Abel's+Island

= __**Abel's Island by William Steig**__ = = **Week of November 3 to 7** =

= Folder is due November 11 =

Complete the online[| Self Evaluation] form this week.
=** Click here for the [|Abel's Island Folder Grading Rubric] **=

==** Click here for the [|Project Planning Page] Make a copy, rename it and link it on the submission page. You will be graded on a completed form along with your project. **==

= Click here for the[| Project Rubric] =

== Click here for the [|Abel's Island Submission Page] where you will post your Folder and Responses with a link. ==

__Spend up to 1 hour__ of time at home on this throughout the week. If you do not have internet access do your work in a paper journal and add it to the team folder at school.
=Your novel unit and literature study begins September 22 for 5th grade reading units. Class periods will be M-W-F during ELA time and Reading Workshop M-W-F.= =Notices and updates will go out to you through your school Google email account as well and that will need to be checked several times a week.=

=Over the next several weeks you will be required to:= =Please check back __daily__ both at school and at home because more things will be added to this page. Treat this page like your digital classroom.=
 * =Read, read and read again. Enjoy the story!! Reading will occur silently, in pairs, as a class out loud and dramatically. So bring your book each time.=
 * =Participate in group discussions where you show knowledge of the story and express you thoughts and ideas concerning Abel and story events. You will be expected to analyze the thoughts and actions of Abel and interpret the events in the story.=
 * =You will be expected to maintain a digital folder on Google docs presentation.=
 * =Respond to discussion posts on this wiki.=
 * ==Answer questions on Google docs==
 * =Create and build a set and inventions from the story that will be used in a display.=

=__ Digital Folder Contents __=

2. Picnic collage. (pictures and text that describe the picnic)
I can locate, isolate and creatively display story content.

3. Literary devices. (at least 10 with page # ref and label of personification, simile or metaphor)
I can identify personifications, similes and metaphors from the story.

4. Quotes to Remember (8 with page #, the reason why you selected it and its importance to the story)
I can identify and rellect on important statements from the author or characters that reveal themes, traits or feelings.

5. 20 Main Events
I can identify main ideas and place them in order.

6. Vocabulary or Words to know. (40 or more words with page # ref and definition)
I can identify and define new and important story words.

7. Inventions (15 or more with page # ref and descriptions/purpose)
I can find and reference particular pieces of content from the story.

8. The Island (pictures and reference descriptions that describe the island)
I can locate descriptive language, reference it and use it for creative purposes.

9. All About Abel (character traits and descriptions with page # reference from the novel)
I can identify, reference and reflect on character traits.

10. Abel as a Mouse (research on his rodent traits with a diagram)
I can research content from the story and display it in an informative manner.

11. Encounter with the Owl (text and pictures)
I can reference and reflect on a particular event in the story.

12. Owl as Predator (research and picture)
I can research content from the story and display it in an informative manner. ==13. Short Retellings from the perspective of a character or item (4 short summaries of 3 main events from the story in the voice of something or someone other than Abel. (Complete sentences and 100+ words in length)== I can write an event retelling from different perspectives.

14. One theme (commitment, perseverance, faith or self-discovery)
I can reflect on a general theme using references from the story.

=__ Projects (25% of your grade) __=

[|Bloom's Taxonomy for Project Idea]
> = Some suggested projects = >
 * =**Can be done individually or in groups of no more than 3. Please discuss your plan with me before you begin.**=
 * ==**__Writing__**==
 * ==**create and additional chapter**==
 * ==**write an essay that explores a major theme from the novel**==
 * ==**create love poems and writings between Abel and Amanda**==
 * ==**produce Abel's Guide to Living in the Wild**==
 * ==**write a series of news reports about the disappearance and then the return of Abel**==
 * ==**__Building__**==
 * ==**create statues**==
 * ==**build one or more of his inventions**==
 * ==**create a display or set of his log or island**==
 * ==**develop a 3D map of the island**==
 * ==**__Drama and Presentations__**==
 * ==create an interview show==
 * ==produce a short play that presents 3-5 events from the novel==
 * ==write and present a monologue or dialogue from the perspective of the scarf, the island and the owl.==
 * ==produce a game show "How to Survive on an Island"==
 * ==**__Read and Report__**==
 * ==**read and report on another novel of survival**==
 * ==**read and report on an great event of survival**==
 * ==**__Design__**==
 * ==**a game board**==
 * ==**survival kit for Abel**==
 * ==**plot diagram/web on Google draw**==
 * ==an original piece of artwork that depicts scenes from the story==

__ Discussion Tab Responses (25% of your grade) __
This is what the teacher will use to evaluate your responses for critical thinking. Not all sections will always be used.
 * ==**must follow the instructions.**==
 * ==**must be relevant to the assigned topic and ideas.**==
 * ==**must be well written.**==
 * ==**must display critical thinking and analysis.**==