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Activity Overview


Catherine has many rules for her brother that help him remember things that come naturally to other people. Surely your students wish that they could have a list of rules for their family to follow, especially if they have siblings! For this assignment, students will create a 3 cell storyboard that illustrates and describes three rules that they would want in their home! This is a fun way for students to make a text-to-self connection with the story. Teachers may also consider asking students to propose a single rule for the classroom, or have students present their home rules and explain why they would like them.


Template and Class Instructions

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Due Date:

Objective: Create a storyboard that illustrates and describes three rules that you would want in your home for your family to follow.

Student Instructions:

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Write the rule # in the title, and the rule in the description box.
  3. Create an image that represents each rule using appropriate scenes, characters and items.
  4. Save and exit when you're finished.

Lesson Plan Reference

Common Core Standards
  • [ELA-Literacy/RL/4/2] Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
  • [ELA-Literacy/RL/5/2] Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

Rubric

(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)


Rubric
Proficient
5 Points
Emerging
3 Points
Beginning
1 Points
Explanation
The descriptions are clear and at least two sentences.
The descriptions can be understood but it are somewhat unclear.
The descriptions are unclear and are not at least two sentences.
Illustrations
The illustrations represent the descriptions using appropriate scenes, characters and items.
The illustrations relate to the descriptions, but are difficult to understand.
The illustrations do not clearly relate to the descriptions.
Evidence of Effort
Work is well written and carefully thought out.
Work shows some evidence of effort.
Work shows little evidence of any effort.
Conventions
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly correct.
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are somewhat correct.
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly incorrect.





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