Third Grade Realistic Fiction Writing Unit In my third grade classroom, I will incorporate writing in all areas of instruction, daily. Nevertheless, I...
Third Grade Realistic Fiction Writing Unit In my third grade classroom, I will incorporate writing in all areas of instruction, daily. Nevertheless, I will focus on writing specifically in writing workshop. I want my students to develop writing skills that will be beneficial throughout their entire lives. Using fun and engaging writing activities my students will see the value of being a skilled writer and the advantages it will give them. I also will expose my students to many genres of writing so they can see where they excel and truly enjoy writing. I will challenge my writers to never say a piece is finished, but to always allow for the option of revision, of which my students will see the value through writing conferences. Overall, my goal is to guide my students through writing workshop and hope they leave with the desire to continue to write and the skills to accomplish outstanding writing.
Teaching Practices x
Practices are designed to meet Michigan Benchmarks
In consistent writing workshop my students will be given the opportunity to create many works in different writing genres (GN.03.01).
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Mini lessons will give student the knowledge and practice to use the writing process (PR.03.02, PR.03.03, PR.03.04, PR.03.05).
A literature rich classroom will encourage to students to both read and write (AT.03.01)
Student Activity:
Teacher Guide: Characters ± Week 1 Day 3 Objective: Students will demonstrate the ability to create a well-developed character for their realistic fiction story. Today students will work on brainstorming characters for their realistic fiction stories. Before you allow students to start brainstorming their own characters have a class discussion on the characteristics students should consider while they are creating their character. Please make a list on the chart paper on the front board. Below are some examples for you to guide the discussion x 3K\VLFDO&KDUDFWHULVWLFV H\HFRORUKDLUFRORUKHLJKWHWF« x Personality traits (friendly, carefree, adventuURXVHWF« x Internal Motivations (what are they trying to gain?) x Internal Conflict (what concerns does your character have?) Once you have finished the discussion hand out the character brainstorming worksheet. Students may complete more than one worksheet for other characters in their story once they have completed the main character worksheet.
Student Activity:
Teacher Guide: Plot- Week 2 Day 2 Objective: Students will demonstrate the ability to identify the development of plot in a realistic ficiton story and then create a developed plot for their realistic fiction story. Students will be working on identifying the development of plot in realistic fiction. Students have already had mini lessons on plot, so this should be a review for them. Read students When Sophie Gets Angry- Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang. As you are reading, ask students questions about the plot. Once you have read the story have students complete the worksheet with their ³HOERZSDUWQHU´$IWHUVWXdents have completed the worksheet discuss the worksheet as a class. Then with the remaining time have students begin to brainstorm plot ideas for their realistic fiction stories.
Student Activity:
Teacher Guide: Editing- Week 5 Day 1 Objective: Students will demonstrate the ability to edit their stories based on the guidelines they have been provided. Today students will be editing their papers. Before they begin project the worksheet onto the board and discuss each element of the editing checklist with them. Then have students edit their own papers. Once they are done with their own papers, they may peer edit with a partner. Be sure to have students utilize the editing checklist.
Realistic Fiction Writing Unit
Monday
Tuesday
Introduce Realistic Fiction. Read Thank You, Mr. Falkner Patricia Polacco. Discuss characteristics of realistic fiction.
Continue to discuss characteristics of realistic fiction. Begin to develop a class story by creating a setting, character, and plot.
Students continue to prewrite/ brainstorm the setting of their story. Students will complete a drawing of their setting.
Wednesday Lesson on characters. Students begin to prewrite/ brainstorm to develop the character of their story.
Lesson on plot. Students continue Student will begin to work on their to brainstorm the conflict and conflict of their develop the rest of story. Begin their story plot. working on a story Continue story map. map.
Discuss self- Continue writing assessment as a conference. class. Students will Continue story continue to work writing. on their realistic fiction. Lesson on Revision. Teach students strategies to use during their revision.
Continue to discuss revision. Work on example pieces and revise as a class.
Discuss editing with students. Provide students with an editing checklist to check their paper with.
Final writing conference for realistic fiction stories. Work out all of the mistakes before students begin to publish.
Writing Conference!
Thursday
Friday
Weekend
Students continue to prewrite/ brainstorm to develop the character of their story. Students will complete a drawing of their character.
Lesson on setting. Students begin to prewrite/ brainstorm to develop the setting of their story.
Finish story map and meet with teacher for initial conferences. Once students complete a writing conference they may begin writing their story.
Creative Writing Students will Day! complete a self- Students may choose assessment to to write any type of check the progress creative writing they of their story. wish.
Writing Conference!
Meet with students Continue to meet in writing with students in conference to writing conferences discuss the to discuss the revision of their revision of their papers. stories.
Continue writing conferences with students. Continue to publish pieces.
Writing Conference!
Students to complete their realistic fiction story, if not completed.
Students should have realistic Free Write Day! fiction story a majority of the way revised.
Author Publishing Day! Celebration! All students will A celebration of the have their piece hard work of our typed by the end of authors during the workshop today. realistic fiction unit.
