READING COMPREHENSION

UNIT 5 - LESSON 1:  RICH DAD POOR DAD AND THE SKIT

Lesson introduction:

Reading comprehension is a crucial life skill that each individual should have. Although an individual can read, does not necessarily mean he/she can derive meaning from the words. Reading comprehension is the ability to read text, understand its meaning and combine it with prior knowledge. This lesson aims to improve the reading comprehension of learners by reading chapters 1 through 3 of the book Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens and participating in appropriate activities. 

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki summarizes the lessons learned from two different perspectives, that of a poor man, and that of a rich man. Drawing on his own experiences, Kiyosaki discusses how to create financial independence through investing, property ownership and building businesses.

1. Please view the lesson below.

2. Complete all activities within this lesson

Lesson Objective:

In this lesson, you will:

• Recall and paraphrase key areas in chapters 1 through 3 of the book Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens

• Research and Illustrate the characters of the chapters using traditional and digital drawing tools

• Produce, direct, and act in a short one person or multi person skit based on a scene from one of the chapters

• Collaborate with peers in a group setting

• Use vocabulary for expression

Lesson Duration: 

16 HOURS, 8 ACTIVITIES

SUBJECTS COVERED:

ELA, ART, ACTING, GRAPHIC DESIGN, THEATRE, FINANCIAL LITERACY

SUGGESTED AGE LEVELS:

11 TO 19

Materials: 

For this lesson you will need to have access to the book, Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens. 

ACTIVITY 3:  

READ CHAPTERS 1 - 3 AND COMPLETE THE SQ4R READING ACTIVITY

SKILLS PRACTICED: READING COMPREHENSION, NOTE-TAKING, ANALYSIS

SUBJECTS COVERED: ELA, FINANCIAL LITERACY

SCHEDULE: DAY 3, 4, 5

ACTIVITY DURATION: 3 HOURS

ACTIVITY 3 INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  Read the first three chapters of the book, Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens. 

2. While reading, utilize the SQ4R method and complete the worksheet for each chapter.

3. Click the button below to add the link (URL) of your completed activity.

ACTIVITY 5 INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  Review the first three chapters of the book Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens. 

2. Think about a conversation between the characters which stands out the most.

3. Click the assignment icon to complete the Mind-Mapping activity for the above conversation between the characters.

• You need access to your Gmail/Google drive account to access the activity.

4. Click the button below to add the link (URL) of your completed activity.

ACTIVITY 6:

COMPLETE THE SCENE ILLUSTRATION PROJECT

SKILLS PRACTICED: ILLUSTRATION, RESEARCH, CRITICAL THINKING

SUBJECTS COVERED: ART AND DESIGN

SCHEDULE: DAY 9, 10, 11

ACTIVITY DURATION: 3 HOURS

ACTIVITY 6 INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Imagine the author of the book wants to add illustrations to the chapters to provide visuals and make it more engaging for readers. You are the hired illustrator and artist.

2. Think about the conversation which stood out to you from chapters 1 - 3 in activity 5.  

3. Research via the internet on how to sketch and draw scenes from a book.

4. Utilize your completed mind-map from activity 5 to help you illustrate (sketch) the scenes of the conversation from activity 5.

5. You can use traditional sketch materials or digital drawing tools like google draw, sketch.io, adobe illustrator, or any other digital drawing tools you feel comfortable with.

6.  Make sure you capture the surroundings, the time and feel of the story, and the emotion displayed by the characters during the conversation.  

7. We recommend creating multiple drawings to capture the different movements in the scene.

Activity 7:

THE ONE PERSON OR GROUP SKIT

SKILLS PRACTICED: ACTING, THEATRE, RESEARCH, STORYTELLING

SUBJECTS COVERED: THEATRE, ACTING

SCHEDULE: DAY 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

ACTIVITY DURATION: 5 HOURS

ACTIVITY 7 INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Research three sources online on how to perform a short group skit or one person play based on the conversation from activity 5.  

• Groups: Each member selects a character to portray.

• Individual: Imagine yourself as each character participating in the conversation.

2. Get into character by learning how to think like the characters, look like them, and talk like them.  

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