Become an expert on one owl, then draw the facts together on one page of our class graphic novel!
A graphic novel tells a story with pictures and words, like a comic book. Each page has boxes called panels. Every owl expert makes one page, and all the pages together become our book: All About Owls!
Look closely! The facts are in short speech bubbles, in fun fonts. Pictures show the owl, its map, and its food. Every box has a job.
There are many kinds of owls. Pick one that you think is interesting. You will become the class expert on it!
Your teacher may give you a list of owls to choose from. Use that list if you have one.
Find five things: how big it is, where it lives, what it eats, and two cool facts that many people do not know.
The first two are made for kids. All About Birds has harder words, so ask a grown-up helper to read with you. Owl books from your library are great too! Want to learn even more? Sit with a grown-up and search together.
You need six good pictures: your owl up close, at home, a map of where it lives, what it eats, flying or hunting, and one more cool one.
Your collection opens in a new tab. Keep this page open too, so you can come back for the next steps.
Need a picture you cannot find? Work with your teacher, parent or guardian to do a web search. Please do not search on your own.
Each of the six panels gets a picture and a few words. Decide what goes in each one before you build.
Open the page templates. Pick the layout you like best. Then add your pictures, speech bubbles and words.
Look at your page with fresh eyes. Tap each item when it is done.
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Second graders choose an owl, research five facts, collect six pictures, plan six panels, and build one page of a class graphic novel in Google Slides or PowerPoint. The pages are printed and bound into an All About Owls book. The full notes for teachers and parents cover the research, picture saving, the page templates, homeschool tips, and making the book.