Great Depression Unit

Assignments for Uncle Jed's Barbershop and The Gardener

• Assignment 1 for The Gardener
  • Anticipation/Reaction Guide
  • Concept Map
  • Vocabogram
    
• Assignment 2 for The Gardener
  • DRTA Example: Uncle Jed's Barbershop
    • DRTA Example: Princess Furball
  • Reading (Learning) Log Example
  • Elements of a story
    • Comic Strip Activity (Read, Write, Think)
• Assignment 3 for The Gardener
  • Letter to a Character
    • See NCSCOS English/Language Arts Composition Products Guide (by grade level)
    • Picture Books that Feature Letters
    • Lesson for Teaching Friendly Letter
      • Mini-Lesson Outline
      • Reading/Writing Workshop
      • Friendly Letters Mini-Lesson
      • Example Letters from Dear Peter Rabbit
      • Friendly Letter Checklist
      • Friendly Letter Revision Guide
      • Example Letter to a Character (to correct)
      • 6 + 1 Writing Traits
      • Six Traits Resources
  • Vocabulary Instruction Examples
    • Vocabulary Instruction (Materials from Linda Kucan)
  • Vocabulary Exercises for Uncle Jed's Barbershop
  • NCSCOS Goals and Objectives for Language Arts--Word Study/Vocabulary
    
• Rubric for the The Gardener Packet Assignment
  
  • Examples of Integrated Language Arts/Social Studies
    • North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Social Studies--3rd grade
    • North Carolina Social Studies Lesson--Third Grade
      Materials from North Carolina State Adopted Social Studies Text
    • North Carolina Social Studies Goals and Objectives for Third Grade
      (Uncle Jed's Barbershop and The Gardener)
      • Sample Social Studies Unit with Uncle Jed's Barbershop
      • Sample Social Studies Quiz with Uncle Jed's Barbershop

Assignments for Bud, Not Buddy Packet--Download this packet and print it out (word document)

• Lesson Plan for Great Depression (Bud, Not Buddy) 6 point lesson example (word document)
• Kid's During the Great Depression Activity (word document)
  • Kid's During the Great Depression Activity (html version)
• Great Depression Pictures
  
• Links for Great Depression Units
• American Memory--This is a wonderful resource for history
• Grace's Journal--Lesson plan for The Great Depression

• Bud Caldwell's Student Packet Covers--Examples
  
• ABC Book Assignment
  • ABC Book Examples
  • ABC book links
• Oceanography ABC Books--Great lesson plan for science and language arts
• ABC Books and Activities-- Sue LeBeau's comprehensive site for making ABC books
• Lesson Plan for ABC Books
• Comprehensive List of Published ABC Books
• Example of ABC Book on Dinosaurs
• Example of ABC Book with Young Children
• Example of ABC Book with Poems for Each Letter--from Hans Christian Andersen : The A-B-C Book
  
• Internet Workshop (Leu) and Internet Workshop Resources
• Internet Workshop Bud, Not Buddy Workshop #1
• Internet Workshop Bud, Not Buddy Workshop #2 (for homework, due Oct. 17)
• iKeepBookmarks.com allows you to upload, and keep, your bookmarks on the web for free.
  You can access them at any time, from any computer... anywhere!
  
• I am Poems Links
• How to Write an I am Poem
• I am Poem Template 1 (pdf)
• I am Poem Template 2
• I am Poem Template 3
• Online I am Poem Generator
  
• Character Sketcher Assignment
• Example of Character Sketcher--Implied Traits with Bud, Not Buddy
• Example of Character Sketcher
• Character Traits—List of Adjectives
  
• Discussion Director Assignment
  • Discussion Director Example
    
• Wanted Poster Example
  
• Double Entry Diary Assignment
  • Double Entry Diary Example
    
• Reader's Theater Links
  • Reader's Theater: What is it?
  • Aaron Shepard’s RT Page Scripts and Tips for Reader’s Theater
  • Reader's Theater Resources
  • Free Scripts and Teachers Guide
  • Scripts for Reader's Theater--Many selections scripted
  • Reader's Theatre Scripts
  • Reader's Theater Lesson Plans
  • Reader's Theater in 3rd grade--pictures from Beth Frye

• Rubric for Assignments for Bud, Not Buddy Packet (word document)