Stephanie Mora

EDU 214/ Fall 2017

December 11, 2017

Lesson Plan Title: Narratives (Day 1)

Concept/ Topic to Teach: I will teach the student how to write narratives.
Standards: W.5.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using
effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

General Goals: The students will practice writing essays.

Specific Goals: The student will write narratives that contain characters, setting, plot, and a
resolution. The students will also include dialogue.

Anticipatory Set (Lead In): I will tell them that we are going to learn about narrative. I will
explain that narratives are like stories. Then I will ask, “What are some components that are
found in stories?” (i.e. characters, setting). We will have a discussion as a class and list our
answers on the board.

Step by Step Procedures:

1. After we have finished our list we will watch this YouTube video
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b--Ndkp9_40 ) that explains story elements and
gives an example.
2. After the video, we further discuss the elements of a narrative. The students will write
down notes as I explain the content on my PowerPoint, so that they have something to
look back on when they are building their narratives.
3. Next, as a class we will build our own narrative.
4. Then, the students will be told that they will construct their own narratives over the
course of a few days.
a. First, they will brainstorm and write down their ideas for their essay (in class).
b. Then, they will use a story map to pre-write their essay.
c. The following day, they will work on writing their essay on paper. I will remind
them about all the parts that need to be included.
d. The next day, they will peer-review their essays, and fix any problems they have.
e. The final day, we will take our revised narratives into the computer lab, and use a
word processing program to type them up. I will remind the students about the
tools (spelling and grammar check) that they can use.
5. After I finish explaining what we will do, the students will brainstorm ideas for their
narratives.
6. Then, we would take a quiz about the elements of a story.
7. For homework, I will hand out a worksheet
(http://www.dailyteachingtools.com/images/StoryMap2.jpg ) that will help them pre-
write their essay.

Independence Practice: The students will begin brainstorming their narratives.

Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): At the end, we would have a worksheet that included a
short story. The students will then use their knowledge of what a setting, character, etc. is to
correctly answer the questions. .
Something similar to this worksheet, but appropriate for their grade level
(https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Story-Elements-Assessment-1605081-
1500873563/original-1605081-1.jpg )

Assessment Based on Objectives:

The final assessment would be to have the students write their own narrative.

Possible Connections to other subjects: This could connect into a reading comprehension
lesson. As we build our own narratives, we will learn more about the parts of a story and
hopefully become more aware of these elements. We can then use this knowledge to aid us in
assignments that require us to retell what a story was about because in order to retell a story, you
have to know and understand what you just read or saw in a book.
So, if we ever had an assignment like this
(https://sites.google.com/site/czubot23/_/rsrc/1410660255006/literacy/retelling/800f0f9c68c5395
383a58ea35443bc56.jpg ) the students would be able to use their prior knowledge to complete
the assignment.

Accommodations: In my class, I have a student who has a specific learning disorder. Because of
his disability, he struggles with writing assignments. To accommodate him, I will provide more
individual help and allow his essay to be shorter than the rest. He will still have to include all the
parts, but it doesn’t have to be as long.

Required Materials: Computer, internet access, access to YouTube, my PowerPoint, the

worksheets that I have linked throughout the lesson plan (a story map worksheet and a story
element assessment worksheet), and a word processing program.
 Narrative Essay Rubric

Criteria 25 20 10 0
Grammar and My narrative as My narrative Most of my My
Punctuation no grammar and contains narrative has sentences
punctuation grammar and punctuation and have no
errors. punctuation grammar errors. beginning
All of my errors. Some capitalization
sentences have sentences do not or ending
correct have correct punctuation.
punctuation and punctuation or
capitalization. capitalization
Story elements All story Most of the Only a couple No story
(character, setting, elements are story elements of elements are elements are
plot (beginning, present. are included. included. present or
middle, end) discernable.
resolution, and
dialogue.

Content My writing My writing My story lacks It is difficult

makes sense and mostly makes organization, so to
flows. sense, but the it is hard to understand
There is a clear beginning, understand part my story
beginning, middle, and end of it. because it
meddle, and end. are not always does not
discernable. have a clear
direction.
Creativity/descriptive My writing is My writing is My writing I only
language exiting and interesting. I could use more included
interesting used some descriptive simple
because I used descriptive sentences. sentences. I
descriptive language. did not
language describe
throughout the anything.
narrative.

I referenced this rubric

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/9f/bb/7b/9fbb7b7a4d9c22002dd5b218840a3c14--personal-narrative-
writing-writing-rubrics.jpg