A Literature Unit on Rainforest
By Dori Pinders and Jonathan Tharpe
Using the books:
One Day in the Tropical Rainforest
By Jean Craighead George
And
Afternoon on the Amazon
By Mary Pope Osborne
This unit is going to be used to introduce literature circle to 2nd graders. It is designed for upper level readers in this grade. The students will be assuming the role of discussion director, passage picker, character sketcher, word wizard, and internet investigator. Also a new role called Poetry Pro may be introduced to the students if the teacher feels it necessary. Since literature circle is a very in-depth way to get students to read and learn about a subject, these roles will be scaled down to a 2nd grade level.
Also the following books in the reference materials will be used as display books, and will be placed out on a table for the students to look at or reference in the classroom.
Competencies used in this unit based on North Carolina Standard Course of Study