TAKE A TRIP TO TREASURE ISLAND

Author:  Maureen King and Wendy Parker

Grade Level: Grade 4

Overview:  Through the reading of the novel, Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (retold by Earle Hitchner) the students will explore the world of survival.  The children will read a variety of genres which focus on the "spirit of survival."  The students will be given various survival situations and plan strategies n teams for survival.  This unit is an interdisciplinary unit including ELA, Math, Social Studies and

Character Education.  For a culminating activity, the children will perform "Treasure Island" for their peers and parents.

Connection to NYS Learning Standards:   ELA Standard 1 Language for Information

and Understanding, Standard 2 Literary Response and Expression, Standard 3 Critical Analysis and Evaluation; MST Standard 4 Scientific Concepts, Principles and Theories

in Physical Setting and Living Environment, Standard 5 Technological Knowledge,

Standard 7   Interdisciplinary Problem Solving;  Social Studies Standard 3  Geography,

Standard 4  Economics

Connection to District Learning Standards:  Critical Thinker, Effective Communicator, Responsible Citizen