Learning Activity

Perfecting Plot-Writing a Fictional Narrative (Part 3)

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

5

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.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.17

Demonstrate comprehension of text by asking and responding to questions about literary elements used in the text.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.5.17

Vocabulary

  • Demonstrate
  • Comprehension
  • Literary elements

Knowledge

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

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

Students understand that:
  • They can show they understood a story they read by asking and answering questions about specific literary elements.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.31

Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to enhance the development of main ideas or themes when appropriate.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.5.31

Vocabulary

  • Visual displays
  • Presentations
  • Main ideas
  • Themes
  • Multimedia components

Knowledge

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

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

Students understand that:
  • Multimedia components and visual displays can help others understand the key ideas and themes of their oral presentations.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.34

Write personal or fictional narratives incorporating literary elements (characters, plot, setting, conflict), dialogue, strong voice, and clear event sequences.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.5.34

Vocabulary

  • Personal narratives
  • Fictional narratives
  • Literary elements
  • Characters
  • Plot
  • Setting
  • Conflict
  • Dialogue
  • Voice
  • Event sequences

Knowledge

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

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

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.

Phase

After/Explain/Elaborate
Learning Objectives

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.

Activity Details

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

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. 

Variation Tips

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. 

Background and Preparation

Background / 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.

Digital Tools / Resources

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Mt3IgqbKH4Y93gq0GxtSyDbWCY79qmW7WZ0fBpJ…

Approved Date

Owner (Author)

lwilson15
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