Welcome to my iAdventure. An iAdventure is an interactive website that involve student research and decision making. Each choice the student(s) make lead them to a different path with various options. Although each student(s) "travel" various paths, the student(s) are responsible for learning the same information. This particular iAdventure is designed for students in grades 4-6, involving various elements of literature--specifically character, setting, and plot.
Based on students' research, they will then create a Bio Poem or Acrostic Poem, a Plot Line or Postcard depicting setting, and finally an interactive gameboard that involves the various elements of literature.
Stuents may complete this iAdventure by themselves or with a partner, depending on teacher choice.
The diagram below is a "road map" of this particular iAdventure. You can click on any item listed below that will take you to that particular location in the adventure.
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Background Information This iAdventure is designed to help supplement the curriculum standards listed in Raymore-Peculiar's Curriculum guide for Fifth grade students. This iAdventure is not designed to encompass all of the elements of literature. Classroom instruction, discussion, and examples of literature elements such as character, setting, and plot are crucial to the success of this iAdventure.
Curriculum Standards Several curriculum standards for Fifth grade students attending the Raymore-Peculiar School District are addressed within this iAdventure. For a complete listing of Raymore-Peculiar's Curriculum Standards in Communication Arts, please click here.
Resources Needed The necessary materials needed within this iAdventure, including handouts, and scoring guides are located within the adventre itself. You may access these materials by clicking on each of the links below. Other materials needed will include an A.R. book for each student, pencil and paper, and materials needed for student construction of a gameboard.
Handouts and Scoring guides:
Bio Poem and Acrostic Scoring Guide
Assessment Assessment scoring guides and Rubiricsf for this iAdventure can be found in the iAdventure or on the links listed above. It might be easier to print a copy of each of these for the students ahead of time, rather than letting the students print a copy for themselves.
Creating Conclusions and Student Products The culminating task of this iAdventure is to create a gameboard that incorporates character, setting, and plot. Students should be allowed the option to create the gameboard in any manner they choose as long as the gameboard is designed to meet the descriptors listed in the rubric.
Acknowledgements Thank you to Stan Smith for all his help in creating this iAdventure. This was a very informative and enjoyable experience. Thanks also to the members of this class for their encouragement and humor.
For more information on iAdventures, visit the iAdventure Home Page.
