What is the title of the project?
Global Read Aloud
What is the subject/content?
Reading
Listening/Speaking/Collaboration
What are the learning objectives?
4th Grade Standards
ELAGSE4RL10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range
ELAGSE4RF4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding. b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
ELAGSE4SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
ELAGSE4SL4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
5th Grade Standards
ELAGSE5RL10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
ELAGSE5RF4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding. b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
ELAGSE5SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
ELAGSE5SL4: Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
ISTE Standards:
7. Global Collaborator
Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.
7 a. Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning.
Who are the learners?
4th and 5th grade students ranging from 9-12 years of age.
How will the learners communicate with each other?
Students in the 4th and 5th grade Book Club, will collaborate with other students globally via Padlet to post Q & A's.
What technology tools will the students use?
Computer, Internet, Google Doc, Padlet, Video Camera
What technology tools will the instructors use?
Computer, Internet, Padlet, Social Media (Facebook)
What is the timeline for the project?
October 1-mid-November
What is expected as the final outcome for student work?
Students will create Padlets to collaborate with students from around the world as we read the book Front Desk.
How will student work be evaluated?
Rubric with detailed instructions including participation, sharing, and knowledge of book.
Where can more information be found?
Follow this link: https://theglobalreadaloud.com/