4th+Grade+Narrative+Lesson

Write Tools/Narrative Writing Kathy Curry ** Lesson ** I plan to spend several weeks on personal narratives. These are a list of   some of the possibilities: Fireflies by Julie Brincloe Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Owl Moon by Jane Yolan
 * Unit ** : Personal Narrative
 * Class ** : 4th grade Grammar
 * Objective ** : The student will hear a variety of personal narrative stories from picture books.
 * Duration ** : 2-3 weeks (the students will be new with Write Tools, so I’m not really sure how long we would spend on this actually)
 * Materials ** : e-board, paper, pencils, and highlighters of green, yellow and pink
 * Day 1: **
 * Step one ** : Hold the toolbox of personal narratives by your side or behind your back and ask the students who feels they are a great storyteller? Tell them they will be hearing a story soon about a personal narrative. Brainstorm what a personal narrative is and what it isn’t on the e-board.
 * Step two ** : Ask the students if they have ever caught fireflies in the summer? I could share, or maybe not, my personal story of my childhood on the ranch catching fireflies and putting them in our jars. Read the story Fireflies by Julie Brincloe
 * Step three ** : Hand out page 64 or page 66 of a Personal Narrative Planner in __Write Tools__ /Personal Narratives and fill in the blanks together about Fireflies. When completed with the story “Pair-Share” or “Turn and Talk” with their partner and read their planner.
 * Day 2 ** : Ask the students if they do something with an adult that is special or enjoyable to them? Read __Owl Moon__ by Jane Yolen. Trace their hand for the “Fist of Five” and fill in as follows: pinky finger will be the topic of the story, the ring finger, middle finger and pointer is the beginning, middle and end, at last, the thumb is reflection of Owl Moon.
 * Day 3 ** : Read a story from __Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul__ by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen. Use Level 1 “I” Planner on page 69 of __Write Tools/Personal Narrative__ hand out a copy and fill in a whole group instruction.
 * Day 4 ** : Read another story from __Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul__ by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen. Use Level 2/3 “I” planner for personal narratives and fill in page 70 together. Remember, In the Introduction place: Who: Where: & When:


 * Day 5 ** : Read another story from __Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul__ by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen. Use Level 3 “I” Planner page 71, for personal narratives.