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Subject: ESL/ELL (English Language Learning)
Lesson Length: 30 - 40 mins
Topic: Concrete Nouns and Problem Solving
Grade Level: 4, 5
Standards / Framework:
Brief Description: Students will define and provide examples of nouns, identify various objects, and use appropriate nouns while writing to bring clarity to the audience.
Know Before You Start: Students should understand that concrete nouns are defined as a person, place, or thing. Students should have experience replacing nouns with the correct pronouns.
Hook:
- What are some common nouns around us?
- Have students work to list as many concrete nouns as they can and group them by person, place, or thing.
Activity:
- Have students choose a noun from each category and circle it, e.g., person=girl, place=park, thing=phone.
- Show students the sample comic and explain that every good story has a problem.
- Have students brainstorm potential problems that could arise between their chosen nouns. Provide examples as needed.
- Have students create a comic that includes a problem. Students should name the nouns within their comic and replace the noun with the correct pronoun when needed.
Closure:
- Have students share their comic with a partner or group.
Differentiation:
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Allow students to work in pairs.
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Provide sentence stems as needed.
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Provide the opportunity to role play the comics.
Make a comic about The Mall
Make a comic about National Parks
Make a comic about the Beach
