Watch a Slideshow
Watch the slideshow “Superhero History” and ask: What do you think has helped these popular superheroes stand the test of time?
Students will learn how a teen from Canada got to work on one of the year’s top movies.
Lesson Plan - I Helped Create the Spider-Verse
Learning Objective
Content-Area Connections
Social Studies, Careers
Standards Correlations
CCSS: RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.5, RI.4.8, RI.4.10
NCSS: Culture
Text Structure
Chronology
1. Preparing to Read
Preview Words to Know
Project the online vocabulary slideshow and introduce the Words to Know.
- sequel
- premiere
Set a Purpose for Reading
As students read, have them consider what job they might want if they had the chance to work on a movie.
2. Close-Reading Questions
1. How did Preston Mutanga’s Lego trailer first get attention?
Preston’s trailer first caught people’s attention when he posted the video online. In the article, Preston explains that “all of a sudden, [the video] just started blowing up.”
(RI.4.5 Cause/Effect)
2. Based on the article, what are storyboards?
The article explains that storyboards are sketches of what a movie scene will look like.
(RI.4.4 Determine Meaning)
3. What is the purpose of the sidebar, “Get to Know Spider-Man”?
The purpose of the sidebar is to explain the Spider-Man superhero’s origins in a comic book in 1962.
(RI.4.7 Text Features)
3. Skill Building
FEATURED SKILL: MAIN IDEA AND KEY DETAILS
Use the skill builder “Complete the Web” to identify the article’s main idea and key supporting details.
(RI.4.2 Main Idea and Key Details)
Text-to-Speech