Narrative Writing Lesson Plan

Date: 4/18/23
Teacher Candidate Name: Riley Wexall
Grade: 1st

Lesson Objectives Students will focus on all the lessons to write a Narrative story
about anything they want.
Describe the focus Content/Subject Area: English
area(s) for this Topic: Narrative writing
lesson:

Primary
standards RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
addressed in this
lesson W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more
(can be cross- appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding
curricular) what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and
MI State provide some sense of closure.
Standards.
Learning for
Justice
Teacher Actions: Teacher: The teacher will begin by talking about narrative
Student Actions: writing. That their stories can either be true and based on facts
Materials/ or nonfiction which can be imaginative. To show the students
Resources: examples of this the teacher will read Dreamers by Yuri
Morales. The teacher will direct the students to the reading area
and have all the students sit on the carpet. The teacher will read
this story to the students emphasizing the characteristics of a
fictional narrative. After the teacher finished reading this story
they will ask the students what characteristics they saw that we
talked about when we talked about narrative writing. Also
asking them if they think that this book was fiction or
nonfiction. Then having them talk about why it is a fiction
story. https://www.gonoodle.com/videos/rwqaMw/high-5-
champ-flexibility-level-1 is a stretching video for students
when they need a brain break. After the brain break the teacher
will then explain to the students that for the remainder of the
time, the students will write their own narrative story. The
 teacher will walk around and check on each student and their
story while they are writing. Then the teacher will end the class
with an overall summary of narrative writing and ask the
students what they learned and have them show with their
thumbs how they are feeling about narrative writing.

Students: The students will participate in class discussions.

They will sit quietly and listen attentively to the teacher as they
read the book and answer questions about the book when the
teacher asks them to. Lastly, they will take a brain break if
needed. When it is time they will return back to work and write
their own narrative story. They will choose what they want to
write their narrative about and whether it be fiction or
nonfiction. They will ask for help from the teacher when
needed. Lastly, they will share what they learned today in this
lesson and even what they have learned all this week.

Teacher Materials: The teacher will need the book Dreamers

by Yuri Morales, a computer, and a projector for the brain
break video.

Students' Materials: The students will need a writing utensil

and paper for writing or their computers/ipads if they need to
use that to write their story.

List Scaffolded
Supports
(From HLPs and/or
Below Grade Level: A small group of students who need more
Essential Early
Literacy Practices)
help writing can come to the small group table and work with
**Identify ONE the teacher to write their narrative story.
possible
accommodation for a Above Grade Level: Students will be expected to go into more
learner with special depth with their story and challenge their writing skills and
needs. ideas through this prompt.
Reflection on last
session & After all of the lessons that were made this one brings all of
rationale for this them together. The activity in this lesson plan uses punctuation,
lesson (use capitalization, vocabulary, and nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
evidence) Practicing writing narratives are super important to practice
these skills that the students learned. It practices using
vocabulary, syntax and so much more.

Ways to integrate
technology (EVEN Students can write their narratives on their computers. The
if you are not book that we are reading in class is also available for a read-
implementing this
aloud on youtube.
technology in your
session).

Formative
assessment of The teacher asks questions to the class, and students respond
learning
with thumbs up/thumbs down.
outcomes: