Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to effectively use a widening range of processes, skills, strategies, and knowledge for responding to and composing texts in different media and technologies.

Materials and Prep

• Computer or tablet with internet access
• Paper and pencils

Activities

• Activity 1: Online Story Creation

  Using a computer or tablet, visit a website that allows you to create your own digital story. Choose a theme or topic that interests you and use the provided tools to compose your own story. Include text, images, and even audio if possible.

• Activity 2: Comic Strip Creation

  Grab some paper and pencils, and create your own comic strip. Think of a funny or interesting story and draw it out panel by panel. Include speech bubbles and captions to tell your story effectively.

• Activity 3: Text Message Story

  Imagine you are texting a friend, but instead of sending short messages, you will create a story using only text messages. Write a dialogue between two characters, using proper punctuation and abbreviations commonly used in text messages.

Talking Points

• When we respond to texts, we express our thoughts and feelings about what we read or see. It's like sharing our opinions with others.

• Composing texts means creating our own stories, articles, or messages. We can use different media and technologies to do this, like writing on paper, using a computer, or even sending text messages.

• Using a computer or tablet, we can explore websites that provide tools for creating digital stories. These tools allow us to add text, images, and even audio to make our stories more interesting.

• Comic strips are a fun way to tell a story using pictures and speech bubbles. Each panel represents a different moment in the story, and we can use captions to add extra information.

• Text message stories are like conversations between characters. We can use proper punctuation and abbreviations to make it look like a real text conversation.