At a Glance:

Grades:4
Subject:ELA (English Language Arts)
Topic:Antonyms
Lesson Length:30 - 45 mins

Standards / Framework:

What will students learn in this activity?

Students will deepen their understanding of current vocabulary terms by exploring antonyms.

What should students know before this activity?

Students will need a basic understanding of antonyms prior to starting the lesson. Prior to the lesson, choose three-to-five selected vocabulary words from current lessons. The terms must be words that have opposites.

Comic 1

Comic 2

How can teachers introduce this lesson?

  • Read and discuss sample Comic 1 with the class.

    • How does the comic demonstrate the word ancient and the word modern, its opposite?

    • How does recognizing the antonym of a word help us better understand the meaning of a word?

  • Share sample Comic 2 with the class.

  • Ask students to think of words and their antonyms and share with a partner.

What will students do?

  • Use three-to-five vocabulary words from a current lesson.

  • Using the sample comics as a guide, have students create a two-panel comic to illustrate their understanding of the vocabulary word and its opposite meaning.

How can teachers wrap up the lesson?

  • Display the completed comics.

How can teachers differentiate this activity?

  • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
  • Provide a list of vocabulary words and their opposites.

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

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