Activity Overview
Read-alouds are excellent tools for teachers both in the classroom, and virtually. When tied to a specific topic, such as the Civil Rights Movement, they help the students spark discussions, share their views, and learn new vocabulary.
Freedom on the Menu is a story about the lunch counter sit-ins that took place in North Carolina, and then all around the South. Students and teachers will love the story of courage, based on true events in the 1960s. For this activity, teachers may read the book aloud to the whole class, discussing as they read, or assign the book in small groups or independently for older children. Next, students will create a BME storyboard, summarizing the story with descriptions and illustrations.
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Template and Class Instructions
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Objective: Create a 3 cell storyboard summarizing the story with descriptions and illustrations.
Student Instructions:
- Click “Start Assignment”.
- Write beginning, middle, and end in the headings.
- Write a short description of each in the description boxes.
- Create an image for each, using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
Requirements:
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plot | Each of the cells represents a different part of the summary. The cells are in order from beginning to end. Sentences accurately summarize each part. | One cell is out of order, or the storyboard is missing important information. | Important information is missing and/or two or three cells are out of order. |
| Images | Cells include images that help summarize and do not get in the way of understanding. | Some of the images help summarize. Descriptions do not always match the images. | Images do not make sense with the summary. |
| Spelling and Grammar | Spelling and grammar is mostly accurate. Mistakes do not get in the way of understanding. | Spelling is very inaccurate and hinders full understanding. | Text is difficult to understand. |
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