At a Glance:
| Grades: | 4, 5 |
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| Subject: | ELA (English Language Arts) |
| Topic: | Research and Writing |
| Lesson Length: | 1 week |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will create a comic to demonstrate their understanding of a topic of their choice. They will conduct basic research for this project.
What should students know before this activity?
Students will go through the steps of selecting, researching, and sharing the information they learn about the self-selected topic. You can customize the research requirements to meet your goals.
Comic 1
Comic 2
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
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Share a photo or video of something you are passionate about.
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Read and discuss the sample Comic 1.
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Explain that passion projects are a way to find out about a topic of interest that you may share with others.
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What will students do?
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Display sample Comic 2, and explain the steps of this research project.
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Students will work through the steps over several days to complete their comics.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Allow students to share their comics with students, parents, or community members.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- 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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Provide a list of ideas as needed.
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Print out sample Comic 2 for students to reference.
Dinosaurs
Cave
Ancient Egypt
Greek Mythology
Solar System
Sports
Suggested Story Starters:
