LESSON TEN: Share Stories and Discuss

                             

LESSON DESCRIPTION

 

GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

W3A      Write a narrative text that contains a lesson.

 

LESSON MATERIALS

§         Sources of literature 

 

§         Supplies 

o        Student narratives

 

§         Handouts provided

 

§         Words to know

o        narrative

 

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 

Discuss the story elements and the lesson learned from the shared stories, and how the student authors selected the setting, characters, and decided on their purpose for writing.

 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

 

  1. Create a performing area and announce that story sharing is about to begin.

 

Idea

 

Use an “author’s chair” in the corner or front of the class.

 

Questions

for

Students

 

What are some of the things you enjoy when listening to a story?
  1. Demonstrate the qualities of a good reader using appropriate volume, expression, and posture.

 

Questions

for

Students

How do you need to act as a member of the audience?

What should we do to show our appreciation after each story?

 

 

  1. Students take turns sharing their narrative stories with the class.