TRUMPET OF THE    SWAN

LITERATURE BOOK

 

Patricia Dunnam

Introduction

Standards

Objectives

Activities

Assessment

Results

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Introduction
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Subject:  Literature
Topic: Swans
Grade Level: 4
Student Lesson name and URL:The Trumpet of the Swans

 Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children's literature.  They distinguish between the structural features of the text and the literary terms or elements (e.g., theme, plot, setting, characters).  The selection of Trumpet of the Swans illustrates the quality and complexity of the material to be read by students.

Sixth Grade
Science: Focus on Earth Science
Plate Tectonics and Earth’ s Structure

(6) 1. Plate tectonics explains important features of the Earth’s surface and major geologic events. As the basis for understanding this concept, students know:

a) The fit of the continents, location of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid ocean ridges, and the distribution of fossils, rock types, and ancient climatic zones provide evidence for plate tectonics.
b) The solid Earth is layered with cold, brittle lithosphere; hot, convecting mantle; and dense, metallic core.
c) Lithospheric plates that are the size of continents and oceans move at rates of centimeters per year in response to movements in the mantle.
d) Major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building result from plate motions.

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1. After reading the literature selection of Trumpet of the Swans the students will identify the elements of theme, plot, setting, and characters from the literature selection in a composition using correct form of the writing process, (write, edit and revise and publish), and story map diagram.
2. Students will analyze the literature text by describing important events by inserting  the facts into a story map.
3. Students will be able to draw a swan and write a paragraph with information relating to that swan after collecting information from their research.
4. Students will  be able to present their findings from their research on swans in an oral report  presentation  to their peers with a visual. (picture, model)
5. Students will be able to pass a post test by identifying words that relate to information about swans and question about content of the literature selection.

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Student Activities
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De Anza Elementary School

El Centro, Ca  92243
Patricia Dunnaml (pdunnam@mail.k12.ca.us)
Last Revised: 06/222000