Personalnarratives

Personal Narratives Introduction Two 40 min class periods
Subject: __Writing___ Activity: Personal Narratives Setting: Classroom # of Students: 7-8
Statement of Objective: *Observable/Measurable (A,B,C,D) *GLCE/IEP Materials: *Prepared and organized *Available for all Opening: *Gain attention/motivate *Activate prior knowledge ~link/relate; assess; prepare for new learning (e.g. vocabulary) *State goals/set purpose ~explain task: why, what, how, and when for strategies *Clear directions Presentation: Teacher:
Students will identify what elements are needed for the genre of personal narrative writing. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Personal Narrative Element Chart My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Ask Students: What do they think a personal narrative is? Goal: By the end of the lesson, students will identify what elements are needed for the personal narrative writing genre. (Character description, setting description, dialogue, and interesting details). Why? Writers use personal narratives about topics that matter to them. Presentation: Give directions: Pass out Personal Narrative Elements Chart Go through each element and explain why they are needed for a personal narrative. Introduce text: My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Explain Purpose: It is a personal narrative written by Patricia Polacco about her brother Richard. Set Task: I will read aloud. As read, be listening for any of the four personal narrative writing elements. Jot them down in the chart. *I will also stop to check to see if you identified them. After text is completed, compile ideas to see what students heard throughout the story. Make sure everyone understands the elements of personal narrative by going through examples. *if students need more practice, read Watch Out for Your Little Sister together as a group. Go through with high lighters and mark the different personal writing narratives. Summarize Review the Personal Narrative Elements Prepare students for the Tomorrows Lesson: We will be writing personal narratives and they need to include all of these details.
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Guided Practice: *
Closing: *Adequate time *Students summarize content and accomplishments *Assess/identify new goals *Link to future learning
Reflection: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Personal Narrative
Day 3
Subject: Writing Activity: Create your Own Ideas Setting: Classroom # of Students: 7-8
Statement of Objective: *Observable/Measurable (A,B,C,D) *GLCE/IEP
Students will identify and develop appropriate topics for personal narratives. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3b Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. Personal Writing Element Chart Turn and Talk Chart Personal Narrative Idea Lists Review talk to students about the My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Ask them to think of important/interesting events in their life they could write about.
Accommodations
Materials: *Prepared and organized *Available for all Opening: *Gain attention/motivate
Turn and Talk Chart will help students who are struggling coming up with ideas
Presentation: Teacher:
Today we will come up with our own ideas on what to write for a personal narrative. Goal: Students should have an understanding of what topics are appropriate and techniques for gathering topics to write about in this genre style.
Guided Practice:
Use Turn and Talk Chart Students share their ideas with the class and discuss which ideas may have more to write about than others and which ideas are small moments rather than large topics.
New content is sometimes easier to talk through as a pair to bounce ideas off one another.
Personal Narrative Idea Lists Hand lists of categories out for students to create ideas for their own personal narrative. Explain they are ideas to expand on, so they need enough details and be enough to write about. Monitor students as they brainstorm ideas. Ask questions to make sure students can expand on their ideas. Closing: *Adequate time *Students summarize content and accomplishments *Assess/identify new goals *Link to future learning Prepare Students: Tomorrow we will be organizing our ideas and preparing the path to write. Planner activities.
Personal Narrative Day 4

Subject: __Writing___ Activity: Personal Narratives Setting: Classroom # of Students: 7-8
Statement of Objective: *Observable/Measurable (A,B,C,D) *GLCE/IEP
Students can identify how personal narratives are organized. (ex: paragraphs, beginningmiddle-end, small moment stories, etc.) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3b Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. Personal Writing Element Chart Personal Narrative Idea Lists
Accommodations
Materials: *Prepared and organized *Available for all
Presentation: Teacher: * Guided Practice:
Goal: Students should be able to identify that each story is a complete thought, from beginning to end. Also, these stories do not highlight the author's entire life; rather they show a small moment in time that is important to the writer. Pass out Idea Sheet for Students, they should create their own ideas on what they are going to write about.
Students will narrow down their ideas and begin drafting. Give students ample time to think it through. For students who are struggling to come up with ideas, pause to share out. Create a discussion, why did that idea speak to you? What are some narrative elements you could include? Summarize: Make a connection: We have so many events in our life we could write about. Tomorrow: We will begin drafting using a graphic organizer.
Closing: *Adequate time *Students summarize content and accomplishments *Assess/identify new goals *Link to future learning

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Personal Narratives Introduction Two 40 min class periods

Subject: Writing_ Activity: Personal Narratives Setting: Classroom # of Students: 7-8

Statement of Objective: Observable/Measurable (A,B,C,D) GLCE/IEP

Personal Narrative Day 4

Statement of Objective: Observable/Measurable (A,B,C,D) GLCE/IEP

Materials: Prepared and organized Available for all

Presentation: Teacher: * Guided Practice:

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