HISTORICAL FICTION WRITING
TO PRINT: Formative Assessments:
● Lifted: Plot Diagram Graphic 50 points total
Organizer (on page 3 of linked
packet)
● Student Formative Assessment:
Graphic Organizer
● Plot Map
Day 1
● Introduce Parts of a Story
○ Teacher uses anchor chart
to draw & explain the
elements of a plot diagram
● Students Practice filling in a
plot diagram for ‘Lifted’ as a
whole group.
○ Teachers should pause &
discuss as the video hits on
each part of the plot
diagram
○ Lifted: Plot Diagram
Graphic Organizer
○ Lifted: Video
● Students Formative
Assessment
○ Teachers make sure to
make a copy for your own
classes!
Day 6
● Show students POV Slides
● Work on POV portion of
Historical Fiction Packet
○ Check as a Formative
Assessment
● Historical Fiction Packet
Day 2
● Review Historical Fiction
● Read Faithful Elephant story
● Discuss reading using Plot
Diagram language and Pointing
out how the author uses details
to paint a historical fiction
story.
○ Student Formative
Assessment: Graphic
Organizer
Day 7
● Show students PLOT MAP
Slides
● Work on PLOT MAP portion of
Historical Fiction Packet
○ Check as a Formative
Assessment
Summative Assessments: MENTOR TEXTS OPTIONAL MENTOR TEXTS TO READ
50 points total ● Lifted Video THROUGHOUT THE UNIT IF YOU
● Summative #1 ● Faithful Elephants NEED/WANT:
● Final Portfolio Rubric
● TITANICAT by Marty Crisp
● Final Product Rubric
● Essay Questions
● Final Story
Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
● Show students Setting Slides
● Show students Character Slides ● Show students Conflict Slides
● Work on Setting portion of
Historical Fiction Packet ● Work on Character portion of ● Work on Conflict portion of
○ Review how to find good Historical Fiction Packet Historical Fiction Packet
websites/databases ○ Check as a Formative ○ Check as a Formative
○ Check as a Formative Assessment Assessment
Assessment
Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
● Show students DIALOGUE ● Take Summative #1 ● Writing Time
Slides ● Writing Time
● Assign on No Red Ink
○ Embedding Quotations
○ Check as a Formative
Assessment
● Work on DIALOGUE portion of
Historical Fiction Packet
○ Check as a Formative
Assessment
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Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15

● Writing Time ● Writing Time ● Writing Time ● Sharing Writing ● Sharing Writing
● Conference to help with ● Conference to help with ● Conference to help with
Revising/Editing Revising/Editing Revising/Editing