Ashley Reardon

October 6, 2016
Susan Jill Cord
E339
Lesson Plan #3 Narrative Writing
Title of the Lesson: Narrating about Narrative Writing
Academic Objectives: Students will know what narrative writing is and the different parts
involved (plot, genre, theme, dialogue, characters, and setting) and know how to use them to
write their own narrative.
Key Concepts and Academic Standards:
Standard 3 (Reading: Literary Response and Analysis)
4.3.2 Identify the main event of the plot, including the causes and effects of each event on
future actions, and the major theme from the story action
Standard 4 (Writing: Process)
4.4.4 Use common organizational structures for providing information in writing, such as
cause and effect
Standard 5 (Writing: Applications)
4.5.1 Write narratives (stories) that: include ideas, observations, or memories of an event
or experience
Standard 7 (Listening and Speaking: Skills, Strategies, and Applications)
4.7.6 Use traditional structures for conveying information, including cause and effect
Approximate Duration of the Lesson: This lesson should take about forty-five minutes
Materials Needed for Implementation of the Lesson:

The story Lady and the Garden Hose

Key Vocabulary:
Narrative a story
Genre what type of story (poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction)
Theme the main idea or meaning of a story
Dialogue the conversation, what is being said
Characters the people (personified object) in the story
Setting where and when the story takes place
Plot the events that make up the story (what happened)
Exposition the background information that the audience might need to know
Conflict the struggle or problem in the story
Climax the important turning point in the story
Falling Action the part of the story that comes after the climax but before the ending
Resolution the part of the story where the conflict is resolved
Instructional Steps Utilized:
1. I will start by explaining the definitions of narrative, genre, theme, dialogue, characters,
setting, plot, exposition, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution.
2. Then, I will tell them to keep those terms in mind as we read the short narrative, Lady
and the Garden Hose.
3. We will then talk about each term in relations with the story.
4. Next, the students will split up into three groups (their tiers).
5. Tier 1 will come up with ideas about the setting, tier 2 will construct (level 2 depth of
knowledge) the characters and who they are, and tier 3 will come up with a theme that
teaches a lesson.
6. The children in each group will list (level 1 depth of knowledge) their ideas on the board
and tell the other students what they came up with.

7. The students will then have to decide on what setting, characters, and dialogue to write
about.
8. The students will then construct (level 3 depth of knowledge) their own story using the
suggestions; if they finish early they can write another one with more depth.
9. The students will then create (level 4 depth of knowledge) a class book with all of their
stories in it.
Culminating Activity/Activities:
In the following days, during reading time or free time, the children will have the opportunity to
read their story to the class and talk about the gene, theme, dialogue, characters, setting, and plot
of their narrative.
Assessment Methods:
The students will be divided up into their tiers. Tier 1 will have to come up with at least five
examples of a setting (including time and place). Tier 2 has to think creatively a little more and
come up with who the characters are and what type of personalities they have; they need at least
five different characters to choose from. Tier 3 has the most difficult and thought provoking one;
they have to come up with five themes for the stories (the lesson or moral that will be taught).
Then the students will get to make a background out of construction paper. Finally, all the
students will bind their stories together to make a class book.