Last updated: September 25, 2019
Lesson Plan
Marvel? DC? Nope - SC!!!!
- Grade Level:
- Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subject:
- Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 90 Minutes
- State Standards:
- SC Social Studies 8th grade
State Standards 8.2CO, 8.2CC, 8.2E - Additional Standards:
- English 8.1 Historical reading
8.1 Communication
8.1 Reading - Thinking Skills:
- Remembering: Recalling or recognizing information ideas, and principles. Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words. Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations. Evaluating: Make informed judgements about the value of ideas or materials. Use standards and criteria to support opinions and views.
Essential Question
How can students use comics to re-create the battles of the Southern Campaign fought in SC and reinforce their understanding of these revolutionary battles?
Objective
As a result of this lesson plan, students will be able to think creatively and design a story that reveals their knowledge of the battles of the revolutionary war fought in SC.
Background
The students should have an understanding of the key players, places, and battles that took place in SC.
Preparation
Teacher will need to demonstrate the creation of a comic from Storyboard. Templates will be provided for those that would rather create manually.
Materials
Materials will be provided for those that do not create electronically
Download Templates Markers, pens, pencils
Lesson Hook/Preview
Display or read a newspaper comic
Procedure
Teacher will model activity.
Students will chose content and begin creations