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Introduction

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Description: All about your favorite books 

Grade level: 4th grade

Curriculum: Reading 

Unit: Characters and Settings in the book 

This week we are going over the Characters in the book and the type of settings that take place in the book. There are many different books, but I have picked a few for you out. I want you to read these books with your group and evaluate them. I want you to be very detailed about the things you like about the book and the things you and your group do not like about. These are these are the books I have picked out for you: The Boy who painted dragons, Shiloh, Jumanji, Crickwing, and 2030 A day in the life of Tomorrow's Kids. On Friday, you and your group will present your poster of your book to the class! 

  Shiloh] (By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor) [published: September, 1991]: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: Amazon.com: Books  Jumanji (picture book) - Wikipedia   Crickwing by Janell Cannon  Amazon.com: The Boy Who Painted Dragons (9781416924692): Demi, Demi: Books                                      

2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kids by Amy Zuckerman

Task

For this assignment, you will have a week to complete. Will work on this everyday in class when you come in. There will be 5 groups of 3. I will assign each group a book. You and your group will read this book and talk about it with one another. I will give you a list of questions to answer. You will get one big poster board to put your questions and answers on. Each group will either have to draw a picture of what they think the setting is like in the book, or what they think the characters look like. 

Amazon.com: Pacon PAC3763BN Presentation Board, White, Single Wall, 48" x 36", Pack of 12: Industrial & Scientific

Process

Group 1: The Boy who painted Dragons 

Amazon.com: The Boy Who Painted Dragons (9781416924692): Demi, Demi: Books

Questions:

1. Title and Author

2. Brief summary of the book 

3. What are the settings like in the book? 

4. How many (if multiple) settings are in the book? 

5. Tell me your group's favorite character and why? 

6. If you were in the book, which character would you want to be and why? 

7. Include 5 other facts about the setting(s) and characters in your story. 

 

Group 2: Shiloh 

Shiloh] (By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor) [published: September, 1991]: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: Amazon.com: Books

Questions: 

1. Title and Author 

2. Brief summary of the book 

3. What are the settings like in the book? 

4. How many (if multiple) settings are in the book? 

5. Tell me your group's favorite character and why? 

6. If you were in the book, which character would you want to be and why? 

7. Include 5 other facts about the setting(s) and characters in your story. 

 

Group 3: Jumanji

Jumanji (picture book) - Wikipedia

Questions: 

1. Title and Author 

2. Brief summary of the book 

3. What are the settings like in the book? 

4. How many (if multiple) settings are in the book? 

5. Tell me your group's favorite character and why? 

6. If you were in the book, which character would you want to be and why? 

7. Include 5 other facts about the setting(s) and characters in your story. 

 

Group 4: Crickwing 

Crickwing by Janell Cannon

Questions:

1. Title and Author 

2. Brief summary of the book 

3. What are the settings like in the book? 

4. How many (if multiple) settings are in the book? 

5. Tell me your group's favorite character and why? 

6. If you were in the book, which character would you want to be and why? 

7. Include 5 other facts about the setting(s) and characters in your story. 

 

Group 5: 2030 A day in the life of Tomorrow's Kids

2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kids by Amy Zuckerman

Questions 

1. Title and Author 

2. Brief summary of the book 

3. What are the settings like in the book? 

4. How many (if multiple) settings are in the book? 

5. Tell me your group's favorite character and why? 

6. If you were in the book, which character would you want to be and why? 

7. Include 5 other facts about the setting(s) and characters in your story. 

Evaluation

 

Grading Evaluation-  

 The Reader's Corner presentation         

Organization- 

Presentation was very organized, very neat, had great pictures and told the story well. 

20 points  

          

Presentation was organized and neat but lacked great pictures and had a hard time telling the story. 

15 points 

          

Presentation was somewhat organized, but lacked neatness, great pictures, and did not tell the story well. 

10 points 

          

 Presentation was not organized, lacked neatness, did not have great pictures, and did not tell the story well. 

0 points 

  

 

    

Requirements 

 

 

Presentation answered all the required questions about the book and had 5 additional facts about the story. 

20 points 

          

Presentation answered most of the required questions about the book and had some additional facts about the story. 

15 points 

          

Presentation answered all of the required questions about the book but no additional facts about the story. 

10 points 

          

Presentation answered none of the required questions about the books and had no additional facts about the story. 

0 points 

        

Creativity 

 

 

Presentation had strong answers from their book and great pictures. 

20 points

          

Presentation had strong answers from their book but did not have great pictures. 

15 points

          

Presentation did not have strong answers from their book but did have great pictures. 

10 points

        

 

 Presentation did have strong answers from their book and did not have great pictures. 

0 points 

        

Presentation 

 

 

Presentation was very clear and the speaker was confident, and they used great group work during the presentation. 

20 points

          

Presentation was clear and the speaker was confident, but they did not use great group work during the presentation. 

15 points

          

Presentation was not clear and the speaker was not confident, but they used great group work during the presentation. 

10 points

          

Presentation was not clear, the speaker was not confident, and they did not use great group work during the presentation. 

0 points 

        

Total points that can be earned for this presentation:

 

 

100 points 

 

Total points earned____.
       

 

 

 

Conclusion

In conclusion: Students should understand what the setting and who the characters are in all different types of books. Sometimes, it can difficult for each student to comprehend what the characters and settings in a book are. This a fun, hands on activity that can teach them about characters and the setting of the book. 

 

Teacher Page

Grade level: 4th grade 

Subject: 4th grade reading 

This WebQuest is a fun way to help students understand who the characters are in a book and what the setting is.