Teacher(s) Name: Ms. Meredith
School: Ratcliffe ES
Grade Level(s): Grade 5
Content Area(s): Language Arts
Lesson Summary
Imagine if the characters from your favorite books came to life. Now imagine that these characters had to join together to start a business. That’s exactly what students will do in this lesson. Utilizing 5th grade language arts SOLs, students identify character traits and apply these traits to the real world.
TIPC Ratings
Research & Information Fluency
Rating:Not Observed – Explanation: N/A
Communication & Collaboration
Rating: Developing – Explanation: Students worked in self selected groups. They had the option to plan over Google Drive. Students also worked on the website in and out of the classroom. The website was through Google Sites so students could plan through the chat as they were working, even if they were in different locations.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Rating: Not observed – Explanation: N/A
Creativity & Innovation
Rating: Approaching – Explanation: Students chose the company that their characters would be in charge of. The students had to use the character traits to determine the best job for them. The students then had to determine a job that would work best for the two characters together.
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