Global Read Aloud

Students participated in a global read aloud with the book The One and Only Ivan, by Christina Applegate. Students write a prediction about what they believe the book will be about. The teacher reads the first four chapters of the book to students. The teacher then had students conduct basic research about gorillas in order to obtain some background information.

TIPC Ratings

6-Target: Students construct their own questions to guide research. They are assembling information in a collaborative presentation from an appropriate source. Students evaluate websites as they seek to answer specific questions.

4-Approaching: This lesson has students working in groups based upon the types of questions they developed. They are utilizing digital tools for collaboration to conduct basic research.

3- Developing: Students are responding to higher level questions throughout the lesson. They have to use a problem solving method in order to answer their own research question and utilize a variety of digital tools to solve the class problems.

3- Developing: Students are creating specific products in this lesson. They create a post on Wallwisher to make a prediction. They are creating questions to guide research in a discussion forum. They also create a slide on Google Docs presentation. The subject material weaves across disciplines.