Today's Classroom Activities :

Cartoon Characters

Cartoon Characters
Writing/Character Traits Use a set of cartoon characters that students are familiar with while writing a class story. Explain traits as something consistent within a character. For independent practice, assign each student a well-known character about whom to write a story, keeping that character true to form.

Plot Parallels
Reading/Writing Show a short cartoon with characters the students know. Have them identify main and supporting characters, setting and plot. Are there any books that they know of that have the same plot? Are there instances where the same plot has taken place in their own lives (something lost or a misunderstanding, for instance). Ask students to write about such a situation and how it was later resolved.

Holy Reading, Batman! Comic books and graphic novels can attract reluctant and struggling readers to the written word.