TPACK Creating Assignment Template

Subject English

Grade Level 3rd

Learning Objective Writing: 3.8: The student will write in a

variety of forms to include narrative,
Content Knowledge

descriptive, opinion and expository.

-F) elaborate writing by including supporting
details
-I) write a well-developed paragraph
focusing on main idea
Complete this sentence by naming the technology tool and the creation
activity:
Pedagogy Planning

In this activity, my students are going to use ABCya StoryMaker

to create a Halloween paragraph.
 Activity Start the literacy lesson with a read
aloud of “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie
Brown.”

The students will be continuing working on

writing skills. We will begin by reviewing
what makes a complete paragraph.
Students and teacher will discuss it and
go over an anchor chart of qualities of a
good paragraph. Students and teacher
will discuss how a topic sentence will
make way for the rest of the supporting
details. What do supporting details do?
Give students the opportunity to answer.

Project example paragraph on the smart

board or projector in the room. Read it aloud
to the class. Ask the class, “What is the topic
sentence?” Have a student answer and
highlight the topic sentence. Have the student
explain why the chosen sentence was a topic
sentence. Then ask the students, “what are
the supporting details?” Give multiple
students the chance to give one sentence as
an example; highlight sentences as they go
and have them explain why the sentence, they
picked was a supporting detail sentence.

Go over the writing activity with the

students. Have students think about “It’s
the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.” Ask if
they remember some of the characters
favorite parts about Halloween. They are
going to be creating a Halloween paragraph.
Students will be required to have a minimum
4 sentences. One topic sentence.
Pedagogy

1. Go to ABCya storymaker
 2. Write your sentences for your
Halloween paragraph.
3. Make an illustration.
4. When you’re finished, raise your
hand. We will print a hard copy to
hang in the room, and save it to
paste a digital copy to seesaw for
their families to see.

Web 2.0 Technology https://www.abcya.com/games/storymaker

Technol

Name of the device and/or programs being used. (The

description of what the students will be doing with the
ogy

technology will be included in the pedagogy/activity section).

 Link to the example product you
made pretending to be a student

Mobile App Option Name: ABCya

Price: Free on app store (may require fees
for additional options within the app)
App Store: iTunes app store and Microsoft
App Store
Before you submit, delete the explanatory text (the text in small italics).