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At a Glance:
| Grades: | 3, 4 |
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| Subject: | ELA (English Language Arts); SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) |
| Topic: | Opinion Writing |
| Lesson Length: | 30 - 40 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Play a game of Would You Rather to create opinion comics with your students.
What should students know before this activity?
Brainstorm some Would You Rather? scenarios to discuss with the class.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
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Read and discuss the Would You Rather? comic as a class. Have students share and support their opinions.
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Have students brainstorm several more would-you-rather questions to discuss with the class.
What will students do?
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Have students create a three-panel Would You Rather? comic of their own.
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Panel 1: Present the would-you-rather first option.
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Panel 2: Present the would-you-rather second option.
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Panel 3: Present their answer and explain their reasoning.
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How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Allow students to share and discuss student comics.
- Have students explain the reasons behind their opinions.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
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Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
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Provide sentence stems. For example, I would rather ___ because ___.
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Allow students to work with a partner.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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