Used in this Lesson

• Other Software Used in this Lesson

Procedures: Pairs

Each pair is given a bag containing belongings of a mystery character. They go through every item and make a list of their findings. Discussion follows for a theory of who the character might be, what their lifestyle was like, and what kind of environment they inhabited. After the "character" is fully developed by each pair, each student composes a written description of their person. This writing will be extended into a larger project, such as a complete narrative using the character in a creative story.

Publishing: Each person reads their description/narrative to the group and a consensus is reached as to who the "mystery" character is.

National Standards Addressed by this Lesson

• Improved student achievement through the use of technology as a tool to enhance the reading curriculum.

• State of the art technology will be used to improve curriculum.

Title1: The Lesson Plan Page

URL1: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LACharacterization512.htm

Description1: Developing a Character 5^th - 12^th grades
 

Author(s) Contact Information

Name:  Donna Brown, Susan Brown

E-Mail Address brownd1@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us; browns6@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us

School Home Page URL

Jefferson Elementary http://207.125.93.3/jes.htm

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