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Activity Overview
Template and Class Instructions
Rubric
Activity Overview
There are a lot of stories surrounding the winter holidays, both familiar and obscure. After reading stories or articles in the classroom, have your students create a summary or retelling of the story. Use a traditional or a timeline storyboard to lay out the events.
- Origins of the Holiday
- Notable Occurrences on the Anniversary of the Holiday
- wartime battle
- wartime cease-fire
- natural disaster
- social issues
- Favorite Characters
- Santa Claus
- Mrs. Claus
- elves
- Frosty the Snowman
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen
- Books
- Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel
- Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story by Angela Shelf Medearis
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
An extension of this activity could be for students to write their own holiday story using a traditional storyboard, preferably a story on a holiday they do not celebrate.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Summarize the story of your chosen holiday in the description boxes.
- Add illustrations using appropriate scenes, characters, items, and dialogue.
- Save and Exit
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
Sequence of Events Rubric
Create a storyboard that shows a sequence of events. Below each cell, type in a description about the importance of that part of the story.
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Events | Each of the cells represents a different part of the story. The cells are in order from beginning to end. | One cell is out of order, or the storyboard is missing important information. | Important information is missing and/or two or more cells are out of order. |
| Images | Cells include images that accurately show events in the story and do not get in the way of understanding. | Most images show the events of the story, but some are incorrect. | The images are unclear or do not make sense with the story. |
| Descriptions | Descriptions match the images and show the change over time. | Descriptions do not always match the images or mention the importance of the event. | Descriptions are missing or do not match the images. |
| Spelling and Grammar | Spelling and grammar is mostly accurate. Mistakes do not get in the way of understanding. | Spelling is very inaccurate and hinders full understanding. | Text is very difficult to understand. |
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