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Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)

Lesson Length: 30 - 45 mins

Topic: Antonyms

Grade Level: 4

Standards / Framework:

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

Know Before You Start:

  • Students will need a basic understanding of antonyms prior to starting the lesson.

  • Prior to the lesson, choose 3-5 selected vocabulary terms from current lessons. The terms must be words that have opposites.

Comic 1

Comic 2

Hook:

  • Read and discuss 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 Comic 2 with the class.

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

Activity:

  • Use 3-5 key vocabulary terms from a current lesson.

  • Using the sample comics as a guide, have students create a 2 panel comic to illustrate their understanding of the vocabulary term and its opposite meaning for each vocabulary word.

  • 2 Panels: Vocabulary Word & Antonym.

Closure: Display the created vocabulary and antonym comics as a quick review.

Differentiation:

  • Pre-Teach the concept of opposites as needed.

  • Allow students to use speech-to-text feature as needed.

Resources: Comics to print or display: Comic 1,  Comic 2.

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