susan cooper’s the boggart & call by barbara dall & jana pedemonte fall 1998 gsl 520
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Susan Cooper’s The Boggart
& CALL
By Barbara Dall & Jana Pedemonte
Fall 1998GSL 520
Description of ClassLanguage Proficiency: High Intermediate to
Advanced Previous Computer Work: Proficiency in
word processing, e-mail, web site production
Class Make-up: 20 middle school students of mixed language backgrounds
Class Goal: Final class project to synthesize year-long language and computer skills
MaterialsComputer Needs:
Computer for each group of students Web production program--Front Page Internet access Word Processing program
Other Classroom Materials: Books on Scotland, castles, Scottish folk tales Scottish music on tapes, CD Pictures, posters, food, clothing of Scotland
ObjectivesLanguage
Practice creative and factual report writing Synthesize writing, listening, research and
discussion skills Produce process and edited written work
through e-mail and web page Use process writing (e-mails) to create class
book of stories (edited writing)Computer
Reinforce all skills taught throughout the year
Procedures for Writing Activities I-III
Review e-mail tandem story writing procedures
Read directions for the writing activities
Use the buttons to complete the taskUse e-mail to complete the activity
Procedure for Web Page Creation
Review computer research and web creation skills
Explore castle sites in small groupsDivide tasks within groupsNote information and sites for web
pagesBuild web page
Activity IRead pages 62-64 (the scene where the
Boggart enters the house and eats the chocolate sauce). With your e-mail partner, write the next chapter of the story.
To listen to the story, click To listen and read the story, click here.To read the story by yourself, click here.For help with vocabulary, click here
Click on the loudspeaker to hear the story.
Back to Activity I
Activity I continued
Write a paragraph and send it to your partner
Read what your partner has written and add the next paragraph to continue the story
Continue back and forth writing the paired story until done
Activity II
Listen to an excerpt from Mendelssohn’s “Fingal’s Cave”
The music store salesman tells Emily, “See if you can find the words inside it. They say ‘How lovely the sea is!’” (p. 81)
Do you agree? Write your e-mail partner with your opinion.
Activity IIIEmily writes to Tommy to tell him of
the Boggart’s antics in Toronto. Tommy makes some suggestions about how to make the Boggart want to come home. (p. 142)
To see what a Boggart’s home could look like, visit Torosay Castle or Duart Castle, both on the Isle of Mull.
Activity III continued
How would you get the Boggart home?
Write your e-mail partner with your idea.
Will your partner’s idea work? Why or why not?
Respond to your partner
Activity IV
Create a castle web page In small groups of 3-4, research
information about castles. Use the information to create a web site
that highlights a part of Scottish castle life or history.
Your web page should contain factual information in paragraphs and graphics.
Some Places to Start…
Ian’s Land of CastlesCastles for KidsCastles of ScotlandEncyclopedia.com
Potential Problems
Difficulties in reading the text. Will need to support students in reading the original text.
Computer glitches (have books available for back up)
Finding appropriate research sites for age/language proficiency of students
Monitor small groups for cooperation and production of all students.
Evaluation of Student Learning
Written texts evaluated for Vermont Writing Portfolio criteria
Web pages evaluated for appropriate content and graphics
Group work evaluated for cooperation, input of each student, and production of final project
Bibliography
Cooper, Susan. The Boggart. New York: McElderry Books, 1993.
Gravatt, Christopher. Castle. New York: Knopf, 1994.
Macaulay, David. Castle. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. ----. Castle. PBS Video, 1983.
Bibliography cont.
Mendelssohn, Felix. The Hebrides--Overture (Fingal’s Cave) Op. 26. Chandos Records LTD, CHAN 8379.
Platt, Richard. Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Cross-Sections. New York: Knopf, 1992.
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