Comic Strips and Plot? - Quick 6

   

Lesson Title: Plot Development

Subject:

Reading

Grade Level:

3rd-5th (Can be adjusted for higher grades as well)

Supplies/Materials:

• Comic strip activity (see below)
• Markers and/or Crayons
• Pencils
• Book "A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon

Objective(s):

AASL I.C.1 - Interacting with content presented by others.

AASL 1.A.2 - Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.

TEKS 3.8C, 4.8C, 5.8C - Analyze plot elements including rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

***Note: Students should have been exposed to plot elements prior to this lesson. This lesson would be used as a follow up activity or a refresher activity later in the year.***

Plan/Procedure(s):

Welcome students in and sit together on the carpet area for a quick lesson/read aloud. First ask students what they know about plot and it's elements. Help guide them to remembering prior knowledge of the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Explain that today we are going to read the story called "A Bad Case of Stripes" and when we finish, we will get to discuss the events that occurred in the book.

Read out-loud "A Bad Case of Stripes."

After reading, have a whole group discussion and write some responses down on the board. Ask what they felt was the building up to the main point in the story. Explain how this is part of the rising action. Then ask what was the turning point of the story where things could go good or bad and write down this is the climax. Continue with this to cover the falling action and the ending of the story (resolution).

Now have students go to the work tables where there is a comic strip page, markers/crayons, and pencils laid out. 

Explain to students that they will take this story and the details we just discussed and turn it into a comic strip. Remind students they need to cover those main elements by using illustrations and not to forget the wonderful thought bubbles. So an example if needed for the younger students.

As students are working on this, visit with the classroom teacher and let him/her know that this is a great activity to do at the beginning of a personal narrative activity. A great brainstorming activity to make sure they have captured the elements before writing and that they are welcome to use this in the classroom to help them with any lesson.

Example of worksheet:

Example of what you could show students to help with ideas:

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