Curriculum Connection - Elementary school; can be used with any subject when discussing tolerance and family relations in contemporary society

MBallenger 5/3/08

 

Kinney, J. (2008). Diary of a wimpy kid: Rodrick rules. New York: Amulet. ISBN 9780810994737 4Q/5P

Summary: Book two of the series, Greg is back with his insights on school, family and friendship. And his brother, Rodrick, is still a jerk.

Media: Pen and ink.

Onomatopoeia: Greg goes to the basement for tables. The door locks behind him. The illustration has the word “CLICK” next to the doorknob. An example of the word imitating the sound.

Alliteration: “Rodrick rules”: the alliteration is right there in the title, rolling off the tongue.

 

Teacher: Katharine Miller

Subject: Language Arts/Art

Grade Level: 6-8

Date: April 29, 2008

 

XV. Content

I want my students to understand how images and text work together to give a story deeper meaning.

 

XVI. Prerequisites

Basic writing ability; minimal drawing ability.

 

XVII. Instructional Objective

Student will compose a journal combining images and text, which displays complex story through the combination of formats.

 

XVIII. Instructional Procedures

The class will read Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. Students will keep a diary for one week. Each day students will write at least two paragraphs. Students will use illustrations to help tell their stories. Students will explore the use of images as expository “text” or punchline.

 

XIX. Materials and Equipment

Classroom set of the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, notebooks for each student, pencils, erasers, drawing instruction books, examples of styles of diary entry from various texts

 

XX. Assessment/Evaluation

Teacher will provide materials to students. Students will write at least two paragraphs each day, with one image per day. Text will consist of a minimum of 12 paragraphs and 6 images. Images and text will relate to one another, expressing the story.

 

XXI. Follow-up Activities

Students create four panel comic-strips that emphasize pictures over text. Students create wordless comics, like Owly, that demonstrate the power of images alone to tell a story.

 

Lesson plan format borrowed from Dr. Bob Kizlik’s “Six Common Mistakes in Writing Lesson Plans,” http://www.adprima.com/mistakes.htm

 

KEM 4/29/08

 

 

Kinney, J (2008). Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules. New York, N Y: Amulet Books. ISBN: 978-0-8109-9473-7.

 

 

 

Greg returns from his lousy summer vacation with a secret only he and his brother, Rodrick know.  Rodrick uses the secret to manipulate and tormet Greg and get Greg into more trouble with their mom and dad.

 

 

 

Just like Greg’s journal, the pages are lined and have hand printed text and comics sketches.

 

 

 

Rating:  5Q/5P

 

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