Activity Overview
My Side of the Mountain tells the story of Sam Gribley, who is unhappy in the city and decides to make a life for himself in the mountains on the family’s old land. It takes a certain kind of person to do something like this. For this activity, students will create a spider map that describes some of Sam's character traits. They can identify why these traits made him so successful in his quest and what drove him to follow his passion.
Template and Class Instructions
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Objective: Create a 3 cell spider map of Sam’s character traits in My Side of the Mountain.
Student Instructions:
- Click “Start Assignment”.
- In the title box, write the trait.
- In the description box, write an example of this trait from the text.
- Add an illustration that accurately represents the description.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
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| Proficient 33 Points | Emerging 25 Points | Beginning 17 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character Trait Analysis | Written explanation of the scene clearly and accurately explains the connection between the character's actions and his or her personality and character development. | Written explanation of the scene attempts to explain the scene's connection to the character's personality and development. Some explanations may be unclear. | Written explanation of the scenes fails to correctly explain the connection between the actions depicted and the character's personality and development. |
| Storyboard Scenes | Storyboard cells clearly show connection with the character trait, through depiction of a specific instance in the text. | Storyboard cells show some connection with the character trait, through depiction of the novel, but some storyboard cells are difficult to understand or fail to capture a specific event in the text. | Storyboard cells do not demonstrate the appropriate character traits or fail to include any specific textual references. |
| Effort and Editing | Work is complete, thorough, and neat. Spelling and grammar are correct. | Most of the sections of the storyboard were at least attempted and work is presentable. The text contains some errors in spelling and/or grammar. | Storyboard is unfinished and/or disorganized. The text contains many errors in spelling and/or grammar. |
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