At a Glance:
| Grades: | 6 |
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| Subject: | ELA (English Language Arts) |
| Topic: | Story Arc |
| Lesson Length: | 45 mins - 1 hour |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will examine a story to determine how the plot unfolds and how the characters change based on the plot.
What should students know before this activity?
Students need to understand the concept of plot and how fictional texts are written with a story arc. An example is provided, but you may want to supplement with additional visuals to demonstrate this concept. Students need a fictional text to read and evaluate for this lesson.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
- Have students look at the sample comic.
- Discuss the development of plot in a story and its importance.
- Share examples of common stories and have students identify the components of the plot.
- Have students consider how the characters change in each of the stories based on the plot.
What will students do?
- Provide a fictional text for students to read.
- Have students discuss the plot and how the characters change based on the plot.
- Ask students to create a comic showing the story arc.
- Panel 1: Caption Exposition. Introduce the main characters.
- Panel 2: Caption Rising Action. Depict an important event related to the story's conflict.
- Panel 3: Caption Climax. Depict the most exciting or tense part of the story, e.g., Luke fighting Darth Vader in Star Wars.
- Panel 4: Caption Falling Action. Show how the conflict was resolved or how the characters changed during the story.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Display the completed comics in a gallery walk.
- Discuss the plot diagrams.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
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Provide sentence starters as needed.
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Preteach necessary vocabulary for ELL students.
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Allow students to work with a peer model.
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Provide a variety of texts with a range of reading levels.
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Allow students to sketch their ideas before creating their comic.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
Related Resources:
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Comic to print or display: Comic.
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Additional examples of a plot diagram or story arc.
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Fictional text material for students to read.
Related Content:
Around The World In Eighty Days
Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
The Giver
The Hunger Games
Love That Dog
