Summarizing+-+Ferraro

=Story Summary Educreation Slide Show=

Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
 * **Title**: ||< Summarizing Slide Show ||
 * **Subject**: ||< LA - Reading ||
 * **Grade**: ||< 2nd ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< 1 week - 45 minutes per day ||
 * **Summary:** ||< Students will make a three slide Educreations slide show with audio to summarize a book. ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< Day 1
 * Students will choose a book that they have read.
 * Students will take a picture of a beginning illustration from the book, a middle illustration, and the ending illustration.
 * They will then add audio to each slide to retell/summarize their story.
 * Students will watch each others creations and compare and contrast the elements.
 * The teacher will teach the elements of a summary and the difference between retell and summary.
 * Students will then make a new slide show. Students may choose a more important illustration or reuse the same pictures.
 * Students will compare their first slide show to their second slide show.


 * Students can later create Educreation slide shows to create story arcs and as a way to discuss story elements and how the climax/initiating events tie together. Students could also include slides about craft elements and add audio about how those elements enhance the story. ||
 * Objectives: ||< * What TEKS or other objectives does this activity/lesson project meet? ||
 * Assessment: ||< Student summaries can be assessed with a rubric. Students can also reflect on why their second slide show is better.

Differentiation:
 * Book level
 * work in partners or groups ||
 * Resources: ||< * iPad
 * Educareations App
 * Books ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round.... ||
 * **Examples**: ||< * Links to teacher or student work examples. ||