the marble champ
Language Arts – Open Court

5^th Grade Unit Theme: Cooperation and Competition

Story: The Marble Champ by Gary Soto

Resource Type	Themes	Websites
Rules for how to play marbles	How to shoot marbles	http://www.landofmarbles.com/marbles-play.html http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/spring/marbles/how_to_shoot.htm Students learn how to play marbles. Students work in pairs to create a schedule for a marble tournament for recess. Schedules are shared and then the class votes on when and how to have tournament
Poems and stories about Marbles	Marble stories	http://www.landofmarbles.com/marbles-poem.html Students read the stories and compare and contrast one story with The Marble Champ. Students read a story, then write a paragraph about the author’s purpose.
Teacher resource page for The Marble Champ	The Marble Champ	http://www.mhschool.com/student/reading/mhreading/activity.php3?story=176
Teacher resource on Story boards	Story boards	http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1035.html http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/language/storyboard.asp
Real Life Story board	Video Story board	http://www.avary.com/gogos/storyboards.html http://www.agencyfaqs.com/tvc/sboard/omkotak_child_2309_2002.html Students look at story board and become more familiar about the basics of this prewriting activity.
Skit Ideas		http://www.macscouter.com/Skits/BBSkits.html#indexofskits Students select a skit. Students read and then make a story board of the main events of the skit. Students can then perform a readers theater of their skit.