mackzoore sb
(Santa Barbara - United States)I currently teach middle school science and math at the Laguna Blanca school in scenic Santa Barbara. I previously taught at the American Nicaraguan School in Managua, where I developed curriculum and taught physics, conceptual physics and earth ...
The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli - Graphic Novel Curriculum
Description:The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli lesson plans were created by award-winning Maine educator and technology integrationist Laura Richter. This curriculum was designed for elementary and middle school teachers. The lesson plans provide an interdisciplinary experience where students learn language arts, geography mapping, scientific research techniques, ancient mythology, world history, art, and communication skills. Authentic assessment strategies, technology integration, 21st century skills, and real life learning are all integral to the learning process embedded in these lessons. For Maine educators, Maine Learning Results standards are also included along with each lesson.
Last Updated:Oct-12-2009
Subject(s):- Arts
- Language Arts
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- Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10
- Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
- elementary
- 3rd
- 4th
- 5th
- middle
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- tween
- Curriculum: Lesson Plan
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- Contributed By: Tami Kennedy Kennedy
CURRIKI REVIEW
- This resource was reviewed using the rubric for Curriculum: Lesson Plan and received an overall Curriki Review System rating of 3-Exemplary, as of 06/28/09.
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Component Ratings:
- Technical Completeness:3
- Content Accuracy:3
- Appropriate Pedagogy:3
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Reviewer Comments:
An unusual place to find lesson plans, this resource points the Curriki community to the commercial website for Cap’t Eli’s Soda and its accompanying graphic novel series about a boy with extraordinary scientific abilities and unique ties to the sea. Maine educator and technology integrationist Laura Richter developed some excellent lessons structured around these novels to be used in grades 4 – 8. Each lesson includes objectives and an assessment. In Language Arts and History, students can participate in a webquest that allows students to delve into some of the historical events of the stories. There is a mapping activity for Geography, including extensions for model-building and using Google SketchUp. In Science, students will experiment with mass, buoyancy and density, eventually learning more about submarines. In Art, students will create an original comic strip in groups, after they examine and discuss social and political issues of today, choose a cause, imagine how Eli would respond to this cause and develop a storyline with characters. These cross-curricular lessons, by using both graphic novels and technology, will no doubt be engaging for the targeted age group.


Kind of a strange combination - comic books, soda & lesson plans! I thought it was interesting to read about the artist and the inspiration behind the comic.