Storyline Online

Students will:

• Be able to watch/listen to the storybook, "Here Comes the Garbage Barge!" 

• Be able to tap prior knowledge/build background through class discussion.

• Be able to explain how the illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in the story.

• Be able to determine the author’s purpose.

• Be able to answer the prompt using at least two details from the text to support the response.

• Be able to create an advertisement piece using grade-appropriate sentence structure and spelling.

Vocabulary Words:

1. Historical Fiction: Historical fiction is a made-up story but is set in the past.
    
2. Author’s Purpose: The author’s purpose is the main reason why the story was written.

To prepare for this lesson:

• Watch this introduction tutorial for an overview of Storyline Online KTLA Interview.

• Go to the website Storyline Online and select the book, “Here Comes the Garbage Barge”. Copy and paste the link into Google classroom or your website so the students can access it.  

• Next, print out the activity guide for the book (s) you have selected. Under the activity guide, click on for teachers.

• Prepare by writing the following on chart paper.  

  1. Chart paper with the following questions written:

     • Did the author describe real or imaginary characters? Places? Events?

     • Did the author try to make me laugh? (entertain) - Did the author tell me a story? (entertain or explain)

     •  Did the author give me facts? (inform) 

     •  Did the author try to teach me something? (inform) 

     • Did the author try to change my opinion about something? (persuade) 

  2. Three Column Chart (Persuade – Inform – Entertain)

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4students.net site in the Teacher Resources. 

Directions for this activity:

1. You can choose to do this activity as a whole group or students can do it independently. I chose the whole group. Students will come to the carpet and discuss the before reading steps 1-6 from the activity guide (tapping into prior knowledge).

2. Next, I will play the book aloud on the big screen. Students will explain how the illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in the story. (see during reading in lesson plan)

3. After reading the story, students will determine the author’s purpose (see after reading in the lesson plan).

4. Students will head back to their seats and work on their reading responses individually. This is why I posted the link in Google classroom, so the students can go back and listen to the story again online in order to provide evidence.  

   • Students will answer the prompt using at least two details from the text to support the response.

   • Prompt: How does the author provide information or details to make the story seem realistic.

5.  If time allows or you can choose another day -  there is a writing/art activity on the lesson page that the students can do. Students will create an advertisement piece using grade-appropriate sentence structure and spelling.

Different options for assessing the students:

• Observations
• Check for understanding

• Discussions with the class or you can grade their responses to the prompt questions.