A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures
Design School Lesson Plan
A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures Authored by Terri Eichholz (@ terrieichholz ) TITLE OF LESSON
A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures
ACHIEVABLES
● Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ( 9th and 10th Grade ELA Common Core / CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.910.2) SUGGESTED LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Review vocabulary. Identify a main theme of a novel using supporting evidence from the text. Understand symbolism. Learn how to search for Creative Commons images.
PREPARATION
● Students will each need a computer with an internet connection (students can be partnered up if need be). ● Present the Canva Quick Guide to onboard your class quickly. ● Students will complete a novel assigned by the teacher. ● Read teacher notes. SUGGESTED LESSON FLOW
Part I: Choose a Theme for the Novel. ● Discuss oneword themes for the novel in groups or as a class. For every suggested theme, students must give supporting evidence from at least two parts of the story. ● Students will each choose one theme and create a mind map to brainstorm symbols and words from the story that represent the theme. Part II: Create Presentation Pages
● After brainstorming, students will begin a Canva Presentation. Each page of the presentation will contain one letter frame, spelling out the word that they have chosen for their theme. ● Next to each letter, students will add a text block to complete spelling a word that supports the theme from the novel. ● Students will search for pictures on the Creative Commons site or using Google Images that give permission to be used. After saving the images, they can be uploaded to Canva, and then dragged into the letter frames. ● On each page, students will add a text block that details the reason for that word choice and how it supports the theme of the novel. ● Students will need to Design and Tag this presentation. ● Here is a link to a sample presentation . Part III: Presentation ● When completed, the presentations can be printed out and displayed in the classroom and/or orally presented by the students to their classmates. ● Students will be assessed by their use of evidence to support the theme, the appropriateness of the images/symbols chosen to represent each word within the theme, and their digital citizenship in choosing images that they have the right to use. HOMEWORK/EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Canva activities that connect to this lesson are “ To Make a Long Story Short ” and “ From Page to Stage. ”
A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures Authored by Terri Eichholz (@ terrieichholz ) TITLE OF LESSON
A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures
ACHIEVABLES
● Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ( 9th and 10th Grade ELA Common Core / CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.910.2) SUGGESTED LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Review vocabulary. Identify a main theme of a novel using supporting evidence from the text. Understand symbolism. Learn how to search for Creative Commons images.
PREPARATION
● Students will each need a computer with an internet connection (students can be partnered up if need be). ● Present the Canva Quick Guide to onboard your class quickly. ● Students will complete a novel assigned by the teacher. ● Read teacher notes. SUGGESTED LESSON FLOW
Part I: Choose a Theme for the Novel. ● Discuss oneword themes for the novel in groups or as a class. For every suggested theme, students must give supporting evidence from at least two parts of the story. ● Students will each choose one theme and create a mind map to brainstorm symbols and words from the story that represent the theme. Part II: Create Presentation Pages
● After brainstorming, students will begin a Canva Presentation. Each page of the presentation will contain one letter frame, spelling out the word that they have chosen for their theme. ● Next to each letter, students will add a text block to complete spelling a word that supports the theme from the novel. ● Students will search for pictures on the Creative Commons site or using Google Images that give permission to be used. After saving the images, they can be uploaded to Canva, and then dragged into the letter frames. ● On each page, students will add a text block that details the reason for that word choice and how it supports the theme of the novel. ● Students will need to Design and Tag this presentation. ● Here is a link to a sample presentation . Part III: Presentation ● When completed, the presentations can be printed out and displayed in the classroom and/or orally presented by the students to their classmates. ● Students will be assessed by their use of evidence to support the theme, the appropriateness of the images/symbols chosen to represent each word within the theme, and their digital citizenship in choosing images that they have the right to use. HOMEWORK/EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Canva activities that connect to this lesson are “ To Make a Long Story Short ” and “ From Page to Stage. ”
