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This book rap on Granpa by John Burningham will be available during Term 1, 2005.
This book rap is suitable for Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2).
| Dates: (approx) |
| *Rap live for viewing and subscribing |
From 18 February 2005 |
| *Introductions from |
28 February 2005 |
| *Rap point 1 |
7 March 2005 |
| *Rap point 2 |
14 March 2005 |
| *Rap point 3 |
21 March 2005 |
| *Rap wrap up |
28 March 2005 |
Coordinators: Jenny Williams, Early Literacy Initiative Consultant and Sandra Rowan, English K–6 Consultant.
Joining the rap
From 18 February 2005, you can view the support material for this rap and prepare to participate by entering your email address in the boxes below and clicking the ‘Submit' buttons. Please ensure you have registered the email addresses before doing so. Note that the rap does not start till the week of 28 February 2005.
Teacher email will not be archived to protect privacy. The teacher rap runs concurrently with the book rap to provide additional support for teachers, and the opportunity to discuss issues which may arise during the rap.
You will receive confirmation emails for your Class group and the Teacher support listserv. Please save these messages as they contain important email addresses, and simply follow the instructions these contain when posting messages once the rap starts.
Archives of the class email discussion
Gallery of student work
Book rap support materials
Introductory activities
Rap points
Program and planning Stage 1
Rap sheets (for use with Rap points)
Additional resources
Rap maps
Rap lingo
Implementing a rap (Book rap FAQs)
Email – instruction sheet for students
Rap reflection sheet
Parent information letter
Rap points
These discussion questions guide the book rap. The question for the week is posted to the rap at the beginning of that week by the coordinators. Class groups post their answers and can respond via the rap to other school's replies during the relevant week for that rap point.
Rap point 1
Rap point 2
Rap point 3
Rap point 1 (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 1, Week 7: week beginning 7 March 2005
Choose a double page spread from the book and comment on the features of the written text and the illustrations.
You could include comments about the layout, modality of images and the use of different fonts.
Post a class response to the rap. Your class might wish to respond to the comments from other rappers via the rap.
Teacher note: The three lessons for Rap point 1 explore how we as readers get meaning from written and visual texts. After the three lessons the students will have the metalanguage to describe the visual components of picture books.
Rap point 2 (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 1, Week 8: week beginning 14 March 2005
In the book, Granpa , by John Burningham only parts of conversations have been written. Readers have to guess what came before and after.
Using the page from Granpa with the text, ‘That was not a nice thing to say to Granpa ,' construct a possible conversation that includes this line.
Post your responses to the rap. Your class might wish to respond to comments from other rappers via the rap.
Rap point 3 (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 1, Week 9: week beginning 21 March 2005
John Burningham has used conversations and drawings to help you understand the Granpa in the book.
Write an interesting description of a grandparent. Include a physical description and information about their personality.
Post your responses to the rap. Your class might wish to respond to the comments from other rappers via the rap.
Rap sheets
Rap sheet 1 (for Rap point 1)
Rap sheet 2 (for Rap point 2)
Rap sheet 3 (for Rap point 3)
Rap maps
Find examples of maps and tally sheets. Students may use these to identify and locate schools participating in the book rap. Use these or create your own based on ideas from these examples.
Rap lingo
Book rap |
an online discussion about a book |
Rappers |
the people involved in the book rap |
| Rap map |
a map marking other rappers' locations |
| Rap point |
a topic, issue or event from the book to discuss |
| Rap record |
print out of messages responded to |
| Rap reflections |
sheets for rappers to reflect on their experiences and skills |
| Rap rep |
the person typing the responses |
| Rap reporters |
the people relaying rap news to others |
| Rap rules |
guidelines of a book rap discussion |
| Rap wrap up |
final message about a book rap |
Rap reflection sheets
Ready to rap (for rappers to reflect on prior learning and expectations)
Rap reflection 1 (for rappers to reflect on the experiences and skills they have gained)
Rap reflection 2 (for rappers to reflect on the experiences and skills they have gained)
Grandpa Rap reflection sheet
Credits
Thank you to Jenny Williams, Early Literacy Initiative Consultant, Sandra Rowan, English K–6 Consultant, and Leanne Samootin , ICT K–12 Consultant, for developing the programming and support material. Thanks also to Annalies van Westenbrugge, Senior Curriculum Adviser English K–6, Curriculum K–12 Directorate.
Additional resources provided by the School Libraries and Information Literacy unit.
This rap is a joint project of the School Libraries and Information Literacy and English Units, Curriculum K–12 Directorate. |
