Q is for duck: Using alphabet books with struggling writers
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A lesson plan for grades 3–5 English Language Arts
In this lesson, the teacher uses Q is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game by Mary Elting and Michael Folsom to introduce the variety of structures authors use in alphabet books. After students explore several texts, the teacher guides them through the stages of the writing process by producing a sample alphabet book. Students work independently to create their own pages for a class generated alphabet book. Lesson provides opportunities for self- and peer-reflection through the use of child-friendly rubrics.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 3
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.05: Identify (with assistance) the purpose, the audience, and the appropriate form for the oral or written task.
- Objective 4.09: Produce work that follows the conventions of particular genres (e.g., personal narrative, short report, friendly letter, directions and instructions).
Grade 4
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.05: Use planning strategies to generate topics and organize ideas (e.g., brainstorming, mapping, webbing, reading, discussion).
- Objective 4.09: Produce work that follows the conventions of particular genres (e.g., personal and imaginative narrative, research reports, learning logs, letters of request, letters of complaint).
Grade 5
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.05: Use a variety of preliminary strategies to plan and organize the writing and speaking task considering purpose, audience, and timeline.
- Objective 4.09: Produce work that follows the conventions of particular genres (e.g., clarification, essay, feature story, business letter).
