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    Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)

    Lesson Length: 1 - 2 hours

    Topic: Writing Informational or Explanatory Text

    Grade Level: 5

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: Students will create a "News Story" comic to share information or explain a topic.

    Know Before You Start: It would be helpful for students to research and learn facts to create a "News Story" comic.

    Hook:

    • Read and discuss the sample comic. 

    • Focus on how information is organized in a news story format. 

    • Explain that the comic included a clear topic sentence, a beginning, a middle, and a closing thought or conclusion. 

    • News stories usually answer the questions, who, what, where, when, why, and how?

    Activity:

    • Have students select a topic or provide a topic for students to research.
    • Once students have researched their topics, have them outline their news story comics.
    • Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create their own "News Story" comics to demonstrate their understanding of the topic researched.

    Closure:

    • Provide an opportunity for students to share their comics with others.

    Differentiation:

    • Print out blank comic frames for planning beginning, middle and end.

    • Provide a template for research (who, what, where, when, why, how?)

    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

    Resources:

    • Comic to print or display

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