Lesson Plan

Year Level: 5 Date:

KLA: English Lesson Duration: 70min

Essential Learning:
Syllabus Outcome/s:

Lesson objectives:
The intent of this lesson is that students will identify the narrative structure of the book read in class.

I want the learners to KNOW I want the learners to DO

What makes an exciting, enjoyable narrative. Talk about their favourite story to class.

What the structure of a narrative is. Identify the narrative structure in the book “Finders Keepers”

Assessment:
Formative: Completed narrative structure template. Observe whether as a pair students could fill in the orientation, complication
and resolution sections of template.

Summative
Pre-requisite knowledge or Prior Knowledge: How to make mind maps, how to work in pairs, how to have an appropriate class
discussion.

Phases Assessment Key Content Teaching Key Questions Individual Classroom Resources Timing
Concepts Strategy Learning management
Needs issues
Orient Students can Narratives Read book What is it about this Have the Have pictures Finders 35min
Read Finders mind map can evoke Class book that is two scanned onto Keepers
Keepers what everyone emotional discussion interesting? What is students IWB so all IWB
Discuss what thinks makes a responses your favourite book who don’t students can
makes a good good story. and are and why? Does how hear well see easily-
narrative- lead enjoyable. the flow of events up the brings more
into narrative Authors write make the book better? front. meaning to
structure. narratives in Would the book be as Quietly text.
ways that good if they told you remind
make their how the book ended at them of this
audience the beginning or if before
enjoy the nothing bad happened class
book. to the characters? moves to
carpet.
Enhance Observe have Work in pairs Where is the Boy with Have more Blank 20min
Students pairs identified Use orientation, broken arm able paired narrative
identify basic scaffolding complication and will have with less structure
narrative structure? questions, eg. resolution in the book peer who is able, ensure templates.
structure in Where does “Finders Keepers”? his scribe. partners will
Finders the first work
Keepers problem together.
Introduce occur, who is
narrative the story
structure about, how do
template, they solve the
instruct them problems?etc
on what sort of
thing would be
written in each
section.
Synthesise Are they able Class Why is this the 15min
Discuss as to justify their discussion beginning of the
class narrative decisions? complication,
structure of orientation etc?
Finders
Keepers.