Description can make a piece of writing come alive. This lesson plan combines art and word play, emphasizing writing for an audience while drawing on multiple intelligences. Peer review and feedback reinforces the revision process as students create trading cards by drawing pictures of monsters and describing and categorizing them in detail. During two 50-minute sessions, grade 3 to 5 students will: self-edit to see what kind of details they currently use in writing and revise for clarity and creativity; give feedback to their peers on use of descriptive language; improve the amount and quality of description in their writing based on feedback from their peers; and make the connection between graphical elements and use of details in writing. The instructional plan, lists of resources, student assessment/reflection activities, and a list of National Council of Teachers of English/International Reading Association (NCTE/IRA) Standards addressed in the lesson are included. A monster trading card template; a rubric for monster trading cards; and a monster trading card example are attached. (PM)
Authors
- Authorizing Institution
- ['MarcoPolo Education Foundation.', 'National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL.', 'International Reading Association, Newark, DE.']
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- Guides - Classroom - Teacher
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Fill in the descriptive details about the card. There are tips to help you 5
- Cut the card out along the 5
- Fold the card in half on the fold line and tape or glue 5
- Monster Type What kind or variety of monster is it 5
- Description What does the monster 5
- PreyFood What does the monster eat 5
- Other Characteristics What other 5
- MONSTER 6
- GRAPHIC ELEMENTS 6
- MECHANICS 6
- Draw your monster 7
