Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)
Lesson Length: 15 - 20 mins
Topic: Reading
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 read. 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 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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Discuss with students the components you would like for them to include for each book. You may want students to write a quick summary or provide a rating system.
Activity:
- Have students create a 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 the speech-to-text feature.
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Provide sentence frames as needed.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
Resources:
- Comic to print or display: Comic.
Make a comic about Bridge to Terabithia
Make a comic about The Outsiders
Make a comic about A Wrinkle in Time
Make a comic about Little Women
Make a comic about The Birchbark House
Make a comic about The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
