LESSON OVIERVIEW:

        Do you want to help your students towards creating their own story? Well if you do this is the place to be! This fun and exhilarating activity will keep your students on task and eager to learn. The purpose is to get them familiar with the structure of story writing and to encourage them to use their imaginations.
  

STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS:

      This activity is directed towards children between the ages of 6-8.  This activity will be based upon their own abilities, some kids may write better than others, or have better story lines but that doesn't matter in this activity it is about being creative, the freedom to write on what ever your heart desires. Let your kids explore the wonderful world of literature.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
 

       As a result of this lesson plan the students will be able to acknowledge the structure of story lines ex. Plot, Characters, Climax, etc. They will create certain skills also by using this method of writing for they are using their imaginations and thinking skills towrard their work. This activity is fun and exciting, so perhaps it will lead them towards writing more in the future. Another learning objective would be the concept maps. Children will learn how to organize their thoughts on paper and by this it will help them with their story.
 

TIME:

       This lesson plan will take approaximately 5 days to complete. That is, if you do this assignment during your language arts period.     1)  Day One will be for gathering information and working on concept maps.
                2)  Day 2 will be for rough draft (writing story)
                   3) Day 3 will be for writing or typing good draft
                4)  day 4 is for creating the pictures to go along with the text.
                5)  presentations

     Now this this is a process that takes about a week to complete but like I said before you can speed up the process if you'd like. This is just a guide that works for me and most teachers.
 

RESOURCE AND MATERIALS

       For resoursces get your students to read some story books so that they will be able to get some ideas from them.
 Another idea that I do is read a book to the class and ask them questions like what is the plot, or when does the climax begin, who is the main character etc. Start preping them with story books before they create their own.

MATERIALS: Story books, pencils, concept maps (paper), crayons, markers( for pictures) Computer if necessary to type out good copy.
 

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES
 

       STEPS FOR TEACHER TO FOLLOW:

DAY ONE:

    1) Read a story and ask students questions on the structure in which it was written. Ex. Climax,plot,etc.
    2) Give each student a handout- make a concept map so that they can create their thoughts on it.
    3) Make sure to go around and observe their work, make sure their on the right track.
   This should take the whole period, but if students are finished let them begin their rough draft.

DAY TWO:

    1) Students begin to work on rough draft.
    2) tell some of your students to bring their stories up to yoyr desk so that you can modify their work.
    3) most of the day writing rough draft- some may begin good draft

DAY THREE:

    1) Students will begin to work on good draft
    2) It's up to you, if you want they can type good draft on computer
    3) most of the day good draft.
    4) observe their work

DAY FOUR:

    1) After they are finished their good draft they can now work on their finishing touch, which is drawing pictures.
    2) Make sure their is a drawing for each page
    3) They can use crayons, markers, paints etc.
    4) This also will take the whole period

DAY FIVE:

    1) PRESENTATIONS!
    2) Each student will have his or her own opportunity to read their story to the class.
    3) You can evaluate as they go.
 
 

ASSESSMENT:
 

        How will you know if this lesson is successful? Here are some ways to Evaluate them...

 
     Correctness:     Was their concept maps correct? ( 5 points)
                             Was their spelling correct? ( 10 points)
                              Did their drawings connect with their story line? (10 points)

      Neatness:         Overall was their story book neat? (15 points)
                            -  writing
                            -  drawings
                            -  structure of writing

      Creativity:       Were they creative? Did they use their imaginations? ( 15 points)
                              Was their story lines exciting? ( 5 points)
                              Was their presentation creative? ( 10 points)

 
 OVERALL TOTAL:   60 POINTS GRADING SCALE.