Title: The Impossible Patriotism Project
Author: Linda Skeers
Publisher: The Penguin Group
Copyright: 2007
Reading Level: Approximately Grade 3
Summary:
For President’s Day, students in Caleb’s class were asked to make projects to represent patriotism. Unfortunately, Caleb cannot think of anything to represent how patriotic he is and his father, a solder in desert fatigues, is not around to help. As he thinks of his father’s absence, he realizes that his father is the best way to represent patriotism.
Suggested Delivery:
Read aloud followed by small group discussion.
Electronic Resources:
1- Field Trip- This website can be used by both the students and the teachers after the reading. The website contains a visual field trip of America, activities for students and discussion questions for students to think about Patriotism.
2- Presidents' Day- A useful website for students to utilize before or after the reading. It contains information, activities, games and historical facts about Presidents' Day.
Teaching Suggestions:
1. Vocabulary- Patriotism, Slumped, Scrunched, Pouting, Crates, Grumbled
2. Reading Strategies-
Before Reading: Before reading the book, have students create vocabulary cards. The index cards should include the word on one side and on the other side, their own definition and a visual to represent the word.
During Reading: As you read the book aloud, have students do the direct note taking activity. Stop in appropriate pages and have students write one fact or something they learned from the reading.
After Reading: In small groups, have students do the popcorn review activity. They should use their notes to talk about the book. Their discussion should be about:
3. Writing Activity- As their exit ticket and part of their popcorn review, have students explain why they think Caleb chose his dad to represent patriotism.
Suggested Delivery:
Read aloud followed by small group discussion.
Electronic Resources:
1- Field Trip- This website can be used by both the students and the teachers after the reading. The website contains a visual field trip of America, activities for students and discussion questions for students to think about Patriotism.
2- Presidents' Day- A useful website for students to utilize before or after the reading. It contains information, activities, games and historical facts about Presidents' Day.
Teaching Suggestions:
1. Vocabulary- Patriotism, Slumped, Scrunched, Pouting, Crates, Grumbled
2. Reading Strategies-
Before Reading: Before reading the book, have students create vocabulary cards. The index cards should include the word on one side and on the other side, their own definition and a visual to represent the word.
During Reading: As you read the book aloud, have students do the direct note taking activity. Stop in appropriate pages and have students write one fact or something they learned from the reading.
After Reading: In small groups, have students do the popcorn review activity. They should use their notes to talk about the book. Their discussion should be about:
- What they learned from the book?
- What was interesting?
- What is patriotism for them?
- How would they represent patriotism and why?
3. Writing Activity- As their exit ticket and part of their popcorn review, have students explain why they think Caleb chose his dad to represent patriotism.
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