Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)
Lesson Length: 15 - 20 mins
Topic: Independent Reading Log
Grade Level: 4, 5, 6, 7
Standards / Framework:
Brief Description: Students will reflect on their independent reading selections and demonstrate their understanding of the texts by creating a comic reading log.
Know Before You Start: This is an engaging way for students to keep a record of the books they are reading and enjoying. The Reading Log comics are a great way for students to share favorite books and recommend books to others.
Hook:
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Share the sample Reading Log comic with the class.
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Discuss how each student will use Pixton to keep track of their independent reading selections.
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Students will create one panel for each book read and will add to the comic over time.
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Discuss with students the components you would like for them to include for each book added to the comic. You may want students to write a quick summary or provide a rating system of some kind for students to show their interest in each book.
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NOTE: It’s important to stress with students that these panels should contain specific details from the text in order to show they’ve really read and comprehend the book.
Activity: Using the sample comic as a guide, students will create their Reading Log Comic and add a panel to the comic each time they finish reading a book.
Closure: Periodically have students share their Reading Logs with classmates and discuss the books they are most excited about.
Differentiation:
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Allow students to use speech-to-text feature.
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Provide sentence frames as needed.
Resources:
- Comic to print or display: Comic.
Suggested Content Pack(s):
Esperanza Rising
The Outsiders
The Hunger Games
Wrinkle in Time
