Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.

Author’s Assistant and Illustrations of Vocabulary Words

Book groups work together to create one Supported Setting visual tool that clearly identifies setting elements with details from the book to support.

“Author’s Assistant”: Students will create a new setting for the main character of their story, can be an extension of the story or one of your own creation. It must have a SS map to accompany it. May choose from list of options to depict this new setting: diorama, written chapter, dramatization, puppet show, illustrated book jacket,
interview or news report, collage like
read aloutd, etc.

Vocabulary word illustrations in new groups.
View the vocabulary words for this unit at http://www.aboutlearning.com/files/CS5vocabulary.pdf