The Candy House Lesson Plan

Storyboarding

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will creatively map out the events of a chapter in the form of a storyboard, showcasing the depth of their understanding of that chapter.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2

Structure:

For this activity, students will choose either Chapter 7 or 8, and they will each make a storyboard of that chapter using an app (Canva has a great storyboard feature), imagining that they'll be turning the chapter into a short film.

Before they begin, provide them with the article "How to build a storyboard" in...