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Summary
Summary
Click is a graphic novel about a 5th grader named Olive navigating her way through multiple friend groups and trying to find where she belongs. However, Olive struggles when the 5th grade variety show is announced, and all of her friends have created their acts and didn’t even ask her to join, causing Olive to feel lost. Through Olive relying on her family, she is able to work through these new feelings and find a way to click with everyone.
Keywords/phrases: Click, Clique, Variety Show, Friendships, Family
Suggested Delivery: Independent read
Key Vocabulary
Click: To quickly become friendly with others
Clique: A small group of friends that like the same things and hang out a lot, that leave other kids out
Variety Show: Entertainment made up of many different kinds of acts like singing, dancing, magic, etc.
Host: A person who entertains guests
Isolate: To be set apart from others, alone
Routine: A set sequence in a performance such as a dance or comedy act
Reading Strategies
Before
Before
Students will individually complete an anticipation guide by reading statements about the concepts in the graphic novel and selecting whether they agree or disagree with the statement. This anticipation guide will encourage students to make predictions about the text and create interest in the content.
During
During
Students will individually use the post it strategy as they read, putting post it notes in any place of the graphic novel where they need clarification or where they have a strong reaction to the content they’re reading.
After
After
Students will watch a video explaining what a comic strip is and how to create their own comic strip. After watching the video, students will create a new character that Olive may be friends with and incorporate them into their own comic strip. The students must include dialogue and visual images or captions that this new character might say to Olive that could change the plot of the story.
Writing Activity
Reading Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 – Describe characters in a story (e.g, their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Writing Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3.B – Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
Activity: Students will put themselves in Olive’s shoes and write what they would say as the host of the Variety show. This writing can consist of dialogue, jokes, or internal feelings you may experience as the host.
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