Lesson Plan Title: Character Traits in Writing

Date:
Subject: ELA Grade: 4
Topic: Narrative Writing Essential Question: How can we use characters and settings to
make better summaries?

Materials:
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
“What were you thinking?!” by Bryan Smith (or any other picture book with a setting and characters)
The Different Bird/The Astronauts Diary worksheets
Summarize Using Setting and Characters Worksheet

Stage 1- Desired Results – you may use student friendly language

What do they need to understand, know, and/or able to do?
Find characters and setting and use them to make a good summary

Outcome(s):
Listen, summarize, paraphrase, and evaluate what was listened to and draw
conclusions.
(f Summarize and paraphrase major ideas and supporting evidence presented in spoken messages
) and formal presentations.

Stage 2- Assessment

Assessment FOR Learning (formative) Assess the students during the learning to help determine next steps.

Student worksheets, discussions

Assessment OF Learning (summative) Assess the students after learning to evaluate what they have learned.
Stage 3- Learning Plan

Motivational/Anticipatory Set (introducing topic while engaging the students)

Ask students what they know about characters and setting.

Main Procedures/Strategies:
Tell students that just like they need to know about characters and setting to write a good story, when they
read, they need to know about the characters and setting, too. Read the picture book, and discuss noticing
the characters and setting as you read. Then, as a class, use the characters and setting to write a good
summary of the book.

Adaptations/Differentiation:

Closing of lesson:
Allow students to practice what they learned by summarizing the book they are currently reading using
characters and a setting to describe what happened.

Personal Reflection: