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Activity Overview
Having students track the important details of a book is an exceptional way help them follow and remember its contents. Students retain these important details and can focus on their significance within and outside the text.
- Volcanoes got its name from the early Romans who believed in Vulcan, a god of fire.
- Volcanic eruptions can cause great destruction.
- Volcanoes erupt in places where the plates meet in the Earth’s crust.
- Volcanic eruptions can create new islands and landforms.
- Extinct volcanoes will not erupt again; dormant volcanoes are likely to erupt again.
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Summarize the main ideas in each description box.
- Illustrate each event using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Save and Exit
Lesson Plan Reference
Common Core Standards
- [ELA-Literacy/RI/5/2] Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
Rubric
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Sequence of Events Rubric
Create a storyboard that shows a sequence of events. Below each cell, type in a description about the importance of that part of the story.
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Events | Each of the cells represents a different part of the story. The cells are in order from beginning to end. | One cell is out of order, or the storyboard is missing important information. | Important information is missing and/or two or more cells are out of order. |
| Images | Cells include images that accurately show events in the story and do not get in the way of understanding. | Most images show the events of the story, but some are incorrect. | The images are unclear or do not make sense with the story. |
| Descriptions | Descriptions match the images and show the change over time. | Descriptions do not always match the images or mention the importance of the event. | Descriptions are missing or do not match the images. |
| Spelling and Grammar | Spelling and grammar is mostly accurate. Mistakes do not get in the way of understanding. | Spelling is very inaccurate and hinders full understanding. | Text is very difficult to understand. |
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