# Lesson 38: Make a Class Storybook

✍️ WRITING (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Writing Projects

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## Objective

I can collaborate to plan and publish a class storybook by: choosing a theme, outlining scenes, drafting and revising my page, adding an illustration/caption, and using simple publishing features (title page, table of contents, page numbers, and credits).

## Materials

- Pencil ✏️, colored pencils/markers, eraser
- Story page template (paper) or tablet
- Stapler or comb binder; cover paper
- Tracing Pad (below) for titles/lettering sketches

Tip: Keep character names, setting details, and tense consistent across pages.

## Mini-lesson — From idea to class book

1. Pick a theme & shape a plot: e.g., “A Day We’ll Never Forget” or “Adventures of Sunny the Cat.”
2. Storyboard your page: one clear scene with who, where, problem/action, and result.
3. Design a page: 4–7 strong sentences + one illustration + an optional caption.
4. Publishing features: title page, dedication, table of contents, page numbers, and credits.
5. Team roles: editor, illustrator, layout helper, table-of-contents helper, cover designer.
6. Revise: check capitals, punctuation, spelling, transitions, and that pages fit the theme.

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## Guided Practice — Title & Lettering on the Pad

Use the pad to sketch a title and letter big first letters, names, or punctuation marks you’ll use.

- Try two title options: “Adventures of…” or “The Day the ___ Visited”.
- Draft 4–7 sentences for your story page about one scene (problem → action → result).
- Add a short caption for your illustration.

Tracing Pad
Lines
Letter
Pen

## Drag & Drop — Make It Book-Ready

Drag chips into the slots to build correct sequences or definitions for making a class storybook.

Plan theme→ Outline pages→ Draft→ Revise→ Illustrate→ Publish
Title page→ Table of contents→ Story pages→ Credits
Strong sentences+ Illustration+ Caption+ Page number
First we meet the problem.
Next the characters try a solution.
Then something gets in the way.
Finally the story reaches a clear ending.
Editor checks spelling and punctuation.
Illustrator draws pictures that match the text.
Layout helper sets margins and page numbers.
Caption explains the illustration in a short line.
Credits page thanks everyone who helped.

## Quick Check (15 questions)

#### 1) What belongs on a title page?

Page numbers only Book title and author/class All the story pages

#### 2) A table of contents helps readers…

color illustrations write the dedication find pages quickly

#### 3) The best number of sentences for one page here is…

4–7 1 20

#### 4) Which sentence fits a caption?

The end. Sunny climbs the fence to rescue the kite. Table of contents

#### 5) The editor mostly checks…

coloring style staples capitals, punctuation, spelling

#### 6) Why use page numbers?

To help the TOC link to pages To decorate the corners To replace the title

#### 7) Which order makes sense when making a book?

Illustrate → Plan → Revise → Draft Plan → Draft → Revise → Illustrate Publish → Plan → Draft → Revise

#### 8) Which page would show who helped make the book?

Credits Title page Any random page

#### 9) A consistent point of view means…

switching from I to they every line using only pictures keeping the narrator style the same

#### 10) The layout helper should check…

pets in class margins and page numbers snack time

#### 11) Which is the best transition set for one page?

first, next, then, finally cat, dog, mouse yesterday, blue, loud

#### 12) A caption is usually…

a long paragraph a short sentence under a picture the author’s biography

#### 13) What belongs in the table of contents?

Only drawings Every word from the story Page titles with page numbers

#### 14) Before publishing, you should…

revise and get peer feedback skip reading it aloud remove page numbers

#### 15) The best ending page for this project is…

blank paper a credits page thanking helpers a math worksheet

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Page has 4–7 clear sentences with transitions Illustration matches the text, with a short caption Conventions: capitals, punctuation, spelling Book features used: title page, TOC, page numbers, credits Collaboration: student contributed to a shared theme and respected roles

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I finished my page with text, picture, and caption 🙂 I need more practice adding captions or page numbers 😅 I need another revision pass before publishing

#### I will practice…

Planning problem → action → result Using transitions (first, next, then, finally) Adding page numbers and a caption
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