The Chalk Box Kid
by Blyde Robert Bulla
Student Activity 2
Electronic Literature Guide by Cheryl
Blumenbaum
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Mrs. B's Home Page
Introduction
Gregory really wanted to make
new friends in his new school and he finally did. Ivy and her brother became
Gregory's friends and then other children became his friends. In this activity
you will think about the sequence of events that Gregory took to make new
friends.
With your teacher,
please review your school's acceptable use policy for work on the Internet.
Also, links to the web often change. Tell your teacher when you find a
poor link in this guide.
The Task
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Find a partner to work with on the
activity.
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Look through the book and take notes
on the steps that Gregory took to make new friends. What were the events
that took place?
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Using KidPix make a slide show of the
events.
The Process: Exploring the Web, Creating a Product
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Ask someone to be your partner.
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Look through the book and find out
how Gregory made friends in his new school.
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Make a list in order of the events
that took place. You should find at least 5 events. Make the list in your
Journal Thoughts journal.
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For each event, make a KidPix slide.
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Put together a KidPix slide show to
show the events in the order that they took place. Make an introductory
slide with a title and your names.
How You Will Be Graded
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You will be graded on your list of
events. Make sure you have at least 5 events.
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You will be graded on your KidPix slides.
Make sure they have lots of details.
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You will be graded on your slide show.
Make sure you have an introductory slide with a title and your names.
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