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Title: It's My Life: Multimodal Autobiography Project
Url: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1051
Description: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students write autobiographies, illustrating the stories and setting them to music. Students first brainstorm lists of important events in their lives, along with images and music that represent those events. They then create storyboards in preparation for the final PowerPoint project, which they present to their peers in class.
Source: Thinkfinity
Classifications: English Language Arts
English Language Arts -- Literature General
English Language Arts -- Reading
UsingAudience: Teachers
Resource Type: Lesson/Activity Plans
GradeLevel: Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Keywords: reading comprehension
friendship
characterization
Standards: Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RI.04.7. Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
RI.04.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI.06.3. Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
RI.07.3. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
RI.08.3. Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.04.10. By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
RL.02.6. Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
RL.04.5. Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
RL.04.6. Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
RL.05.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
RL.03.7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
RL.03.9. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
RL.04.7. Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
RL.04.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
RL.02.2. Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
RL.03.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RL.03.2. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
RL.03.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
RL.04.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL.04.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
RL.04.3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
RL.05.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
RL.05.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
W.03.3 d. Provide a sense of closure.
W.03.3b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
W.04.3b. Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
W.04.3e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
RI.04.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI.06.3. Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
RI.07.3. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
RI.08.3. Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
RI.04.7. Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
RI.04.10. By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
RL.02.2. Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
RL.03.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RL.03.2. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
RL.03.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
RL.04.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL.04.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
RL.04.3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
RL.05.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
RL.05.3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
RL.02.6. Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
RL.04.5. Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
RL.04.6. Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
RL.05.6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
RL.03.7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
RL.03.9. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
RL.04.7. Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
RL.04.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
W.03.3b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
W.03.3d. Provide a sense of closure.
W.04.3b. Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
W.04.3e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
W.05.3e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
Date Last Modified: 2009-07-22 22:27:52
Date Record Checked: 2009-07-14 00:00:00

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