Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner Grade 4

Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner Grade 4 English Language Arts Fiction Text

Why Stone Fox? Stone Fox is a fiction by John Reynolds Gardiner. This text will be used as part of a cross curricular unit on the Iditarod. The fiction text will bring in the key concepts of dog sled racing, weather, landscapes, maps, as part of the unit discussing the origins and current makeup of the Iditarod race. The fiction text will be utilized to target understanding and expression of story elements including character, setting, conflict, and resolution within the text.

Prerequisite or Background Knowledge Cross Curricular Unit Introductory lesson discussing: The Iditarod race – origins to current time Dog sled racing Science curriculum will address the land structures and climate in Alaska (location of the Iditarod). Social Studies curriculum will target the Native American tribe indigenous to the area. Students have an understanding and have been oriented to multimedia/software tools: Voice. Thread Kidspiration Power Point or Google Slides i. Movie

ELA Fiction Text CCS – Please see lesson plan Lesson Goal Following the reading of Stone Fox, students will demonstrate understanding of the story elements including characters, settings, and conflict/resolution within fiction text by creating a final project incorporating these concepts. Story board, movie trailer, power point presentation, or story map (digital or paper based).

Lesson Objectives Focused on 2 Lesson Objectives (many more embedded within) While reading the text, students will identify key details from text by making entries into a digital reading journal. Students will identify the story elements including characters, setting, and conflict/resolution of known text (i. e. fairy tales).

Multiple Means of Representation Novel PDF version Read & Write for Google™ Kurzweil Audiobook Braille version – available at public library Adapted version Samples of Chapters 1 & 2 – Boardmaker Online

Multiple Means of Expression Reading Log on Voice. Thread Students can respond to teacher prompt by recording voice, making video, or typing text Rubric for Reading Log Known text, such as fairy tales, will be presented in multiple forms (text, ppt, video) to model the identification story elements for students. Final Project students will be given the opportunity to work individually or small groups to create a final project to demonstrate understanding of the story elements as it relates to Stone Fox. Students will be given multiple options for this project including story board, movie trailer, power point presentation, or story map (digital or paper based). Rubric for Final Project

Multiple Means of Engagement Providing options for recognition and expression Utilizing multimedia tools Eliciting background knowledge and link to other subject areas or interests Fairy Tales Iditarod units in Science, Social Studies, and Math

Final Project Options Story Map Paper based (traditional) Digital in Kidspiration Power. Point Presentation (Example from the web) Movie (Examples from the web) Example 1 Example 2

Other Ideas or Activities Watch the Movie after reading the novel Compare and contrast movie and novel Character Analysis Traits of Willy, Stone Fox or Search. Light Vocabulary Create a Dictionary (picture and word based) on Google Docs Have students enter the word, definition, and picture to represent the vocabulary word