Joining the rap
Book rap support materials
Rap points
Additional support materials
Credits
This book rap on Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
and Julie Vivas will be available during Term 2, 2003. This book rap
is suitable for Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2).
| Dates:
(approx) |
| *Rap
live for subscription |
7
April 2003 |
| *Introductions
from |
5 May 2003 |
| *Rap
point 1 from |
12 May 2003 |
| *Rap
point 2 from |
19 May 2003 |
| *Rap
point 3 from |
26
May 2003 |
| *Rap
wrap up from |
2
June 2003 |
Coordinators: Mandy Kirk (Thomas
Acres
Public
School, Rosemeadow) and Jenny Scheffers (Marayong
Public School,
Blacktown).
Joining
the rap
From
7 April 2003, 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.
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.
Archives
of the class email discussion
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
2, Week 3: week beginning 12 May 2003
Wilfrid Gordon was most concerned when he heard his
parents say that his friend Miss Nancy had lost her memory.
a) Why are memories important?
b) What is your class’ special
memory from school life so far this year? What item would you choose to
represent this memory?
Post
a class response to the rap. Your class might wish to respond to the comments
from other rappers via the rap.
Rap point 2 (For related class activities see Program
and planning)
Term
2, Week 4: week beginning 19 May 2003
Wilfrid Gordon’s “…favourite person of all was Miss
Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper because she had four names just as he did.”
a) Who is your favourite person in the story? Why?
b) The author, Mem Fox and illustrator, Julie Vivas,
have used words and illustrations together to help us understand what
is special about each person. Use their clues in the book to write a description
of your favourite person.
Post
your description to the rap. Include your reasons for choosing this particular
character. 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
2, Week 5: week beginning 26 May 2003
Wilfrid Gordon’s “…house was next door to an old people’s
home and he knew all the people who lived there.”
a) Invent another resident of the old people’s home.
Tell us about them. Use Mem Fox’s writing style to help you. For example:
He talked to…who….
He ate with…who….
He followed…who….
He sat with… who….
b) What would this resident tell Wilfrid a memory is?
“Something…”
c) What special object could Wilfrid find to
give Miss Nancy to help her remember?
d) If Wilfrid gave Miss Nancy this object, what
do you think Miss Nancy would start to remember?
Post
your response to the rap. Your class might wish to respond to the comments
from other rappers via the rap.
Rap sheets
Rap
sheet 1
Rap
sheet 2
Rap sheet 3
Rap sheet 4
Rap sheet 5
Rap sheet 6
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)
Credits
Thank you to Mandy Kirk (Thomas
Acres Public School), and Jenny Scheffers (Marayong Public School), for
developing the programming and support material, and to Bernadette Thorne,
Senior Curriculum Adviser, English K-12.
This rap is a joint project
of the Library and Information Literacy and English Units, Professional
Support and Curriculum Directorate.
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