7/31/2019 History of Writing Lesson Plan Word Pictures PDF

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English Language ArtsWritingGrade 5

History of Language Word Pictures

Essential Question:

How do writers create pictures with words? How did people communicate through some of the earliest forms of writing?

Objectives:

Students will be able to recognize and discuss how authors create pictures with words throughouthistory.

Students will create their own word picture to demonstrate their understanding of the connectionbetween words, symbols, and pictures.

Materials: (click on linkson the following page to access handouts and slideshow)

Projector Art Supplies Paper

Timeline of Pictures toLettersSlideshow

Timeline of LanguageHandout

Timeline of LanguageTeacher Answer Key

Timeline of LanguageHandoutModifiedIntroduction:

Project quote on the board (seeTimeline of Pictures to Letters Slideshow) : Wherever [people]have lived there is a story to be told Henry David Thoreau

Note oral and written tradition have carried peoples stories down through historyTeaching Strategies and Accommodations:

Present Timeline of Pictures to Letters Slideshowsee slideshow notes for more detailo Hand out the fill-in-the-blank Language Timeline for students to fill-in as they follow the

presentationsee teacher answer key for answerso Use Modified Version for students who may benefit from having less writing

Discuss:How can we compare/contrast communication through pictures vs. letters? A good story is a work of ART

o Discuss: How do pictures communicate? (color, texture, light, etc.); How do wordscommunicate? (figurative language, sensory details, metaphors)

Conclusion:

Each student will create their own letter/picture that communicates who they areo Pass out paper and art supplieso Suggest that students use the first letter of their name as a starting point for their designo Show example using the letter a at the end ofTimeline of Pictures to Letters Slideshow

Assessment:

Participation in group discussion Creation of letter/picture

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Links to Materials:

Powerpoint (After opening the link, 1) click the options icon in the bottom left hand corner of thewebpage. Then 2) click on Open speaker notes to access the information/details that correlate witheach slide.)https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17G2JWepif1uoCe8h_rxocy39Iz7Ixiw2qp9gwnRX1Xs/edit

Students Handouthttps://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5U20xdXuVI8Sl9aTXZraHNsbFk

Modified Student Handouthttps://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5U20xdXuVI8ak5zYUFuWk5OWFU

Teacher Answer Key for Student Handouthttps://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5U20xdXuVI8NklzYjlhZlJEZzQ

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