Lessons
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Characteristics of Fiction
Students will be able to notice characteristics of realistic fiction stories. They will also list events, characters, and places in these stories that could exist in the world.
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Imagine Stories we wished existed in the world
Students will be able to generate ideas for realistic fiction stories by imagining stories they wish existed in the world.
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Writing from Problems
Students will generate ideas for realistic fiction stories by thinking about problems in their lives.
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Real Life stories
Students will be able to generate realistic fiction story ideas by thinking about small moments in their own lives.
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Internal Characteristics of Characters
Students will be able to describe their characters internally using a graphic organizer.
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External Characteristics of Characters
Students will be able to describe their main character using external character traits.
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Plotting Stories
Students will be able to plot their realistic fiction story ideas using a story mountain.
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Writing Long
Students will be able to use a story mountain to write long about each part of the plot.
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Adding Dialogue
Students will be able to add dialogue to scenes in their realistic fiction stories.
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Show not Tell
Students will be able to show how a character is thinking or feeling through character actions and dialogue.
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Writing with our Senses
Students will be able to add descriptive details to their writing using their five senses.
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Editing Dialogue
Students will be able to edit their realistic fiction stories for incorrect dialogue use.
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Editing for Run On Sentences
Students will correct run on sentences in their realistic fiction stories.
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Editing for Common and Proper Nouns
Students will be able to differentiate between common and proper nouns. They will edit their realistic fiction writing to capitalize proper nouns.
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Publishing
Students will be able to publish final drafts of realistic fiction stories. These final drafts should include correction punctuation, capitalization, and indentation.
