ALEX Learning Activity

Spooky Tales of 5th Grade-Part 3: Theme, Personification, and Fictional Narrative

A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.

  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Tomiko Masuoka
System:Phenix City
School:Lakewood Elementary School
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2771
Title:
Spooky Tales of 5th Grade-Part 3: Theme, Personification, and Fictional Narrative
Digital Tool/Resource:
Spooky Tales of 5th Grade Google Slides
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

Students will write a fictional narrative that includes the literary elements of characters, setting, and plot. Students will write a fictional narrative that includes a specific theme and two examples of personification. Students will be assigned a partner. Students will identify the theme and personification used in their partner's story.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
12. Interpret the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns as they are used in texts, including domain-specific and academic vocabulary and figurative language.

a. Locate similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and idioms and interpret their meanings in context.

b. Explain the meanings of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

c. Use the relationships between synonyms, antonyms, and homographs to increase understanding of word meanings.

d. Explain how an author's vocabulary and style influence the tone and mood of a text and support his/her purpose for writing.

e. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meanings of words.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
17. Demonstrate comprehension of text by asking and responding to questions about literary elements used in the text.

Examples: theme, plot, point of view
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
34. Write personal or fictional narratives incorporating literary elements (characters, plot, setting, conflict), dialogue, strong voice, and clear event sequences.
Learning Objectives:

Students will write a fictional narrative that incorporates the literary elements of characters, plot, and setting.

Students will write a fictional narrative that has a specific theme and examples of personification.

Students will read a fictional narrative and locate examples of personification and interpret their meanings.

Students will demonstrate comprehension of a fictional narrative by identifying the theme and providing text evidence from the story.
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity:

1. Students will be given a Student Checklist. This checklist will help guide the students' writing and ensure they incorporate the necessary requirements. The teacher will discuss the checklist and answer student questions. 

2. The students will open the 5th Grade Spooky Tales Google Slides. They will use the graphic organizer they completed on slide 5 to help them write their fictional narrative. Students will also use slides 2 and 3 for examples of personification. The students will select one of the slides to type their story. They will choose from slides 7-11. 

3. The teacher will assign partners and pass out the Partner Activity sheet and explain the procedures for the activity. The goal of this activity is for students to read their partner's story and identify the theme and provide text evidence from the story to support their answers. Students will also locate the personification examples used in the story and interpret the meaning.

4. When students are finished, they will submit their Google Slides and turn in the Partner Activity sheet.
Assessment Strategies:

The teacher will use the Writing Rubric to assess students' fictional narratives.

The teacher will use the completed Partner Activity sheet to assess student understanding of theme and personification. The teacher will check to see if:

  • the student identified a theme and provided accurate text evidence.

  • the student accurately identified examples of personification and interpreted their meanings.
Advanced Preparation:

Students will have previously submitted the Google Slides in Spooky Tales of 5th Grade-Part 2: Theme and Personification. The teacher will need to unsubmit the slides and return them so the students can have access to the Google Slides for this lesson.

The teacher will make copies of the Student Checklist for each student.

The teacher will make copies of the Partner Activity sheet.

The teacher will make copies of the Writing Rubric.
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Notes or Recommendations (optional):
  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: Fictional Narrative, Figurative Language, Personification, Theme