ALEX Learning Activity

  

Perfecting Plot-Writing a Fictional Narrative (Part 3)

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  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Lisa Wilson
System:Phenix City
School:Lakewood Elementary School
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2770
Title:
Perfecting Plot-Writing a Fictional Narrative (Part 3)
Digital Tool/Resource:
Google Slides-Plot Slides
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

Students will write a fictional narrative incorporating the literary elements of plot (character, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, solution). They will also include multimedia components and visual displays in their presentations to enhance the development of ideas and themes.

Students will read another student's narrative and respond to the plot questions attached to be sure they comprehend the text and the literary element of plot used in the text. 

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
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
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
17.
  • Demonstrate
  • Comprehension
  • Literary elements
Knowledge:
17. Students know:
  • Literary elements within a story include the theme, plot, and point of view.
  • Comprehension can be demonstrated by asking and answering questions about a text.
Skills:
17. Students are able to:
  • Ask questions about literary elements used in the text to demonstrate comprehension.
  • Respond to questions about literary elements used in the text to demonstrate comprehension.
Understanding:
17. Students understand that:
  • They can show they understood a story they read by asking and answering questions about specific literary elements.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
31. Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to enhance the development of main ideas or themes when appropriate.

Examples: graphics, sounds
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
31.
  • Visual displays
  • Presentations
  • Main ideas
  • Themes
  • Multimedia components
Knowledge:
31. Students know:
  • Multimedia components and visual displays can help others better understand the key ideas and themes of an oral presentation.
  • Methods to add multimedia components or visual displays to presentations.
Skills:
31. Students are able to:
  • Add multimedia components (e.g. audio) and visual displays (e.g. graphics) to presentations to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
Understanding:
31. Students understand that:
  • Multimedia components and visual displays can help others understand the key ideas and themes of their oral presentations.
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.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
34.
  • Personal narratives
  • Fictional narratives
  • Literary elements
  • Characters
  • Plot
  • Setting
  • Conflict
  • Dialogue
  • Voice
  • Event sequences
Knowledge:
34. Students know:
  • A narrative is a piece of writing that tells a story.
  • A personal narrative tells about an event that was personally experienced by the author, while a fictional narrative tells a made-up story.
  • A narrative story describes a sequence of plot events in a logical order (beginning, middle, end).
  • Narrative writing includes text elements, like characters, setting, and conflict.
  • Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters in a text.
Skills:
34. Students are able to:
  • Write a personal narrative that recalls a personal experience or a fictional narrative with a made-up story.
  • Write a narrative with a logical sequence of plot events.
  • Incorporate literary elements into their narrative writing, like characters, setting, and conflict.
  • Include dialogue in narrative writing.
  • Use a strong voice in writing by developing a personal writing style.
Understanding:
34. Students understand that:
  • Narrative writing includes predictable elements, like a logical sequence of events and characters, setting, and conflict.
  • Incorporating dialogue between the characters can add details to their narrative writing.
  • Narrative writing can be used to tell about something that happened to them personally or it can tell a story they made up.
Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to respond to the parts of the plot by identifying and creating their own character, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution/solution. 

Students will be able to write a three-paragraph fictional narrative incorporating the literary elements of the plot (character, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/solution).

Students will be able to include multimedia components and visual displays in a presentation to enhance the development of ideas/themes.

Students will be able to respond to the plot questions attached to be sure they comprehend the text and the literary element of the plot.
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity:

1. The students will demonstrate their understanding of the plot by completing the plot slides. They will complete the section on each slide by describing each part of their story. Each part of their narrative story plot will be completed on slides 3-9 and then combined to create their 3 paragraphs on slide 10 (character, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/solution).

2. The students will write a fictional narrative incorporating the literary elements of the plot (character, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/solution).

3. The students will include multimedia components to enhance their writing and develop their ideas (graphics).

4. The students will demonstrate their understanding of the plot by responding to questions about literary elements used in the narrative of another student (character, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/solution).

5. Teacher needs to go over the grading rubric with the students. You may want to make copies, or digitally share the rubric with the students so they can check as they work. 
Assessment Strategies:

Students will use their Google Slides-Plot Slides to complete their three-paragraph fictional narrative.

Students must be sure to include: 

  • All parts of the plot (character, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/solution).

  • Write three paragraphs with a beginning/middle/end.

Students will get with a partner to complete the plot questions once they have both written/typed their 3 paragraph narrative. After each has completed their plot questions, they can discuss any parts that may be missing, lack detail, or need to be changed. 

The teacher will use the attached grading rubric to assess student fictional narratives. 
Advanced Preparation:

1. Review the Google Slides-Plot Slides.

2. Assign Plot Slides to the digital learning platform you are using.

3. Go over the parts of plot (character, setting, problem, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/solution)

4. Make copies of the plot quesions for students to use when finished with their narrative.

5. Make copies of the grading rubric and review it with students so they know what is expected.
Variation Tips (optional):

Teachers- If a student is struggling with getting started on their writing, they can use the storyboard template to help them organize their thoughts into paragraphs. 
Notes or Recommendations (optional):

If you interested in other parts of the lesson I have included links for Part 1 and Part 2. 
  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: fictional narrative, multimedia, plot, rubric, story board, visual