Green Giant Visualization and Note Taking

Grade: 4Subject: Language Arts Date:Time: 30-40 minutes

Materials Green giant reading White paper (1 per student) Pencil (1 per student) Coloring utensils (1 per student) Page in LA notebookStudent Groupings Individually In groups As a class

Objectives Visualization Note taking

Outcomes 8.1 use strategies in writing and other ways of representing to organize ideas compare their own thoughts and beliefs to those of others practice strategies for monitoring their own learning 8.2 experiment with different ways of making their own notes (e.g., webbing, jot notes, matrix)

Introduction to Students Go over the idea of visualization with students again. Remind them that they are pictures in their head that develop as text is read. Go over strategies for making notes: Bullet points Writing down important words in each sentence (Ex. There lived a green giant whose name was Sam I would write down Green Giant, Sam)

Procedure Read the green giant to the class, telling the class to visualize what is read to them. Tell them they are going to have to draw what they visualize, so pay close attention to what is read to them again and take notes this time. Have them draw/color what they visualize. After finished drawing, have students discuss in groups what they drew. If they left out details that others remembered, have them add to their own drawing.

Conclusion Have students discuss what they drew as a class. Have students explain their process for making notes.

Assessment Walk around to view students notes Collect LA notebooks and Green Giant drawingsReflection Notes