WEEK ONE:
ï Introduce literature choices to class.
ï Students choose which book they would like to read.
ï Students participate in guided reading groups/book clubs & discuss nuances of chosen book.
ï Students practice reading skills such as prediction, sequence of events, plot development, compare/contrast storylines, cause/effect relationships, and connection to real life experiences and prior knowledge.
ï Introduce students to PowerPoint software. Allow students to practice creating slides, adding text and animation.

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WEEK TWO:
ï Students continue reading books and meet with book clubs/guided reading groups.
ï Students continue to focus on reading skills outlined in week one.
ï Students continue tutorials on PowerPoint. They are expected to experiment with text and animation. They begin to learn how to import graphics off of the Internet.
ï Primary students begin filling out storyboards for PowerPoint projects in guided reading groups.
ï Primary students meet in collaborative groups (guided reading groups) to discuss student roles (such as encourager, recorder, reporter, & time keeper) for project.

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WEEK THREE:
ï Students finish the books they have selected for book clubs/guided reading groups.
ï Students are introduced to their Response to Literature Project using PowerPoint and view sample projects.
ï Expectations and grading rubrics are reviewed with students.
ï Primary students continue filling out storyboards for PowerPoint projects.
ï Upper grade students meet in collaborative groups to discuss student roles for project.
ï Upper grade students begin written narratives and filling out storyboards for PowerPoint projects.

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WEEK FOUR:
ï Students continue to meet with collaborative groups to monitor project goals and student deadlines.
ï Students self-reflect on progress of project.
ï Primary students finish storyboards and begin PowerPoint projects.
ï Primary students finish Slide 1 and Slide 2 in PowerPoint program.
ï Upper grade students continue written narratives and filling out storyboards for PowerPoint projects.
ï Upper grade students finish Slide 1 through Slide 4 in PowerPoint program.

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WEEK FIVE:
ï Students continue to meet with collaborative groups to monitor project goals and student deadlines.
ï Students self-reflect on progress of project.
ï Primary students finish Slide 3 through Slide 6 in PowerPoint program.
ï Upper grade students continue written narratives and filling out storyboards for PowerPoint projects.
ï Upper grade students finish Slide 5 through Slide 8 in PowerPoint program.

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WEEK SIX:
ï Students continue to meet with collaborative groups to monitor project goals and student deadlines.
ï Students self-reflect on progress of project.
ï Primary students finish Slide 7 through Slide 9 in PowerPoint program.
ï Upper grade students continue written narratives and filling out storyboards for PowerPoint projects.
ï Upper grade students finish Slide 9 through Slide 12 in PowerPoint program.

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WEEK SEVEN:
ï Students turn in written narratives and present power point projects to large group.
ï Students evaluate peers on rubrics.
ï Teacher evaluates students on rubrics.

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