Creating literature based experiences in the classroom in connection with the Indiana Academic Standards : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

This thesis project of examining literature-based experiences in the classroom in connection with Indiana Academic Standards consists of two components. The first section will be a report that will detail the purpose for connecting literature to the reading skills that students must learn in each grade level. It will detail the need for Indiana Academic Standards and how the activities and lesson plans relate to the Standard. It will also explore the importance of assessment in connection with the Standards. It will also look at some of the previous research done on literature in the classroom. The second section will be a collection of literature based activities and lesson plans that connect to Standards. In classrooms all over Indiana, educators must connect their lessons with the Academic Standards. This project combines research with authentic activities that can be used in the classroom to cover many reading standards.