Some Themes I Would Want to Begin Understanding Include the Following
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Integrated Novel Unit Olive’s Ocean By Jennifer Jones October, 2004 RE 5730 Integrated Novel Unit Olive’s Ocean Part 1 I would use Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes with fifth graders. It is a good choice for this age group but a twelve because it is about a twelve year old girl finding herself. It is also appropriate for this age group because it deals with the issue of friendship, and at this age they are beginning to find out what qualities a true friend has, and who their true friends are. In the book Martha also has her first “boyfriend”, this is also something that many students at this age experience. The issue of aging grandparents is one that students may experience, and one that is handled well in the book. Finally, fifth graders study United States geography, and the book lends itself to studying the Midwest and the Atlantic Coast.
Some themes I would want to begin understanding include the following:
Theme 1: Geography/Setting - Where is Wisconsin located? What is it like? - Where is Massachusetts located? What is it like? - What are the differences and similarities between the Middle West and the Atlantic Coast?
Theme 2: Grandparents - Why is Godbee so special to Martha? - Why are grandparents and older people to be valued? - What special wisdom do grandparents and older people have to share? - What is it like to get older?
Theme 3: Personal Identity/Feelings - Olive had hopes, what are some of the student’s hopes? - Martha had wishes, a best day of her life, sad feeling; and students will examine their wishes, the best day of their lives, and what they do when they are sad. - Martha has a role within in her family, the students will identify her role by studying the characters of the book.
Theme 4: Careers - Martha’s mom was a morning talk show host, the students will have the opportunity to pick a guest and write questions for that guest. - Through an art activity student will get chance to become an illustrator like Wendell Minor and paint a landscape. Theme 5: The Ocean/Seashells - Students will look at the ocean and seashells through research and poetry.
Theme Activities Geography/Setting Building Background Venn Diagram Poetry Reading Landscape Activity Grandparents The Five Senses Language Chart Something About Yourself Personal Identity/Feelings Meet the Characters The Glittery Feeling Final Activity Hopes Something About Yourself Best Day of My Life Really, Really Sad Advice for Martha Reflections Careers Landscape Activity Interview The Ocean/Seashells Poetry Reading Seashells Landscape Activity Name: ______Date: ______Olive’s Ocean Activity #1: Building Background Use this page to take notes from the videos, websites, and books about Wisconsin and Massachusetts. This information will help with the next activity. Olive’s Ocean Activity #2: Venn Diagram With a partner fill out the Venn diagram comparing Wisconsin and Massachusetts. Olive’s Ocean Activity #3: Meet the Characters At the beginning of the book we meet Martha, her family, and the other characters. As we read the book we will fill in what we find out about these characters:
Martha Olive Dennis Lucy Holly Boyle Barlow Boyle Boyle
Alice Vince Dorothy Jimmy Tate Hubbard Boyle Boyle Manning Manning Olive’s Ocean Activity #4: Vocabulary Meanings The vocabulary you will study as you read Olive’s Ocean is listed below:
Vocabulary Explanation, meaning tragedy insignificant exhilarating buoyant inquisition anticipation intrigue Olive’s Ocean Activity #5: Vocabulary Activities Work with your group to fill out the following charts. Use the dictionary and thesaurus to help you. Word Forms Noun: word that names Verb: word that express Adjective: word that a person, place, object, actions or states of describes or tells what or idea being something or someone is like
Synonyms and Antonyms synonym word antonym Olive’s Ocean Activity #6: The Glittery Feeling Do this activity after reading page 30. Martha gets a glittery feeling. Draw a picture to illustrate how Martha must have felt. Olive’s Ocean Activity #7: Poetry Reading Pick a poem about the Ocean/Sea, the Heartland, or write one yourself to perform to the class. You may perform it with a group, partner, or by yourself. Please include the poem below. Olive’s Ocean Activity #8: The Five Senses Please complete this activity after Chapter 22. As Godbee gets older she is losing her senses of taste and smell. Use all of your senses to describe an object of your choice.
The Object:______Sense Description Touch Taste Feel See Hear Olive’s Ocean Activity #9: Seashells Do this activity after Chapter 28. Martha two favorite shells were lady slippers and jingle shells. Draw and describe your favorite shell below. Olive’s Ocean Final Activity Martha is a different person at the end of the book then she was at the beginning. Describe how Martha has changed, what caused the change, and tell what Martha going to do next. Rubric Activity/Criteria Your points/Total possible points Building Background Notes were included from the videos, websites, and books /5 points Venn Diagram The diagram includes information about the similarities and differences /10 points of Wisconsin and Massachusetts Meet the Characters Correct information about all characters is included /5 points Vocabulary Meanings Correct definitions for each word are included /5 points Vocabulary Activities The activities are complete and correct /10 points The Glittery Feeling The picture illustrates how Martha felt /5 points Poetry Reading - Poem was about the Ocean, Sea, or Heartland - Poem was well prepared and preformed /10 points The Five Senses - Object is well chosen - The object is described with all five senses /10 points Seashells - Includes drawing - Includes description /5 points Final Activity - Response shows understanding of Martha’s growth, why she grew, and /10 points what is ahead for Martha.
Name: ______Date: ______Journal Activity #1: My Hopes Do after reading Chapter 3.
Martha receives Olive’s journal page titled My Hopes. Write about three of your hopes. Journal Activity #2: Interview Do after reading Chapter 8
Martha’s mother, Alice, worked for Wisconsin Public Radio as a radio talk show host. If you could interview on radio, who would you interview? Why? Write five questions you would ask them. Journal Activity #3: Something about Yourself Do after reading Chapter 12.
Godbee and Martha each tell each other something about themselves that the other doesn’t know. Tell me something about yourself that I don’t know. Journal Activity #4: Wish Do after reading Chapter 31.
Martha wished people didn’t have to die. What do you wish? Why? Journal Activity #5: Best Day of My Life Do after reading Chapter 38.
Martha decides that her day was the best day of her life. Describe the best day of your life so far. Journal Activity #6: Really, Really Sad Do after reading Chapter 49
Martha asked Godbee, “What do you do when you’re really, really sad?” What would you tell Martha if she asked you this question? Journal Activity #7: Advice for Martha Do after reading Chapter 65.
What should Martha do with the tape? Why? Journal Activity #8: Reflections
What did you learn from Martha? What did you learn from Godbee? What will you take away from this book? Rubric
Your points/Total Activity/Criteria points possible Hopes - Response included three hopes /5 points Interview - Reason for wanting to interview person is included - Five questions for the interview are included /10 points Something about Yourself - The information is something I didn’t know /5 points Wish - Response included both wish and reason /5 points Best Day of My Life - Day was described with many details and descriptive word /5 points Really, Really Sad - Thought was given to response /5 points Advice for Martha - Advice is sensible and reason for advice is included /5 points Reflections - Response shows thought and understanding of book /10 points Total /50 points
Language Chart: Older People with Wisdom
Book Title/ Main How is the Older How is the What is the older Author Character character Person/People person/people person’s/people’s like like Godbee? wisdom? Martha? Grandpa & Bo He goes to Grandpa He told stories Shared with Bo Bo/Kevin Henkes visit his of when he his knowledge of grandpa for was younger nature the summer Because of Winn Opal She is lonely Gloria Dump Gloria and There’s a lot to be Dixie/Kate at times like Opal share thankful for DiCamillo Martha stories like Godbee and Martha Walk Two Sal Shares Gram & Gram is Don’t judge Moons/Sharon stories with Gramps starting to people before Creech her show her age you’ve walked in grandparents their moccasins Bud, Not Bud Has his own Miss Thomas Knew when to People sometimes Buddy/Christopher secret things talk, and knew do things they Paul Curtis when to listen regret Unit Books for Olive’s Ocean
1. Until I Saw the Sea: A Collection of Seashore Poems Selected and Illustrated by Alison Shaw Holt, c1995 This is a book of 19 poems about things that have to do with the sea/ocean. I would use this book with the poetry activity.
2. The Sea Is Calling Me Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins; Illustrated by Walter Gaffney Kessell. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1986 This a collection of poems by a variety of authors about the ocean and things associated with it. I would use this book with the poetry activity.
3. Because of Winn-Dixie By Kate DiCamillo Candlewick Press, c2000 This book is about Opal and her dog Winn Dixie and the people they meet in Naomi, FL. I would use this book with my language chart activity.
4. Grandpa & Bo By Kevin Henkes Greenwillow Books, c1986 This book is about Bo and his summer with his grandfather. I would use this book with my language chart activity.
5. Walk two moons By Sharon Creech. Pan Macmillan Children's Books, c1994 This book is about Sal and her journey to Idaho with her grandparents to bring home her mother. I would use this book with my language chart activity.
6. Bud, Not Buddy By Christopher Paul Curtis. Delacorte Press, 1999. This book is about Bud, who goes searching for H.E. Calloway, because he thinks he is his father. I would use this book with my language chart activity. 7. Atlantic By G. Brian Karas Putnam's Sons, c2002 This book gives information about the ocean. I would use this book to give background on the Atlantic Ocean.
8. The Atlantic Ocean By Susan Henrichs Childrens Press, c1986 This book is about the features of the Atlantic Oceans and the creatures that live in it. I would use this book to give background on the Atlantic Ocean.
9. Oceans By Seymour Simon Morrow Junior Books, c1990 This book is about physical characteristics and creatures of the ocean. It has great pictures. I would use this book to give background on Oceans.
10. The Seashore Book By Charlotte Zolotow; Paintings by Wendell Minor HarperCollins, c1992 This book is about a mother who describes the seashore to her son who has never see it before. I would use this book as introduction book, to talk about Olive wanting to go to the ocean, and what the ocean is like. I would also use it for the landscape art activity.
11. The Kingfisher Young People's Book of the Oceans By David Lambert Kingfisher, 1997 This book gives information on the ocean. I would use this book for the students to get background on the ocean.
12. Seashells in My Pocket: AMC Family Guide to Exploring Nature Along the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Florida By Judith Hansen; Illustrated by Donna Sabaka. Appalachian Mountain Club Books, c2005 This book is a pocket guide of shells, shore birds, sea creatures, plants, and insects. I would use this book with the seashell activity. 13. A First Look at Seashells By Millicent E. Selsam and Joyce Hunt; Illustrated by Harriett Springer Walker, c1983 This book helps readers identify and distinguish different kinds of shells. I would use this book with the seashell activity.
14. Shell By Alex Arthur; Special photography by Andreas von Einsiedel, Dave King, Colin Keates Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c1989. This book is about different types of shells, including seashells. I would use this book with the seashell activity.
15. Wisconsin By Kathleen Thompson Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1996 This book gives information on the people, economy, and culture of Wisconsin. I would use this book with the building background activity in the student packet.
16. Wisconsin By Bettina Ling Children's Press, c2002 This book gives information about the government, people, history, and places of Wisconsin. I would use this book with the building background activity in the student packet.
17. Wisconsin By Jean F. Blashfield Children's Press, c1998. This book gives information about the history, natural resources, economy, culture, and the geography of Wisconsin. I would use this book with the building background activity in the student packet.
18. Massachusetts By Sylvia McNair. Children's Press, c1998 This book gives information about the history, geography, people, and places of Massaschusetts. I would use this book with the building background activity in the student packet. 19. Massachusetts By Kathleen Thompson Raintree Publishers, c1986 This book gives information about the history, economy, and culture of Massachusetts. I would use this book with the building background activity in the student pack.
20. Massachusetts By Dennis Brindell Fradin Childrens Press, c1991. This book gives information about the history, geography, people, and sites of Massachusetts. I would use this book with the building background activity in the student pack.
21. America the beautiful Poem by Katharine Lee Bates; Illustrated by Wendell Minor G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2003. This book is an illustrated look at the poem. I would use this book for the landscape art activity.
22. Grassroots By Carl Sandburg ; Paintings by Wendell Minor Browndeer Press, 1998 . This is poetry book with mid-western themes. I would use this book for the poetry and landscape art activity.
23. Heartland By Diane Siebert; Paintings by Wendell Minor HarperTrophy, c1989 This book has paintings and poetic text about the Middle West. I would use this book for the poetry and landscape art activity. Multimedia Resources for Olive’s Oceans
1. Wisconsin is Special This is a 15 minute video about Wisconsin that I would use to build background.
2. Massachusetts coast and Cape Cod This is a 30 minute video about the Massachusetts coast and Cape Cod. I would use the part about Cape Cod.
3. http://www.minorart.com This is a website about Wendell Minor’s illustrations and paintings. I would use this site with the landscape art activity.
4. http://www.travelwisconsin.com/index.htm This is Wisconsin’s official travel website, which students can use to help them with the building background activity.
5. http://www.50states.com/wisconsi.htm This is website that lists facts about Wisconsin, which students can use to help them with the building background activity.
6. http://www.mass-vacation.com/jsp/index.jsp This is Massachusetts’ official travel website, which students can use to help them with the building background activity.
7. http://www.50states.com/massachu.htm This is website that lists facts about Massachusetts, which students can use to help them with the building background activity.
8. The Very Best of the Beach Boys: Sounds of Summer I would use this CD with the beach picnic.
9. Nature’s Creations: Ocean Waves I would use this CD for background music throughout the unit.
10. Parcheesi I would use this game for the Parcheesi activity.