Another Ingalls: Become Part of the Story

Karen Burchfield and Stacy Julian
Rush Strong School

Grade Level:  5th

Subjects
 

Reading

Social Studies

Overview

As a follow-up to lessons on character traits and development, this lesson asks the student to create another story character. The student will write a paragraph describing their character. The student will visualize an experience from the story and compose their reaction.

Time Frame
Two 30 minute sessions (additional time needed for computer usage)

Objectives

In this lesson, students will:

• Use context clues to formulate ideas
• Recognize time and place relationships (setting)
• Read and comprehend printed material
• Use recall, sequence, and order in expressing written ideas
• Develop simple, original paragraphs
• Follow written directions
• Visualize an experience from the story

• Software Used in this Lesson

• Other Software Used in this Lesson

• After reading in "Little House On The Prairie" the chapter on crossing the frozen Mississippi River, the students will be asked to imagine that they are another Ingall's child.
• Using their prior knowledge on character traits and how writers develop a character, they will create the character they imagined as a prewriting activity.
• Crossing the Frozen Mississippi Activity Sheet will be given to each student to write about what they understood about the experience.
• Students will use Microsoft Word to write and save their activity sheet. Remind them to do grammar and spell check. Students can go to the address given for a thesaurus to help with overworked words.

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.

• Use comprehension strategies to enhance understanding, to make predictions, and to respond to literature.

Title1: Laura Ingalls Wilder Internet Prairie Home

URL1: http://members.tripod.com/~JeanneAnn/wilder.html

Description1: Literature Nook on Laura Ingalls Wilder

Title2: My Little House On the Prairie Home Page

URL2: http://www.vvv.com/~jenslegg/

Description2: Interest Site

Author(s) Contact Information

Name:  Karen Burchfield

E-Mail Address burchfieldk@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us

School Home Page URL

Rush Strong School http://207.125.93.3/rss.htm
 
 

Activity Sheet

Cyber Exchange Lesson

Another Ingalls

Name(s)__________________________________________________________________________________

Overview

Visualize your experience as the family crosses the frozen Mississippi River.

Think about how you feel -

• What do you see?
• What do you hear?
• What do you smell?
• Describe your feelings.

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