This lesson plan aims to have students creatively write alternate endings to cartoon strips using assigned vocabulary words, draw cartoons to illustrate the endings, and present their work. Students will work in groups to analyze a cartoon strip, write two different endings using vocabulary words, draw cartoons for each ending using software, and present their final stories and cartoons. The lesson is intended to develop students' creative writing, vocabulary, drawing, presentation, and teamwork skills.

1. Lesson Plan: A Different Ending
Creative Writing & Learning Vocabulary & Art Connected
Class: ETAP 638, Media Literacy
HyunJu Yoo

2. RATIONALES
 This lesson plan will be a part of a creative writing, learning
writing
vocabulary and art curriculum. Teacher allows students to use the
Internet, continue the story (with using assigned vocabularies) of
the cartoon strip, draw the cartoons with a software program or on
paper, and present them with the final story in the last class
session.
 Following this lesson, students will be required to write an ending
with using assigned vocabularies, and edit and complete the final
story. Also, to present the final output, two different cartoons are
required. Students will exercise their imaginations to complete the
story with cartoons.
 The purpose of this lesson is to obtain skills including writing
creative story, learning challenging vocabularies, drawing cartoons,
presenting the final output and building teamwork.

3. RATIONALES (cont.)
 In this lesson, students will analyze cartoons strips, continue (write)
the story with using the assigned vocabularies and draw the
cartoons.
 Students need to show their imagination and creativity in order to
continue the story, but also appropriately use the assigned
vocabularies.
 In presentation session, each group present the two different
versions of the story so that whole class will see and discuss how the
same topic ends differently.
 Finally, students are required to present their ideas and articulate
the contents clearly.

4. CLASS POPULATION
6th – 7th Grade (Middle school)
Creative Writing & Learning Vocabulary & Art Class
20-24 Students per Class; 10-12 female/ 10-12 male
45 minutes per class period

5. STUDENT OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to…
analyze the cartoon strip and describe it.
continue (write) the story with using the assigned
vocabularies.
improve sequencing skills and learn challenging
vocabularies.
create(draw) cartoons related to the scenes.
present the complete story with cartoons to the audience.

6. MEDIA LITERACY
OBJECTIVES
• Learn how to share the documents with peers on Google Drive
(https://www.google.com/intl/en_US/drive/start/index.html)
• Learn how to draw cartoons in Microsoft Paint
(http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_3007_draw-cartoons-microsoft-
paint.html)
• Learn how to animate cartoons in Microsoft Paint
(http://www.ehow.com/video_2381210_animate-cartoons-
microsoft-paint.html)
• Learn how to create presentation slides using Google Drive
(https://www.google.com/intl/en_US/drive/start/index.html)

7. MATERIALS
• Computers with Internet Access (20-24)
• Google Drive Accounts of all students
(https://drive.google.com)
• Cartoon strips (5-6 topics)
• Projector, Projection Screen (1)
• Optional: scanner, paper, (color) pencil

8. Cartoons (for example)

9. INTRODUCTION
Each group will write an alternate
ending to a cartoon strip the members
have analyzed together.
It is required to write an ending of the
cartoon strip (using the assigned
vocabularies), draw two cartoon with
software program or on paper, and
present them with the final story in the
last class session.

10. CLASS ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
One Topic Creating its own
Creating its own
ending ending
One group
(4 ppl) Partners
Partners
(2 ppl) (2 ppl)
Share/Discuss
the same topic
With one topic, each small groups
write its own ending so that there are
two different versions of the story.

11. CLASS ACTIVITIES ONE
• Students will enter class and get into a group of 4 (or 5)
members. The whole class will discuss what is a creative
writing and cartoon strips.
• Distribute cartoon strips and each group choose one.
• Each group analyzes the assigned cartoon strip and write (up
to 200 words) the descript of it.

12. CLASS ACTIVITIES TWO
• In one group, split into two and gather at computers.
• Each small group pick five adjectives from the list of
‘essential vocabulary for middle school’,
(http://www.angelfire.com/blues/writing/middleschoolwords.html
)
• With using the five key words, small groups continue story
(up to 300 words) and draw the two cartoons (using
Microsoft Paint).

13. Class Activities Three
 Before the 3rd class, students complete the story and
cartoons. Share the documents with other members
on the Google Drive, so all members can participate in
editing the final output.
Get ready to deliver the presentation…
presentation
Each group presents two different endings of the cartoon
strip to the audience.

14. EVALUATION OF STUDENTS
Satisfactory (2) Unsatisfactory (0-1)
Creativity Goes above or meet expectations Below expectations or Much more effort
needed
Writing Complete the writing with Much more effort needed, contain grammar
imagination and use all error
vocabularies assigned.
Drawing Complete two cartoons using Much more effort needed
imagination
Presentation Present the contents clearly and Unclear statement, Poor quality slides
answer questions / well-organized
slides
Team Work Complete assigned work and Did not complete assigned work and did not
contribute the final output contribute to the final output

15. EVALUATION OF STUDENTS
(cont.)
o Excellent 8-10 points
o Average 5-7 points
o Poor 0-4 points

16. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Ask students,
 “Do you like that ending?”
“How does the same topic end differently?”
“The assigned vocabularies are appropriately used?”
“The set of cartoons are well organized in sequence?”