Topic: Graphic Novel/Comic Strip
| Objective | Value children’s literature - Investigate graphic novel books
- Choose to read outside of required minutes
- Find enjoyment in reading
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| Materials | - “The Bad Guys” by Aaron Blabey book series
- Paper for comic strips
- Colored pencils/crayons for illustrations
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| Collection of 6+ Texts/Description | - Bk #2- The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable by Aaron Blabey
- The “Bad Guys” are back to complete another rescue mission. They must save 10,000 chickens from Sunnyside Chicken Farm. Their battle is not easy though, as they must navigate who the good and bad guys actually are to save the chickens.
- Bk #4- The Bad Guys in Attack of the Zittens by Aaron Blabey
- Another rescue mission? Yes. This time they must find a way to defend the Earth from the Zittens which are alien kittens. Will they be able to do it?
- Bk #5- The Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas by Aaron Blabey
- Will the world end? The Bad Guys are back to try and save the world. Will they steal a rocket? Will they save the world? The adventures that the Bad Guys go through in this book are definitely worth the read.
- Bk #6- The Bad Guys in Alien vs Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
- Wait! Where are the Bad Guys going? They are disappearing quickly. Who is taking them? It seems to be a creature with tons of teeth and way too many butts.
- Bk #7- The Bad Guys in Do-You-Think-He-Saurus? by Aaron Blabey
- Dinosaurs. DINOSAURS! They time traveled and landed in the wrong time. How will they get back? What will happen to them? They must get back home before an evil alien destroys the whole world.
- Bk #8- The Bad Guys in Superbad by Aaron Blabey
- The Bad Guys now have superpowers. The only thing they know how to do right now is to get their pants to fall off in public. But someone is here to destroy the world and they must find a way to use their powers to stop him.
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| Plans for Classroom Management 1. Attention Getter (AG)2. Moving Around the Room (M)3. Engagement Strategies (ES)4. Expectations (E)5. Activity Directions | Attention Getter (AG):- T: * clap clap clap
- S: * clap clap clap
Moving Around the Room (M):- If you have ever read a graphic novel stand on __ side of the room, stand on the other if you have not
- If you like __, you may go get your supplies
Engagement Strategies (ES):- Allow students to look through the books
- Allow students to tell their connections to other graphic novels they have read
- Play music while working on their comic strip
- Partner or individual work
- Read the story with lots of expressions
- Ask questions during the reading
Expectations (E):- Sitting quietly and listening during reading time
- Raise their hand if they need the teachers’ attention
- Laugh, smile, or react with their emotions to the story
- Make an appropriate comic strip
- Clap after each student shares
Activity Directions (AD):- Review graphic novel books and discuss the order they go in
- Choose one topic that can be described in 5 boxes or less
- Make a plan
- Gather materials
- Work on the comic strip
- Share your work
PROCEDURES |
Bulleted Plans- Set
- Read literature
- Engage in activity (I do, we do, you do)
- Book talk other books
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| - Open the book to any page in the book, “The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable”
- “Today we are going to be reading a book with a lot of comics in it! A comic is a book with a lot of pictures where people are talking back and forth and looks like this!” (Show page) We are going to be reading some of this book to you and we want you to focus on how the pages look!”
- Read chapter one from “The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable”
- Once finished reading, ask students what they noticed about the pages and how they were set up.
- T tells ST about the activity they will be doing.
- We are going to make our own comic strips today!
- Bring more examples to show students.
- Have them brainstorm ideas of what they want to write about.
- After they think they know what they want to write about, come share with us!
- If they are struggling to come up with ideas, T will help students by asking about their day and what stuck out, about something they dream of doing, their future job, if they have ever wanted to be a superhero, etc!
- Hand students paper and markers and let them get to work!
- Have premade comic strips to fill in or paper. ST choice on how they want to do it
- Make sure students know if they need help, T will be walking around!
- Stand up, hand up, partner up and share with a partner about what your comic looks like.
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