Friendship Bracelet Battle

Small group; whole group; independent reading

• “The History of Friendship Bracelets” (page 13)
  Students can compare the comic to another text about friendship bracelets.
• This comic is part of a series. Students can look at past print issues or go online to read about the Pine School Pals’ other adventures!

• Text Preview Bookmarks
  (10 minutes) Kids can cut out the fiction bookmark and use it to preview the text.

Reading fluency, performance (30 minutes)

• Have students read the mini graphic novel aloud in small groups. You can assign different students different roles. The characters are all listed on the first page to make this easy.
• After students have practiced with their small groups, they can perform their “play” for the rest of the class (while reading from the magazine—they don’t have to memorize their parts). 
• Then you can discuss the story. What was the problem in the story? What was the solution?

(15 minutes for each activity)

• Problem and Solution: This activity helps students reflect on the structure of the comic they have just read. 
• Story Map: Students can write about events in the story. 
• Comics Feature Hunt: This activity helps students identify features of comics. Be sure to check out our “What’s in a Comic?” video! This fun video helps kids understand features of comics, like speech bubbles, thought bubbles, and more.