Lesson focus

Planning a fantasy story

Learning area/
strand

Year level 5

Literature

(ACELT1612)

Implementation date
Lesson 2
Duration 1 hour

Prior knowledge of learners

Students have seen and discussed fantasy texts and sequenced the storys.
Lesson objective/s
By the end of the lesson the student should be able to plan a fantasy story
Link to curriculum (identify relevant strands and content descriptors)
ACELT1612 Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw
on the worlds represented in texts students have experienced
Evidence of learning
Students hand in a story map at the end of this lesson
Classroom management strategies
Resources
3 little pigs
digital resource story starter
story map handout
character development chart
Differentiation strategies
Lesson introduction
Introducing the
topic
Engagement of
the learners
(I do)

Lesson body
Delivering the
content through
specific
strategies
(We do)

Re-read the story of the three little pigs

Discuss what a story needs with the class referring to the three little
pigs.
Orientation: setting, introduces characters, draws in the reader
Rising action: pebble, brick and boulder
Climax: boulder
Falling action
Conclusion

As a class create a story map to display events

Lesson conclusion
Concluding
activities
Summarizing
the lesson
(You do)
Evaluation/ reflection

Watch story starter 1 (digital resource)

Have students in groups of two
Write down their predictions of what could happen next
Build characters using graphic organizer
Fill out a story map