Create Your Own Superhero Storytelling Project! — ELA or Art — CCSS Rubrics
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- This no-prep packet of Language Arts learning projects and activities will keep a homeschooled or home-bound middle schooler engaged for up to 6 months. Teachers or parents will find these activities easy to distribute and explain to home-bound students, and homeschool teacher-parents looking for ELPrice $20.00Original Price $35.50Save $15.50
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How do you write a superhero story? How are comics books created? This no-prep storytelling lesson includes everything students need to create their own superhero story! Designed for English or art classrooms, this project guides students through the invention of their own superhero and the development of an accompanying superhero narrative.
An exciting and engaging learning experience your students will never forget, this resource also addresses 8 Common Core ELA Standards and 2 Common Core Arts Standards!
Perfect for a “10-second sub plan” or the basis of a weeks-long creative narrative unit (7 TASKS in all!), your purchase includes (See PREVIEW):
- A project introduction presentation (with note-taking activity and answer key provided as both a PDF and self-checking Easel Activity!) that addresses the unit's rationale, significant elements of superhero narratives, student examples, and a break down of all project tasks
- A project guide handout that includes descriptions of famous superhero stories, a due date calendar, general superhero narrative writing tips, a peer edit checklist, and assessment activity options
- A “Create Your Own Superhero” worksheet that assists students on selecting their superhero’s powers, costume, logo, name, alter-ego details, character flaw, supervillain, and conflict (almost no writing required!)
- A research chart and narrative outline activity, where students can visualize their story and begin the drafting process
- A story-boarding activity designed to guide students from their completed narrative to their comic book final project
- FINAL ASSIGNMENT OPTION A (Written Narrative Rubric): This scaffolded and “assessment simplified” 90-point rubric ties to 8 ELA Standards
- FINAL ASSIGNMENT OPTION B (Comic Book Rubric): This scaffolded and “assessment simplified” 90-point rubric ties to 6 ELA Standards and 2 Arts Standards
- Links to TWO editable rubrics that allow for grading customization and seamless integration into Google Classroom and many other Learning Management Systems (LMS's)
- 10 reversible (so, more like 20) comic book panel templates. Print out unlimited copies of each template and let students experiment with how they want their comic book to look
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