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The Sign of the Beaver Real Estate Advertisement

Having read The Sign of the Beaver and the Sunday Real Estate section of the newspaper, create a slide show designed to sell Matt's cabin to buyers in early America.

A lesson plan for grade 3 English Language Arts and Social Studies

By CarrieAnne Blocker

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Learning outcomes

Students will:

  • analyze reading for specific information.
  • create a presentation using this specific information.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

8 hours

Materials/resources

Book The Sign of the Beaver By Elizabeth George Speare

Sunday newspaper Real Estate section

Technology resources

Kid Pix Studio Deluxe ( another multimedia presentation software might be used)

Computers

Pre-activities

Read The Sign of the Beaver

Activities

  1. Discuss the cabin as Matt and his dad built and furnished it and the improvements that Matt made.
  2. Read and discuss the qualities of the featured house in the Sunday newspaper Real Estate section.
  3. List the qualities of Matt’s cabin that would make it desirable to a buyer in early America.
  4. Create drawings on paper of these qualities of the outside and inside of the cabin.
  5. Introduce Kid Pix Studio Deluxe and discover the many attributes of the program.
  6. Using Kid Pix features students draw, paint, stamp, etc. the picture of the outside of Matt’s cabin, use text to write a persuasive blurb to sell the outside of the cabin, and save.
  7. Using Kid Pix features, students create pictures of the inside of the cabin, use text to write a persuasive blurbs to sell the inside of the cabin, and save.
  8. Students use the saved pictures, music, and transitions to create a SlideShow designed to sell Matt’s cabin.
  9. Students share the SlideShow with others.

Assessment

  • A complete list of qualities of Matt’s cabin to reflect thorough reading
  • SlideShow pictures reflect the list of qualities
  • Selling blurbs must include elaborate and persuasive language
  • SlideShow must be a complete multimedia presentaion reflecting the use of many of the qualities of the Kid Pix program

Supplemental information

None

Related websites

Review of Sign of the Beaver
http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/signofthe.html

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North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 3

  • Goal 4: The learner will explain geographic concepts and the relationship between people and geography in real life situations.
    • Objective 4.04: Compare how people in different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment to meet their needs.

Computer Technology Skills (2005)

Grade 3

  • Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
    • Objective 3.04: Identify, discuss, and use multimedia to present ideas/concepts/information in a variety of ways as a class. Strand - Multimedia/Presentation

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 3

  • Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
    • Objective 4.02: Use oral and written language to:
      • present information in a sequenced, logical manner.
      • discuss.
      • sustain conversation on a topic.
      • share information and ideas.
      • recount or narrate.
      • answer open-ended questions.
      • report information on a topic.
      • explain own learning.
    • Objective 4.09: Produce work that follows the conventions of particular genres (e.g., personal narrative, short report, friendly letter, directions and instructions).