Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)
Lesson Length: 30 - 45 mins
Topic: Antonyms
Grade Level: 4
Objective: Analysis
Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.C
Brief Description: Students will deepen their understanding of current vocabulary terms by exploring antonyms.
Know Before You Start:
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Students will need a basic understanding of antonyms prior to starting the lesson.
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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:
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Read and discuss Antonym 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?
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Share Antonym Comic #2 with the class.
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Ask students to think of words and their antonyms and share with a partner.
Activity:
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Use 3-5 key vocabulary terms from a current lesson.
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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.
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2 Panels: Vocabulary Word & Antonym
Closure: Display the created vocabulary and antonym comics as a quick review.
Differentiation:
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Pre-Teach the concept of opposites as needed.
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Allow students to use speech-to-text feature as needed.
Resources: Comic to print or display: Antonym #1, Antonym #2.
