5th Grade Reading Unit 3

ReadWriteThink Bio Cube

GLE: 15  

URL: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/bio_cube/



Name: Kathy Prine Bio PowerPoint Jack and the Beanstalk
Description: Kathy Prine Bio PowerPoint Jack and the Beanstalk (PPT) Goes with Kathy Prine Bio Lesson Plan
Activity:     GLE: 15   Type: Powerpoint   Focus: Both
URL: http://www.tangischools.org/dept/tech/SchoolTech/Bio%20PowerPoint%20Jack%20and%20the%20Beanstallk.ppt  



Name: Kathy Prine Bio Powerpoint (Correlates with Bio Lesson Plan)
Description: Kathy Prine Bio Powerpoint (Correlates with Bio Lesson Plan)
Activity:     GLE: 15   Type: Powerpoint   Focus: Both
URL: http://www.tangischools.org/dept/tech/SchoolTech/Bio%20PowerPoint%20template.ppt  



Name: The Autobiography of Anything
Description: Great creative writing activity to use during this unit. Students are to tell the autobiography (from first person perspective) of any object such as a shoe, paper, yarn. Students will have to think creatively but also know the background of various objects.
Activity:     GLE: 04, 11b, 18a, 18b, 18c, 18e, 20a, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, 25c, 28b, 30, 31   Type: Lesson Plan   Focus: Teacher
URL: http://www.storyarts.org/lessonplans/lessonideas/index.html#auto  



Name: Kathy Prine Bio PowerPoint Lesson Plan (Biography)
Description: Kathy Prine Bio PowerPoint Lesson Plan (Biography)
Activity:     GLE: 15   Type: Lesson Plan   Focus: Teacher
URL: http://www.tangischools.org/dept/tech/SchoolTech/Bio%20PowerPoint%20LP.pdf  



Name: Biography Search
Description: Biographical dictionary students can use to research different biographies. Recommended in Comprehensive Curriculum under Activity 1 of Unit 3
Activity: 01   GLE: 42, 47, 11   Type: Interactive Site   Focus: Both
URL: http://www.s9.com/biography/search.html  



Name: Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Legacy of a Leader
Description: Students can read a short biography on Dr. MLK, Jr. and take the online quiz afterwards to test comprehension of article. This site also includes a slideshow of pictures of the last few days of Dr. King's life.
Activity: 01, 02,    GLE: 05, 06, 07b, 11b, 12e, 17   Type: Interactive Site   Focus: Student
URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=home&topic=0  



Name: Biography Wax Museum Project
Description: Site created by a school in which students portrayed the person researched. Clever idea, may need to be tweaked to use in your classroom. Also contains links to a useful biography generator.
Activity: 01, 02, 03, 07   GLE: 21, 25, 39, 42, 45, 20, 34, 33   Type: Online Information   Focus: Teacher
URL: http://arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/bioless.htm  



Name: Ten Way to Teach Biographies
Description: Site provides ten different ways to teach and use biographies in the classroom.
Activity: 01, 02, 03, 09   GLE: 04, 11b   Type: Online Information   Focus: Teacher
URL: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson185.shtml  


Area: English Language Arts    Grade: Grade 5   Unit: Unit 3: Biography and Autobiography
Name: Teaching Through Biographies
Description: Suggestions for introducing biographies to students, rubric for grading biographical compositions, suggested activities to use when teaching biographies.
Activity: 01, 03, 07,    GLE:     Type: Online Information   Focus: Teacher
URL: http://712educators.about.com/cs/lessonplans/a/biographies.htm  



Name: The Biography Channel's Website
Description: Search biographies and autobiographies. Site recommended in Comprehensive Curriculum guide.
Activity: 02   GLE: 07, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 41   Type: Online Information   Focus: Student
URL: http://www.biography.com/  



Name: Biography Links
Description: Help students choose a figure for their biographies. Students can browse through subjects to pick a noteworthy figure from history to research.
Activity: 02, 03   GLE: 01, 11, 12, 17   Type: Online Information   Focus: Both
URL: http://www.school-for-champions.com/biographies.htm#Science  



Name: The Biography Maker
Description: Public School's website listing the details to writing an effective, detailed biography. Gives guiding questions for students to ponder while reseearching and composing their subject's biography.
Activity: 03, 04, 05   GLE: 07b, 10, 11b, 12b, 12c, 15, 17d, 17e, 41a   Type: Online Information   Focus: Both
URL: http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomak2.htm  



Name: Melissa Ryan Teacher Trading Card (ppt)
Description: Melissa Ryan Teacher Trading Card (ppt) School Tech from Tangipahoa Parish Grade 5 Unit 3 Activity 6: Organizing Notes and Creating a Rough Draft (GLEs: 20a, 25c, 26a, 30, 46)
Activity: 06   GLE: 20a, 25c, 26a, 30, 46   Type: Powerpoint   Focus: Both
URL: http://www.tangischools.org/dept/tech/SchoolTech/Teacher%20Trading%20Card.ppt  



Name: Melissa Ryan Teacher Trading Card Lesson Plan
Description: Melissa Ryan Teacher Trading Card Lesson Plan School Tech from Tangipahoa Parish Grade 5 Unit 3 Activity 6: Organizing Notes and Creating a Rough Draft (GLEs: 20a, 25c, 26a, 30, 46)
Activity: 06   GLE: 20a, 25c, 26a, 30, 46   Type: Lesson Plan   Focus: Teacher
URL: http://www.tangischools.org/dept/tech/SchoolTech/Teacher%20Trading%20Card.pdf  

 
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