• Computers (25)
• Comic Creator, http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/
• Crayons
• Google Doc
• Paper
• Pencils
• Promethean Board
• Promethean Pen
• Videos clips “Hungry, Hungry Herbivore” www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Cgw_UXP-w and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwACaUc5NnU 

   Anticipatory Set

   Play the video clips, “Hungry, Hungry Herbivore” and " What Do Dinosaurs Eat?", to get students motivated to learn about dinosaur diets.

1. Have a discussion with the students about the videos they watched and make sure to focus on the particular foods that carnivore and herbivore dinosaurs ate.
2. Pass out paper and pencils.
3. Write the following prompt on the Promethean board: “What kinds of foods do carnivorous and  herbivorous dinosaurs eat?”
4. Explain to students that they will write down the prompt and write the word “carnivore” on the left side of the sheet of paper given to them and three foods that carnivore dinosaurs ate.
5. Instruct students to write the word “herbivore” on the right side of the sheet of paper given to  them along with three foods that herbivore dinosaurs ate.
6. Walk around the classroom to make sure that students wrote the prompt, the words “carnivore” and “herbivore”, and the names of the foods each dinosaur ate correctly.     

      Independent Practice

1. Pass out crayons and additional paper.
2. Instruct students to write the names of two additional foods that carnivore dinosaurs ate and two additional foods that herbivore dinosaurs ate (carnivorous foods on the left side of the paper and herbivorous foods on the right side of the paper).
3. Instruct students to draw pictures of the foods.

      Assessment   

Students use Comic Creator to write and design your own comic strip about dino diets.

Present to students a pre-written comic strip from Comic Creator. Explain to students that they will write a comic strip about dinosaur diets.  Explain to students that they will learn how to write text from their comic strips on a Google Doc.

Teaching Procedure and Guided Practice (Comic Creator App)

1. Pass out paper and pencils.
2. Ask students to choose four foods that they eat in their daily diets and write the foods down on the paper given them.
3. Ask students to choose a partner and discuss with their partner whether the foods they chose would be eaten by carnivorous or herbivorous dinosaurs.
4. Present to students a demonstration of the Comic Creator app from the website, http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/. 

   Teaching Procedure and Guided Practice (5 Groups/ 5 Computers)

1. Divide class into five groups and assign a computer per group and help students practice using the app.
2. Inform students to include the foods they chose from their daily diets in their comic strips.
3. Help students use the Comic Creator app to write their comic strips.
4. Invite students to ask questions they may have about the project.
5. Demonstrate how to write text on a Google Doc for each of the five groups.
6. Instruct students to write the words from their comic strips on a Google Doc.

Independent Practice:

1. Inform students that they will write an additional comic strip using four foods that carnivore and herbivore dinosaurs ate.
2. Have students choose between a carnivorous or herbivorous dinosaur to write about in their comic strips.
3. Instruct students to write only about the particular foods that the dinosaur they choose ate.

Assessment

Students will write dinosaur food lists on a Google Doc.

Show students a completed Google Doc that lists and explain to them that they will make lists of dinosaur foods on a Google Doc.

1. Explain to students that they will write two lists (on a Google Doc) of foods they learned about from the previous lesson found in the diets of carnivores and herbivores.
2. Assign each student a computer and discuss with the class the importance of practicing good digital citizenship while using the computer assigned to them.
3. Divide the class into five groups consisting of four to five students for each group.
4. Demonstrate to each group how to write a list of items on a Google Doc.
5. Allow each student in each group to practice writing a list on a Google Doc.
6. Instruct each student to his or her assigned computer after practicing making a list on a Google Doc.
7. Have students select four foods that carnivores eat and type and number the foods on the first page of the Google Doc under the heading "Carnivore Foods".
8. Have students select four foods that herbivores eat and type and number the foods on the second page of the Google Doc under the heading "Herbivore Foods".
9. Walk around classroom to help students who are having difficulty with the assignment and answer students questions.

Assessment

Google Docs List- Carnivore Dinosaur Foods

Google Docs List- Herbivore Dinosaur Foods

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aZxFrR8HSkAG1gbtAIDoldjGmZDCLkLhNGazRDXmIrU/edit?usp=sharing