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    Would You Rather?

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    Subject: ELA (English Language Arts), SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)

    Lesson Length: 30 - 40 mins

    Topic: Opinion Writing

    Grade Level: 3, 4

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: Play a game of Would You Rather to create opinion comics with your students.

    Know Before You Start: Brainstorm some Would You Rather? scenarios to discuss with the class. 

    Hook:

    • Read and discuss the Would You Rather? comic as a class. Have students share and support their opinions.

    • Have students brainstorm several more would-you-rather questions to discuss with the class.

    Activity:

    • Have students create a three-panel Would You Rather? comic of their own.

      • Panel 1: Present the would-you-rather first option.

      • Panel 2: Present the would-you-rather second option.

      • Panel 3: Present their answer and explain their reasoning.

    Closure:

    • Allow students to share and discuss student comics.
    • Have students explain the reasons behind their opinions. 

    Differentiation:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.

    • Provide sentence stems. For example, I would rather ___ because ___. 

    • Allow students to work with a partner.

    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

    Resources:

    • Comic to print or display: Comic.

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