Susan Cooper

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Susan Coopers The Boggart CALL

• By Barbara Dall
• Jana Pedemonte
• Fall 1998
• GSL 520

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Description of Class

• Language Proficiency High Intermediate to
  Advanced
• Previous Computer Work Proficiency in word
  processing, e-mail, web site production
• Class Make-up 20 middle school students of mixed
  language backgrounds
• Class Goal Final class project to synthesize
  year-long language and computer skills

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Materials

• Computer Needs
• Computer for each group of students
• Web production program--Front Page
• Internet access
• Word Processing program
• Other Classroom Materials
• Books on Scotland, castles, Scottish folk tales
• Scottish music on tapes, CD
• Pictures, posters, food, clothing of Scotland

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Objectives

• Language
• Practice creative and factual report writing
• Synthesize writing, listening, research and
  discussion skills
• Produce process and edited written work through
  e-mail and web page
• Use process writing (e-mails) to create class
  book of stories (edited writing)
• Computer
• Reinforce all skills taught throughout the year

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Procedures for Writing Activities I-III

• Review e-mail tandem story writing procedures
• Read directions for the writing activities
• Use the buttons to complete the task
• Use e-mail to complete the activity

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Procedure for Web Page Creation

• Review computer research and web creation skills
• Explore castle sites in small groups
• Divide tasks within groups
• Note information and sites for web pages
• Build web page

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Activity I

• Read pages 62-64 (the scene where the Boggart
  enters the house and eats the chocolate sauce).
  With your e-mail partner, write the next chapter
  of the story.
• To listen to the story, click
• To listen and read the story, click
  here.
• To read the story by yourself, click here.
• For help with vocabulary, click here

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Click on the loudspeaker to hear the story.
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Activity I continued

• Write a paragraph and send it to your partner
• Read what your partner has written and add the
  next paragraph to continue the story
• Continue back and forth writing the paired story
  until done

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Activity II

• Listen to an excerpt from Mendelssohns Fingals
  Cave
• The music store salesman tells Emily, See if you
  can find the words inside it. They say How
  lovely the sea is! (p. 81)
• Do you agree? Write your e-mail partner with
  your opinion.

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Activity III

• Emily writes to Tommy to tell him of the
  Boggarts antics in Toronto. Tommy makes some
  suggestions about how to make the Boggart want to
  come home. (p. 142)
• To see what a Boggarts home could look like,
  visit Torosay Castle or Duart Castle, both on the
  Isle of Mull.

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Activity III continued

• How would you get the Boggart home?
• Write your e-mail partner with your idea.
• Will your partners idea work? Why or why not?
• Respond to your partner

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Activity IV

• Create a castle web page
• In small groups of 3-4, research information
  about castles.
• Use the information to create a web site that
  highlights a part of Scottish castle life or
  history.
• Your web page should contain factual information
  in paragraphs and graphics.

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Some Places to Start

• Ians Land of Castles
• Castles for Kids
• Castles of Scotland
• Encyclopedia.com

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Potential Problems

• Difficulties in reading the text. Will need to
  support students in reading the original text.
• Computer glitches (have books available for back
  up)
• Finding appropriate research sites for
  age/language proficiency of students
• Monitor small groups for cooperation and
  production of all students.

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Evaluation of Student Learning

• Written texts evaluated for Vermont Writing
  Portfolio criteria
• Web pages evaluated for appropriate content and
  graphics
• Group work evaluated for cooperation, input of
  each student, and production of final project

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Bibliography

• Cooper, Susan. The Boggart. New York McElderry
  Books, 1993.
• Gravatt, Christopher. Castle. New York Knopf,
  1994.
• Macaulay, David. Castle. New York Houghton
  Mifflin, 1977.
• ----. Castle. PBS Video, 1983.

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Bibliography cont.

• Mendelssohn, Felix. The Hebrides--Overture
  (Fingals Cave) Op. 26. Chandos Records LTD,
  CHAN 8379.
• Platt, Richard. Stephen Biestys Incredible
  Cross-Sections. New York Knopf, 1992.

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