Unit8:Lesson10:CreateaGraphicStory

Author:SerenaMaybeeReneePoland
Datecreated:07/07/201510:14AMEDTDatemodified:07/13/20152:42PMEDT

R,W,L,S,V
Subject(s)

LanguageArts(English)

Grade/Level

Grade11

ContentArea(s)

Duration:150minutes

Overview:
Studentsworktodevelopadeeperunderstandingofcharactersandcontextastheycreateagraphicstory.Toincreasestudentknowledge
andunderstandingoftheliteraryfeaturesofagraphicnovelpriortotheapplicationofthisknowledgeintheactivity,studentswillreviewand
discussartfulscenesinthetext.Studentswillbeencouragedtoexploretheessentialquestions.

(AdaptedfromPersepolisUnit,PortlandCitySchools,DavidBarringer)
Standards

USACommonCoreStateStandards(June2010)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Grades1112students:
ContentArea:EnglishLanguageArts
Strand:WritingStandards
Domain:TextTypesandPurposes
Standard:
3.Writenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesoreventsusingeffectivetechnique,wellchosen
details,andwellstructuredeventsequences.
a.Engageandorientthereaderbysettingoutaproblem,situation,orobservationanditssignificance,
establishingoneormultiplepoint(s)ofview,andintroducinganarratorand/orcharacterscreateasmooth
progressionofexperiencesorevents.
b.Usenarrativetechniques,suchasdialogue,pacing,description,reflection,andmultipleplotlines,todevelop
experiences,events,and/orcharacters.
c.Useavarietyoftechniquestosequenceeventssothattheybuildononeanothertocreateacoherentwhole
andbuildtowardaparticulartoneandoutcome(e.g.,asenseofmystery,suspense,growth,orresolution).
d.Useprecisewordsandphrases,tellingdetails,andsensorylanguagetoconveyavividpictureofthe
experiences,events,setting,and/orcharacters.
e.Provideaconclusionthatfollowsfromandreflectsonwhatisexperienced,observed,orresolvedoverthe
courseofthenarrative.
Domain:ProductionandDistributionofWriting
Standard:
4.Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,andstyleareappropriateto
task,purpose,andaudience.(Gradespecificexpectationsforwritingtypesaredefinedinstandards13
above.)
Standard:
5.Developandstrengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,revising,editing,rewriting,ortryinganewapproach,
focusingonaddressingwhatismostsignificantforaspecificpurposeandaudience.(Editingforconventions
shoulddemonstratecommandofLanguagestandards13uptoandincludinggrades1112onpage54.)
Standard:
6.Usetechnology,includingtheInternet,toproduce,publish,andupdateindividualorsharedwritingproducts
inresponsetoongoingfeedback,includingnewargumentsorinformation.
Domain:RangeofWriting
Standard:
10.Writeroutinelyoverextendedtimeframes(timeforresearch,reflection,andrevision)andshortertime
frames(asinglesittingoradayortwo)forarangeoftasks,purposes,andaudiences.

Unit

Unit8:AFocusedApplicationPersepolis

LearningObjectives

Afterthislessonstudentswill:
exploreindepthacharacter
creativelyrepresentastorywithgraphics
demonstrateanunderstandingofthegenregraphicnovel
writeadialogue/narrativethatcompletesthegraphicrepresentation

NCStandardCourseofStudy
StudentActivities&
Procedure

Materialsneeded:
Studenthandoutfor"OpenMind"
Studenthandoutfor"GraphicStory"frames
RefertoPictureThis:InsidetheGraphicNovel
Pensandpencilstodrawgraphics

AddressingEssentialQuestion(s):

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Howarechildrenandyoungadultsaffectedbyaculturalrevolution?
Howdoculturesradicalizepeople?
Aregraphicnovelsliteratureworthyofstudyintheclassroom?

Steps/Procedures:
Distributestudenthandoutfor"OpenMind"tostudents.ExplainthatstudentswillneedtoselectacharacterfromPersepolis,or
createtheirownasexplainedunder*OPTION.Showstudentmodels.Astheyreadandlearnmoreabouttheircharacter,theywill
wanttowriteordrawsymbolsinsidethe"OpenMind"outlineinordertofillout,explain,andunderstandtheircharacter.Thisin
depthlookandanalysiswillhelpthemcreateastoryfromtheircharacterspointofview.

Distribute"GraphicStory"frames(studentsmayalsouseanonlineorcomputerprogramtodesignownframes)tostudentsand
explainthattheywillbedrawingandcreatingtheirowngraphicstory,usingthegraphicnovelgenre.Theycanuseinformation
gatheredfromactivitiesandtheirreadingtounderstandindepththeircharacter.Studentswillalsobecreativeindevelopingtheir
characterandstory.

ExplainthattheirgraphicstorywillbetheirownrecreationorcreationofaneventderivedfromPersepolistoldfromtheircharacters
perspective.

*OPTION:oropenittoothercontextsthathavestrongthematicconnections(issueslikegenderroles,socialclass,exile,torture,
etc.)orofferaresponsetoouressentialquestions.

Explainthattheirstoryshouldhavebeginning,middle,andend.Thestoryshouldhaveatleast20differentframes.Thegraphics
shouldbehanddrawnwithdetailnotstickfigurerepresentations.Studentswillalsocreateanattractivefrontandbackcoverwitha
title.

Beforetheystartdrawing,askstudentstopairupandtakeouttheirbooks.

Usingatchartrecord:
1)literaryfeatures(theArtiststechnique)
2)thepagenumberoftheexample.
Aspairsandlaterasaclass,youwillcreatealistofartfulsceneswheresometechniqueisutilizedeffectively.

Modelthispracticewithafewonlineexamplesanddiscusstheimpactofeachtechnique.Youaredevelopingknowledgeand
understandingofthegenre.

Afterfiveortenminutes,askeachgrouptoidentifyatleastonetechnique.Askstudentstobringacompleteroughdrafttothenext
class.

Resources/Materials

Attachments:
1. GraphicFrames.pdf
2. OpenMIndHandout.pdf
3. PictureThis.pdf

Exceptionalities

*Studentsmayalsouseanonlineorcomputerprogramtodesignownframes

Assessment

Rubrics:
1. RubricforGraphicStory

Reflection&DiscussionNotes

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