G is for golden: A California alphabet, by David Domeniconi. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2002.
ISBN: 978-1585360451
Annotation: Packed with facts that will be of interest to middle-grade Californians, the entry for each letter includes both a short, clever poem as well as a longer informative passage.
Illustrations: acrylics
Curricular Use: 5th-8th grades; History/Social Studies
4Q/5P
DM 7/29/09
Domeniconi, D. (2002). G is for golden: A California alphabet. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
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ISBN: 1585360457
Illustrator: Carroll, P.
Media: Oil
5Q/4P
Curriculum Connection: Grades: 5-8; State History
Annotation: Simple, rhyming text inspired from 26 alphabetic springboards and enhanced by a bounty of information in the margins walks the reader through California state facts and history.
Lesson Plan
Title
C is for Creating Your Own California Alphabet
Concept/Topic to Teach
California State History
Objectves
Students will learn California State History, research methods and writing.
Required Materials
Computer access, library access, copy machine
Anticipatory Set
The instructor reads G is for Golden to the class and then writes the alphabet on the board; students brainstorm other state facts and characteristics for each letter; the instructor writes these down.
Step-By-Step Procedures
After each letter on the board has a new fact/characteristic next to it, each student is assigned one letter. The student writes a short rhyme for the letter (modeling the text in G is for Golden) and then students visit the library and research for more information pertaining to their letter. Students learn how to research using library resources – especially the librarian (!), but also including: databases, encyclopedias, books, periodicals, etc. Students select six sources to pull their facts from (two sources are from the library’s electronic databases, two are books and two are web-based). Once their sources are gathered, students write their fact sheets (200 word count) and then all fact sheets will be compiled to create a class California alphabet book.
Plan for Independent Practice
Students will have time to complete independent research and writing.
Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set)
At the unit’s end, the instructor will read the class alphabet book aloud and then distribute one copy of the book to each student and one copy to the library.
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