Shaquille O'Neal: Using a basketball star to motivate readers
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=8
A lesson plan for grade 5 English Language Arts
Using a book written by a celebrity like Shaquille O’Neal can help motivate reluctant readers and spark their interest in reading. In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students read Shaq and the Beanstalk and compare and contrast it with the traditional story, Jack and the Beanstalk. Students then write their own version of the story.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 5
- Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
- Objective 3.02: Make connections between texts by recognizing similarities and differences based on a common lesson, theme, or message.
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.06: Compose a draft that elaborates on major ideas and adheres to the topic by using an appropriate organizational pattern that accomplishes the purpose of the writing task and effectively communicates its content.
