University of Scranton Education Department Lesson Plan Format

Student teacher Greylan Heffernan Co-operating teacher Lesson plan title 'riting (our )*n Story Class English Literature School University of Scranton Date !anuary ""# "$%& Grade +th

),-ective Students *ill ,e a,le to complete their o*n short stories# including all the parts of a story#

State standard met CCSS.EL/-Literacy.'.+.0 'rite narratives to develop real or imagined e1periences or events using effective techni2ue# relevant descriptive details# and *ell-structured event se2uences. CCSS.EL/-Literacy.'.+.0a Engage and orient the reader ,y esta,lishing a conte1t and point of vie* and introducing a narrator and3or characters4 organi5e an event se2uence that unfolds naturally and logically.

Day )ne
Se2uence of activities 6otes# directions# 2uestions# and procedures E1amples# illustrations# and resources

7ntroduction 8apro1. 9 minutes:

8Settle the class:=oday *e start our short story development. 7 <no* that sometimes it>s really hard to *rite a story. 7t too< me ? years to finish one of mine. Every,ody remem,er @ilton# *ell it too< him A years to complete Paradise Lost. 'e>re going to learn the ,asics of story *riting to *rite our o*n short stories. Frist *e>ll learn a,out characters. 7t doesn>t matter *hich area you focus on first# ,ut 7 usually start *ith *hat <ind of story 7 *ant to tell and that deal mainly *ith the characters you choose. Characters are the people you include in your story. =hin< a,out *hat characters you *ould include in your story. 'hat>s the difference ,et*een characters and placesB Can you identify themB /lright# for 9 mins 7 *ant each of you to *rite do*n ideas for your o*n characters. Po*erPoint; 'riting a Story.

Procedure;

8apro1. 9 minutes: 89 min independent *or<:

Se2uence of activities

8apro1. 9 minutes:

6otes# directions# 2uestions# and procedures 6e1t is Plot development. Plot is the se2uence of events. 7t includes the conflict# clima1# and solution. 7t also contains the theme# or the main su,-ect of the story. =he Conflict is *hat stands in the *ay of the main character. =he Clima1 is *here the main character overcomes the o,stacles3or hardships and can achieve his goals3dreams. Plot also includes Point of Die*# or ho* the story is told.

E1amples# illustrations# and resources

Li<e in Pride and Pre-udice# the main them is ho* first impressions can mislead you and lead to assume something that isn>t necessarily true.

8apro1. 9 minutes:

=he ne1t step is the setting. 6o* setting means a lot of things. 7t means *here the story is told from# li<e the place 8E1ample %:# ,ut it also tells *hat time the story ta<es place8E1ample ":# this is <no*n as the time setting.

Such as E7 *al<ed do*n the streetF *hich is first person point of vie* or EHE *al<ed do*n the streetF *hich is called a omniscient stranger# someone *ho <no*s everything a,out the character# situation# and place. E1ample %; For e1ample /lice has her adventures in 'onderland# and Peter Pan lives in 6everland. Sno* 'hite gets lost in the Enchanted Forest. E1ample "; For e1ample Pride and Pre-udice is set in %+%9. )r Percy !ac<son and the )lympians is set in the present day. =eacher note; Go around and ma<e sure they understand the ,asics learned in class today *ith their lists.

/ssessment; Cno*ing voca,ulary of ,asic story *riting. 8%9 minutes 7ndependent *or<:

For the %9 mins# 7 *ant you to come up *ith a simple plot line# character list# and setting list including time period.

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For tomorro*# *e *ill discuss ,ac< ground research. =onight 7 *ant you to research the history of *hatever time period you have chosen# loo< for <ey events in history that could influence your story. /lso consider *hat you *ant the main theme of your story to ,e# *hich *e *ill also discuss tomorro*.

Post-lesson notes or reflections;

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