13.++Comic+Strip+with+Instructional+Activity



**__Instructional Activity__** **__Target Audience:__** Kindergarten Students

**__Standards:__** **SSKH2 The student will identify important American symbols and explain their meaning.** a. The national and state flags (United States and Georgia flags) b. The bald eagle c. The Statue of Liberty d. Lincoln Memorial e. Washington Monument f. White House

**__Objectives:__** **1.** The learner will be able to name and tell one fact about the following symbols: a. The national and state flags (United States and Georgia flags) b. The bald eagle c. The Statue of Liberty d. Lincoln Memorial e. Washington Monument <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">f. White House <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**2.** The learner will be able to draw pictures and write about the meaning one of the above American symbols.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**__Performance Tasks:__** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**1.** Discuss what it would be like to take a trip to Washington, D.C., and New York City. Project the comic strip “In Search of American Symbols” using an interactive whiteboard. Choose two children to read the boy’s and the girl’s conversation. Discuss the American symbols that the children saw and their meaning. Contrast the United States flag with the Georgia flag. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**2.** Play a matching game from one of the following websites: [] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Discuss each symbol and their meaning as students match the symbols. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**3.** Model writing about one of the symbols. Use the interactive whiteboard and write what the children say about that symbol. Model drawing that symbol. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**4.** Tell the students that they are going to be making a class photo diary of a pretend trip to see the American symbols. Let each child choose which symbol he/she would like to write about and draw. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**5.** Pass out special paper and dismiss the children to their writing groups to complete their drawing and story. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**6.** Compile all stories after they are shared with the class into a class photo diary.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">__**Formative Assessments:**__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**1.** Have an individual conference with each child to see if he/she can name the symbols and tell one fact about each when shown a picture of each symbol. Use the following checklist to record responses.
 * **Student’s Name** || **The national and state flags** || **The bald eagle** || **The Statue of Liberty** || **Lincoln Memorial** || **Washington Monument** || **White House** ||

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**2.** Ask the child to read his/her story to the class and tell about their illustration. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Use the following rubric to evaluate each child’s story:
 * ** Criteria ** || ** Meets ** || ** Progressing ** || ** Does Not Meet ** ||
 * Identifies the chosen symbol || Identifies the symbol correctly || Describes how the symbol looks but does not name it || Unable to identify the symbol ||
 * Tells one fact about the chosen symbol || Tells one or more facts about the symbol || Partially recalls something about the symbol || Unable to tell a fact about the symbol ||
 * Includes some related details in the illustration || Includes some related details in the illustration || Adds one detail in the illustration || Adds no relevant details to the illustration ||

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