1. Creating your own ending- Bud, Not Buddy
After reading the excerpt Bud, not Buddy in the 6th grade Holt Literature textbook, students will create an ending to complete the reading.
Follow the directions below to complete the activity.
This task uses:
Place technology (app/software/web tool) and icon(s) here.
In this activity, you will create a comic strip version of a self-created folktale. Before you use your technology, fill out the Create Your own Folktale Prep Sheet provided by the teacher. This will help you choose an idea and brainstorm your folktale.
Once you have chosen an idea for your story and brainstormed with your partner, open the Make Beliefs Comix Web 2.0 tool: Click on Enter Here.
From the diverse cast of characters, select pictures for you and your partner because the two of you will be the narrators for the folktale. Simply select the character. It will show up in the Selection Window. Arrow through to find the right emotion for your character and then tap. It will go in to the selected window.
You may insert dialogue by selecting one of the 8 talk balloons at the bottom.
You will tell the story by inserting pictures of additional characters or objects.
Each picture must have dialogue boxes and there should be at least 9 panels. The comic strip maker only holds up to four panels, so you will have to snip the completed panels into a Word document before starting your other panels. You may want to do 3 at a time.
To use the snipping tool, simply open the Snipping Tool from Start Menu “All Programs” on desktop. Click on New > Select Rectangular Snip. Drag Cursor around area you wish to capture. The image will appear in Snipping Tool window. Go to Edit and then Copy. Open up a Word document and paste it in.
Once you have completed the required panels and pasted them into the Word document. You will save that document and submit it via to your teacher.
Common Core/NG Standard(s):
W.6.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective techniques, relevant descriptive details, and well structured event sequences.
TEACHER NOTES:
Teacher’s name/ Pam Barbry/
School: SJ Welsh Middle
Grade Level/Subject: 6th grade ELA
Special Directions/Considerations:
Activity Evaluation: rubric
Prerequisites for students: