Molly's Music Materials
Molly's Music Materials
Lesson Plan One
2R3: In literary texts, describe how characters respond to major events and challenges. (RL)
2R5: Describe the overall structure of a text, including describing how the beginning introduces the text and the ending concludes the text.
(RI&RL)
In my elementary school experience as a student and adult, I have always found books where characters talk to the reader to be incredibly engaging. The comic strip activity in this lesson simultaneously reinforces many different components of the sequence of events. After reading through the story, reflecting on the journey and conversations of the animals will lead students to successfully complete the comic strip. It will also lead them to learn how to review key components of a story. This activity is also great because, visually, the combination of characters builds off of itself, adding one character each time. This will help students who need more support or reinforcement to find the correct order, yet won’t limit more advanced students.
I intend to use these lesson plans over three consecutive days as they build off of each other and apply new strategies and skills to the same read-aloud book. These are intended to be 2nd grade lessons in accordance with the NYS Standards, but could be helpful for neighboring grades as well to either get students ahead or as review as needed. I selected the book “Except Antarctica” after some exploring and hearing recommendations from the local librarian.
NSTAR Outline
This outline includes the NY State Standards addressed, a backwards design, differentiation for students at all levels, possible accommodations, citations, and a detailed script/outline for the lesson. It is based on the principles of Culturally Responsive-Sustaining (CR-S) Education.
Comic Strip Outline
This document should be printed and handed out to each student.
This is the location that students will glue on the individual scenes for the comic strip in chronological order of the story to demonstrate their understanding of sequence of events.
Rubric
This is the rubric used to score students on their overall understanding, effort, and completion of this lesson.
Categories of this rubric include: accuracy of sequence (images), accuracy of order (of words), effort, neatness, and focus.
Instructional and Explanatory Worksheet
The document attached includes two different sheets titled Parts of a Story and Steps For Activity.
Parts of a Story: Includes descriptions of what key information is introduced in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
Steps For Activity: 5 steps which provide written instruction for students.
Scenes for Comic Strip
This document should be printed out and provided to each student.
Students will cut out each box and glue in chronological order of the story onto the Comic Strip Outline.
Video
This video is to the song “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid and teaches students about the different parts of a story.