Susan Cooper 's The Boggart & CALL
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Susan Cooper’s
The Boggart
&
CALL
By Barbara Dall &
Jana Pedemonte
Fall 1998
GSL 520
Description of Class
Language Proficiency: High Intermediate
to Advanced
Previous Computer Work: Proficiency in
word processing, e-mail, web site
production
Class Make-up: 20 middle school students
of mixed language backgrounds
Class Goal: Final class project to
synthesize year-long language and
computer skills
Materials
Computer Needs:
Computer for each group of students
Web production program--Front Page
Internet access
Word Processing program
Other Classroom Materials:
Books on Scotland, castles, Scottish folk tales
Scottish music on tapes, CD
Pictures, posters, food, clothing of Scotland
Objectives
Language
Practice creative and factual report writing
Synthesize writing, listening, research and
discussion skills
Produce process and edited written work
through e-mail and web page
Use process writing (e-mails) to create class
book of stories (edited writing)
Computer
Reinforce all skills taught throughout the year
Procedures for Writing
Activities I-III
Review e-mail tandem story writing
procedures
Read directions for the writing activities
Use the buttons to complete the task
Use e-mail to complete the activity
Procedure for Web Page
Creation
Review computer research and web
creation skills
Explore castle sites in small groups
Divide tasks within groups
Note information and sites for web pages
Build web page
Activity I
Read pages 62-64 (the scene where the
Boggart enters the house and eats the
chocolate sauce). With your e-mail partner,
write the next chapter of the story.
To listen to the story, click
To listen
and read
the story, click here.
To read the story by yourself, click here.
For help with vocabulary, click here
Click on the loudspeaker to hear the story.
Back to Activity I
Activity I continued
Write a paragraph and send it to your partner
Read what your partner has written and add
the next paragraph to continue the story
Continue back and forth writing the paired
story until done
Activity II
Listen to an excerpt from Mendelssohn’s
“Fingal’s Cave”
The music store salesman tells Emily, “See
if you can find the words inside it. They
say ‘How lovely the sea is!’” (p. 81)
Do you agree? Write your e-mail partner
with your opinion.
Activity III
Emily writes to Tommy to tell him of the
Boggart’s antics in Toronto. Tommy
makes some suggestions about how to
make the Boggart want to come home.
(p. 142)
To see what a Boggart’s home could look
like, visit Torosay Castle or Duart Castle,
both on the Isle of Mull.
Activity III continued
How would you get the Boggart home?
Write your e-mail partner with your idea.
Will your partner’s idea work? Why or
why not?
Respond to your partner
Activity IV
Create a castle web page
In small groups of 3-4, research information
about castles.
Use the information to create a web site that
highlights a part of Scottish castle life or
history.
Your web page should contain factual
information in paragraphs and graphics.
Some Places to Start…
Ian’s Land of Castles
Castles for Kids
Castles of Scotland
Encyclopedia.com
Potential Problems
Difficulties in reading the text. Will need
to support students in reading the original
text.
Computer glitches (have books available
for back up)
Finding appropriate research sites for
age/language proficiency of students
Monitor small groups for cooperation and
production of all students.
Evaluation of Student
Learning
Written texts evaluated for Vermont
Writing Portfolio criteria
Web pages evaluated for appropriate
content and graphics
Group work evaluated for cooperation,
input of each student, and production of
final project
Bibliography
Cooper, Susan. The Boggart. New York:
McElderry Books, 1993.
Gravatt, Christopher. Castle. New York:
Knopf, 1994.
Macaulay, David. Castle. New York:
Houghton Mifflin, 1977.
----. Castle. PBS Video, 1983.
Bibliography cont.
Mendelssohn, Felix. The Hebrides-Overture (Fingal’s Cave) Op. 26. Chandos
Records LTD, CHAN 8379.
Platt, Richard. Stephen Biesty’s Incredible
Cross-Sections. New York: Knopf, 1992.
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