This article contains a lesson overview of how to teach a literature unit using Intrapersonal Intelligence. This is a great activity to challenge students who are not strong in that area or to allow students who flourish to do an activity they feel comfortable doing. While this activity is geared to a specific book it can be easily transferred to another book or another grade level.
The first part of this article is dedicated to the outline of what the activity is. The second section is a sample worksheet that could be given to a student. The third part is an example of a rubric that you can adapt to grade this kind of activity. Other intelligences will be covered in other articles using this same book as an example. Lastly, there is an explanation of what Intrapersonal Intelligence is, what it means for the student, and what possible career paths it includes.
Activity:
Each child will complete a Book Recommendation form for Harry’s Mad when they have finished reading the book. Each child will need to reflect on the story and write down his/her own opinion or thoughts about the book. The children will also need to give a brief summary of the book, tell the genre of the book, and describe why they did or did not like the book. If they did enjoy the story , they will need to tell why they think a friend might like the book.
Assessment:
The children will be assessed on the summary of the book, ability to name the genre of the book, and their ability to give a clear opinion of the story. The rubric follows this.
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Directions: Use this graphic organizer to help you think about what you will write for your book recommendation. In complete sentences, answer each question below. When you are finished filling in this organizer, you can use it to help you write your final recommendation.
1. What is the name of the book that you read? Who is the author of the book?
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2. What is the genre of the book? ______________________________________
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3. Give a summary of the book without giving away its ending. ______________
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4. Did you like this book? Why or why not? ______________________________
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5. If you did like this book, tell why you think a friend might like it as well.
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Book Recommendation Rubric
- Tells the name and author of the book (10 points) ________ points
- Tells genre of the book (10 points) ________ points
- Includes a summary of the book explaining the setting, characters, and problem of the story. Does not give away the ending! (50 points) ________ points
- Gives opinion of the book and explains why. (20 points) ________ points
- COPS (Capitals, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling) (10 points) ________ points
Comments:
From http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm we know that:
Intrapersonal Intelligence:
Ability to self-reflect and be aware of one's inner state of being. These learners try to understand their inner feelings, dreams, relationships with others, and strengths and weaknesses.
Their skills include:
Recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses, reflecting and analyzing themselves, awareness of their inner feelings, desires and dreams, evaluating their thinking patterns, reasoning with themselves, understanding their role in relationship to others
Possible Career Paths:
Researchers, theorists, philosophers