Children’s Literature in the Primary School (CLiPS)

Unit Plan
Unit Overview
Unit Title – Unusual Tiger (Mr. Stofflees and the Painted Tiger)

Unit Summary – Characters , Setting, Plot

Subject Area – Music, Art, Geography

Grade Level - mixed ability

Approximate Time Needed – 4 months

Unit Foundation
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Syllabus Specifications:
1.2.2 Listen to and repeat correctly phrases and expression
1.3.3 Listen to all the words in the word list and demonstrate understanding of their meaning by
matching them to pictures and the spoken word.
1.4.2 Listen to and follow simple instruction.
1.5.1 Listen to and understand simple stories.
1.7.1 Listen to simple short stories, fairy tales and respond non-verbally.
1.7.2 Listen to simple short stories and fairy tales and share feelings about the story.
1.7.5 Share feelings about the story or fable heard.
2.1.2 Pronounce compound words correctly.
2.1.4 Ask questions with the correct intonation.
2.2.2 Ask other forms of questions to seek information.
2.4.1 Recite simple poems and jazz chants with expressions and appropriate gestures.
2.4.2 Complete parts of a story read.
2.5.1 Give details about the people and animals of a story heard, read or viewed.
2.6.3 Relate the story to one’s life.
2.7.2 Accepting or declining an invitation.
3.2.2 Read and learn the meaning of key words for each topic taught.
3.4.1 read aloud phrases and sentences, pronouncing them correctly.
3.4.2 Read aloud sentences in texts observing correct stress and intonation.
3.4.3 Read aloud poems and stories clearly and expressively.
3.6.6 Use words that show comparisons.
3.8.2 Scan for specific information in texts.
3.8.5 Read and understand cause and effect relationships.
3.9.1 Looking at the cover and pictures of stories and talking about them.

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3.9.5 relate the people and events in the story to one’s life.
4.1.2 Write clearly and legibly in print, bold names of places and towns in maps and pictures.
4.2.1 Match sentences to pictures.
4.2.3 Match captions and heading to a map, table and graph.
4.4.3 construct simple and compound sentences independently by looking at pictures.
4.4.4 Construct simple paragraphs that contain main ideas and supporting details.
4.7.2 Fill out forms.
4.7.4 Write simple recount with guidance.
4.7.6 Write descriptions with little or no guidance.

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Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:
• Identify the characters, setting and plots of the story;
• Develop pupils’ self-confidence
• Derive pupils’ creativity
• Build team work
• Enjoy literature
• Develop pupils’ talents
• Develop pupils’ speaking skills
• Prepare a news report.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential
Does magic brings happiness?
Question
Do you think a magician can really make things come alive?
Unit Would like to be one of the children?
Questions What would you do if you are in the story?
Would you like to be a magician?
Content
What are the characters that appear most frequently in the story?
Questions
Student Assessment Plan
Assessment Summary
- Worksheets
- Questionnaires
- Evaluation Forms

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Assessment Timeline

Before project work begins Students work on projects After project work is
and complete tasks completed

Week 2 Week 4 Week 8 Week 10 Week 12 Week 14

•Identifying •Sequencing • Questioning • Doing the • Presentati • comparing
•Predicting • Answering layout on and
characters
• Reporting • Preparing • Peers’ contrasting
•Identifying the headline Review
setting

Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
• Drawing
• Writing
• Speaking
• listening
Instructional Procedures
Prior to Instruction
Month One
In this month pupils will be able to identify the characters, setting and plots by completing worksheets
and composing a shaped poem.

Month Two
In this month pupils will be able to know the story throughout and beginning to understand what to do
for their extension project by completing worksheets, listening to the teacher’s explanation and
looking at some samples.

Month Three
In this month pupils are beginning to collect materials for their news report by getting information
from the internet, getting pictures from printed sources and making interviews.

Month Four
In this month pupils will be presenting their news report (front page) to the class and making peers’
review by completing evaluation as well as reflection forms.
Accommodations for Mixed Ability Instruction

At Risk Student • Guided work, drawing

EFL Student • Giving ideas, secretarial work

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Advanced Student • Preparing the questions for interview

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Materials and Resources Required For Unit

Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)
Camera Laser Disk VCR
✘ Computer(s) ✘ Printer Video Camera
Digital Camera ✘ Projection System Video Conferencing Equip.
DVD Player ✘ Scanner Other
✘ Internet Connection Television
Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)
Database/Spreadsheet ✘ Image Processing Web Page Development
✘ Desktop Publishing ✘ Internet Web Browser ✘ Word Processing
E-mail Software ✘ Multimedia Other
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Printed Materials • Worksheet, a copy of the book cover, pictures, evaluation form

Supplies KPM, magazines

Internet Resources Wildlife

Other Resources Personal sources (internet at home, magazines, personal pictures)

Unit Plan template adapted from the Intel Essentials v10 Programme
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