Lesson Plans for Grades 3-5
Comprehension Strategies
Check out this document for some great strategies that work well with graphic novels. You may already be familiar with some of them, which makes them even easier to implement.
Comic Books as Genre Study
This lesson capitalizes on the popular appeal of comics by using them to introduce the concept of genre. Students begin by working in small groups to analyze differences and similarities among a selection of comics from a variety of sub-genres. Based on their discussion, they determine what sub-genres are represented and divide the comics accordingly. They then analyze the professional comics' uses of conventions such as layout and page design. Finally, they create their own comics using an online tool.
Comic Books & Narrative Structure
A strong plot is a basic requirement of any narrative. Students are sometimes confused, however, by the difference between a series of events that happen in a story and the plot elements, or the events that are significant to the story. In this lesson, students select a topic for a personal narrative and then do the pre-writing in comic-strip format to reinforce the plot structure. Finally, they write their own original narratives based on the comic strip pre-writing activity, keeping the elements of narrative writing in mind. The lesson uses a version of "The Three Little Pigs" fairy tale to demonstrate the literary element; however, any picture book with a strong plot would work for this lesson.
Graphic Novel Unit of Study
This month-long unit of study, made by Jenovia, the creator of this website, is ready to implement and a perfect way to get your students, and yourself, familiar with graphic novels. The unit starts with immersion of the format, and then moves into teaching about inferring strategies. The unit is complete with master copies of all worksheets, recommended texts, and an assessment rubric.
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