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Page history last edited by Valerie Harriss 15 years, 7 months ago

 

 

A Literature Study

Freckle Juice

By:  Judy Blume

 

 

The story

Freckle Juice was a story about a boy who wanted freckles so his mom wouldn’t notice his neck was dirty. If she doesn’t know it’s dirty, he won’t have to wash it. Sounds about right…some boys will do whatever it takes not to have to clean themselves.

 

 

Overview

This unit is a book study on Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. There are several activities that will allow students to discover the characters and the plot. Students will also understand that everyone is different and the differences among us are what make us special.

 

Materials

  • School Internet Connection
  • Individual Student Computers with Word, Audacity, Windows Movie Maker
  • Book Freckle Juiceby: Judy Blume
  • Audiobook Freckle Juice by: Judy Blume
  • Video Camera
  • Paper for notes etc...
  • Promethean Board
  • Teacher Computer with PowerPoint, And Word
  • Multimedia Projector

 

Standards

 

Objectives

 

The students will

·         determine the main idea, identify relevant supporting details, and facts

·         identify the similarities and differences among the characters

·         identify what they would like to change about themselves

·         identify story elements (Title, Author, Setting, Characters, Problem, Events and Solutions)

 

Essential Questions

  • Why are people different?
  • What would the world be like if everyone were the same?

 

Lessons & Procedures 

 

Activity One 

Materials

  • Student computers
  • Student pages on the PBWiki
  • Frecklejuice PBWiki

 

Pre-Reading 

1 The teacher will begin lesson by activating prior knowledge by having the students answer the following question in their journal: If you could change something about yourself, what would it be? (5 minutes)

 

2. Students can begin and maintain a journal for this unit;  entries can be placed on the student's page of the pbwiki. They will generate questions before, during and after reading.

 

Journal Entries

Choose 2 - 3 students to read their journal aloud.

 

3.Explain to the class that they will be reading a book about a boy who went through great trouble to look like somebody else.

 

Activity Two

The student will be making connections between the topic of this story "freckles", and their own personal experiences.

 

What do freckles make you think of? Complete the acrostic poem using the beginning letters to create words that make you think of freckles. Example: F - Face, R - really big, E - ears have them too.

Print out the document below to complete this activity.

 Acrostic.doc

 

  

Activity Three

Materials

  • Internet connection
  • student computers
  • freckle juice PBWiki

In this activity the students will determine the author's purpose for writing this story for young children to read.

 

Click on the link below and you will enter your reasons for wanting freckles and reasons for not wanting freckles. Enter a journal entry in your student folder about why you think the author choose freckles to write about. 

 

Contrast Chart

 

 

  • Internet connection
  • student computers
  • freckle juice PBWiki

 

 

Click on the link below and enter your descriptions of each of the characters listed. Add your name after each entry you make.

 

Character Description

 

Activity Five

 

Materials

  • Teacher Computer with PowerPoint
  • Multimedia Projector

 

In this activity students will be making predictions, discussing how the characters are alike and different, as well as making inferences about the plot. This is a whole class project, but students will work primarily with a partner. This a a think, pair, share activity where students will work in groups of two to answer questions about the story.

 

Click on the link below to open a Power Point. 

What Do You Think?

 

Activity Six 

 

Materials

  • Computer per student
  • Internet connection

 

The students will acquire grade level words to communicate effectively.

This site has matching and concentration games focusing on vocabulary words from the book.

 

www.quia.com/jg/100920.html

 

Activity Seven

 

Materials

  • Student computers with Microsoft Word
  • Internet connection

 

In this activity students will see a real world connection. We will discuss television ads that claim to change a person's appearance before beginning this activity.

 

Look at some examples of "Freckle Juice" dishes using recipes written by students.Type your own recipe.

 

www.saskschools.ca/~scots/Grassroots/Gr24Grassroots/recipe.html

 

Evaluation

 

Students will work in small groups to create a commercial to sell freckle juice.  Have each group write a commercial and perform their commercial to the class.  The evaluation was retrieved from the following www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2004/vazquez/index.htm.

 

Click below for evaluation instructions.

Evaluation Instructions Page

 

This PBWiki was created  by Valerie Harriss 7/28/08. vharriss@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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