Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)
Lesson Length: 30 - 45 mins
Topic: Brainstorming Writing Topics
Brief Description: Students will generate ideas for a personal narrative writing topic.
Know Before You Start: This lesson is a great way to help students brainstorm topics for a personal narrative writing piece. Students will need to have an understanding of the characteristics of a personal narrative.
Hook:
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Read and discuss the sample comic. What are some of your favorite things?
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Have students create a list of their favorite things or memories to help select a topic for writing a personal narrative.
Activity:
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Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a three-to-four-panel comic to generate topic ideas for a personal narrative.
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Encourage students to think about their favorite hobbies, interests, or memories, etc.
Closure:
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Ask students to reflect on the ideas generated and select one topic to begin writing their personal narrative.
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You may want to have students share their comics with a partner and discuss the topics generated.
Differentiation:
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
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Create a thinking web of ideas as a whole group.
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Allow students to work with a peer model to generate ideas.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
Resources:
- Comic to print or display
- Main Idea Web
Suggested Content Packs:
Make a comic about the Amusement Park
Make a comic about the Beach
Make a comic about Caves
Make a comic about Halloween
Make a comic about Sports
Make a comic about Winter
Suggested Story Starters:
