National English Language Arts Standards
4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, and vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

2. Use a variety of media and technology resources for directed and independent learning activities.
8. Create developmentally appropriate multimedia products with support from teachers, family members, or student partners.

1. Used previously learned words to tell a story. 
2. Worked in groups to create a story that is passed on from person to person. 
3. Depicted written text through the creation of pictures. 
4. Read their portion of the story orally. 

1. Students will tell, write, and /or type their part of the story using specific vocabulary words. 
2. Students will create illustrations to go with their text. 
3. Students will read their section of the story orally. 

1. Discuss what authors and illustrators do.  Explain that the students will become authors and illustrators. 
2. As a class, decide on one main character and setting from which the story will begin. 
3. One student will start the story, and then pass it on to another student.  He or she will continue it and pass it on to another student.  This will continue until all of the students have contributed to the story.  
4. If necessary, students must use the vocabulary words being studied in class. 
5. The teacher will write down the story as it is being told, or each student writes his or her piece on paper. 
6. Teacher will take each child's picture using a digital camera.  These pictures will be inserted onto a document containing the dialogue bubble. 
7. Teacher or students will type in the text. 
8. Print out each child's story piece and distribute. 
9. Students will create a picture depicting their portion of the overall story. 
10. Students read their part of the story orally to the class and share their drawings.