Objective: Students will use Paint tools to create their own story ending.
Before class begins:
- Select a picture book with short sentences and characters and settings that are fun and easy to draw.
- Type each sentence in the book in a larger font (26 point is good). Leave a single space above and below each sentence.
- Print the sentences and cut them into individual strips; each piece of paper should have one sentence on it.
- Open Microsoft Paint and select the �A� icon.
Type the sentences:
- Provide each student with a strip containing one sentence.
- Have each student type his or her sentence. (They do not need to be able to read the sentence.)
- Ask each student to type his or her name beneath the sentence.
Paint the sentence:
- Read each student�s sentence aloud.
- Have each student paint a picture showing what his or her sentence says.
Make the book:
- Print each student�s page and staple the pages together in the correct order.
- Read aloud the story the children have painted.
- You may want to read aloud the original book as well and compare the subject matter and details of the pictures.
Students love this assignment because they feel as though they�ve actually written the story, even if they are unable to actually read a word of it!
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