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title: Family Life
description: Students will create characters that look like relatives and make a comic about their family.
image: https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/family_life-001-1.png
---
**Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)**
**Lesson Length: 45 mins**
**Topic: Descriptive Writing**
**Grade Level: 3, 4, 5**
**Standards / Framework: **
- [CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3.B](https://learning.ccsso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ELA_Standards1.pdf)
- [CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.D](https://learning.ccsso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ELA_Standards1.pdf)
- [CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.D](https://learning.ccsso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ELA_Standards1.pdf)
**Brief Description:** Introduce a special family - from "a day in the life," to cherished memories. Have your students add characters that look like relatives for a uniquely personalized experience.
**Know Before You Start:** Be aware that family life might be difficult or traumatic for some students. Approach this activity with sensitivity.
**Hook:**
- Begin by projecting a personal childhood family photo and identifying the members of your own family. Share some of your favorite family memories.
**Activity:**
- Ask students to think about their own families and identify a favorite memory, (e.g., a special vacation, a new pet, a holiday celebration, a favorite meal, a family tradition, etc.)
- Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a three-to-five-panel comic describing this favorite memory using sensory language.
**Closure:**
- Have students share their comics in pairs or small groups.
- Showcase finished comics in a Gallery Walk.
**Differentiation:**
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
- Provide a list of ideas for a favorite memory, e.g., the day I learned to ride a bike, the day our new pet came to live with us, etc.
**Resources:**
- Comic to print or display: [Comic](https://share.pixton.com/qucri1a).
**Suggested Content:**
- [ Home ](https://content.pixton.com/home)
- [ Urban ](https://content.pixton.com/urban)
- [ Suburban ](https://content.pixton.com/suburban)
- [ Rural ](https://content.pixton.com/rural)
- [ Heidi ](https://content.pixton.com/heidi)
**Suggested Story Starters:**
- [ Why I Missed School ](https://story-starters.pixton.com/missed-day-of-school)
- [ Big News ](https://story-starters.pixton.com/big-news-after-school)
- [ My Siblings ](https://story-starters.pixton.com/i-love-my-siblings-but)
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