At a Glance:
| Grades: | 4 |
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| Subject: | ELA (English Language Arts) |
| Topic: | Brainstorming Writing Topics |
| Lesson Length: | 30 - 45 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will generate ideas for a personal narrative writing topic.
What should students know before this activity?
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.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
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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.
What will students do?
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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.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
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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.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- 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.
Amusement Park
Beach
Cave
Halloween
Sports
Winter
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