Post on 18-Dec-2014
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A 3 R D GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS PROJECTBY MR. THOMPSON
Surprising Story
Prompt
We can all think of or imagine a time when a teacher surprised us.
Think of or imagine a time when a teacher surprised you.
Now write a story about one time a teacher surprised you.
Plan
Beginning• Characters• Setting• Problem
Middle• Attempt #1 that fails• Attempt #2 that fails
End• Attempt #3 that solves the
problem (solution)
FOR THIS PROJECT WE WILL BE MAKING PLANS FOR WRITING THE MIDDLE AND
END OF OUR STORY USING OUR NARRATIVE STRATEGIES: TIEFET & TIEES
Planning
Now, let’s plan out the two attempts that fail in the middle of our story using TIEFET!
Next, let’s plan out the end of this story using TIEES!
NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR PLANS DONE IT ’S TIME TO WRITE. REMEMBER TO USE YOUR PLANS FOR EACH ATTEMPT, ADDING
DETAILS AS YOU WRITE TO MAKE THEM INTERESTING!
Writing
Beginning (Example)
A good beginning should:
1. Introduce characters
2. Describe setting
3. Introduce the problem
Plan (TIEFET) Paragraph
Attempt #1 (Example)
Plan (TIEFET) Paragraph
Attempt #2 (Example)
Plan (TIEES) Paragraph
Solution (Example)
Hooray! You’ve finished!