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Student Learning Map Grade: 5 Writing

August – First ½ of October Unit 1: Narrative Craft

(6 Weeks) Mode: Narrative

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Key Learning: Effective writers make purposeful decisions about ways to compose personal narratives to raise the quality of

the writing while matching its purpose and audience.

Unit Essential Question: How can I raise the quality of my writing by making purposeful decisions about craft and

considering purpose and audience as I compose personal narratives?

Concept:

Focus

Concept: Content

Concept: Organization

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Lesson Essential Questions:

How can I find narrative writing topics?

Collect seed ideas in a writer’s

notebook.

List moments that have been

turning points in your life: first times,

last times, times when you learned

something important. Then take

one of these moments and write

the whole story, fast and furious.

Think of a person who matters to

you, list Small Moment stories

connected to her and write one.

Name a strong feeling. List

moments when you had that

feeling. Then take one of these

moments and write the whole

story.

Think of a place that matters, list

small moments that occurred in

that place and write one.

Live differently because you are a

writer. Notice small moments and

capture them in writer’s notebook

entries.

Read the words another author has

written and allow them to spark

your own story ideas.

How can I plan my narrative?

Create a story arc to plan the

narrative.

Map the internal as well as the

external story arc.

Work out writing problems and

thinking about different ways to tell

a story in the writer’s notebook

throughout the writing process.


How can I craft content that matches

my audience and purpose for writing?

Tell the story from the “inside.”

Relive the experience and then tell

the story exactly the way you

experienced when you lived the

moment.

You will not remember every detail.

Create details that are true along

with those that “ring true.”

While drafting, keep eyes on

mental image of what happened.

While writing fast and furious,

pages and pages, finishing a draft

in a day.

Ask, “What is this story really

about?” and then write to bring

forth that meaning.

Ensure that every character, main

& secondary, plays a role in

forwarding the larger meaning of

the story.


How can I organize my narrative in a

way that helps my readers understand

the story’s message/meaning?

Incorporate scenes from the past

or future to highlight the

significance of the story.

Organize story into paragraphs.

Start a new paragraph to signal:

o A very important part that

needs space around it

o A new event

o A new time

o A new place

o A new character is speaking

Write significant and satisfying

endings by asking, “What is it I

want to say to my readers about

this struggle/journey?”

Write endings that resolve

problems, teach lessons, or make

changes that tie back to the big

meaning of the story.

Create tension not by telling how it

happened in real life but as a

compelling story. Slow down the

problem in the story, telling it bit-by-

bit.

Vocabulary: external, internal, story arc

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

conflict, flashback




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Concept: Style

Concept: Revising

Concept: Editing

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How can I use strategies purposefully to

improve the style of my narrative?

Show, don’t tell

Relive the story and then write in a

way that allows the reader to

experience the moment with you.

Vary the pace of the story for a

reason. Elaborate on particular

parts of the story to make them

slow down and pay attention to

those specific scenes.

o Tell bit-by-bit.

o Add dialogue.

o Give details.

o Show small actions.

o Add internal thinking.

Eliminate details and events to

move more quickly toward

important moments.

Add dialogue in ways that reveal

character’s traits, desires, and

struggles.

Give reasons for character’s

actions.

Show characters’ thinking by telling

the exact words and the tone a

character uses when thinking.

Structure the story in a way that

evokes emotion in the reader.

Show or describe actions and

images to evoke emotion in the

reader.

Use figurative language and

recurring images to evoke feelings

and give clues toward the stories

message.


How can I use revision to make my

writing better?

Revise (even notebook entries),

using all you know about

storytelling, not summarizing.

Uncover internal details by

reenacting the story, then revise by

adding missing details to story.

Use the Narrative Writing Checklist

to reflect on current writing and set

writing goals.

Keep track of writing goals by

recording them on post-it notes or

in your writer’s notebook.

Revise by thinking of a whole new

way to tell the same story.

o Tell the story differently to

bring out a different meaning

or message.

o Star the story earlier or later.

o Tell the story out of order.

o Include – emphasis – the part

played by different people.


How can I edit my writing so it is not

only easy to read but also read with

phrasing and expression?

Edit during the drafting process.

Use commas correctly in…

o lists and series

o introductory phrases

o compound sentences

o nonessential words, phrases, &

clauses

Use punctuation to…

o Affect how loudly or softly the

words are read.

o Affect the tone (deep/high)

of the reading.

o Affect the speed in which the

words are read.

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary: clause




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Concept: Publishing

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How can I publish and share my best

writing with my audience?

Use the Narrative Writing Checklist,

rubrics and exemplars to select a

narrative worthy to be published.

List possible titles for the narrative.

Then choose one that fits the

message or big idea of the story.


or an editing checklist to edit draft

for publication.

Share writing in small groups using

appropriate volume, rate, and

intonation.


or rubric, to reflect on published

writing. “Did it meet its purpose

and expectations of its audience?”

Vocabulary:

Lesson Sequence: 1. How can I find narrative writing topics?

Collect seed ideas in a writer’s notebook. (NC 1)

List moments that have been turning points in your life: first times, last times, times when you learned

something important. Then take one of these moments and write the whole story, fast and furious. (NC 1)

Think of a person who matters to you, list Small Moment stories connected to her and write one. (NC 1)

Name a strong feeling. List moments when you had that feeling. Then take one of these moments and

write the whole story. (NC 1)

2. How can I use strategies purposefully to improve the style of my narrative?

Show, don’t tell (NC 2)

Relive the story and then write in a way that allows the reader to experience the moment with you. (NC 2)

3. How can I find narrative writing topics?

Think of a place that matters, list small moments that occurred in that place and write one. (NC2)

Live differently because you are a writer. Notice small moments and capture them in writer’s notebook

entries. (NC 2)

4. How can I find narrative writing topics?

Read the words of another author has written and allow them to spark your own story ideas. (NC3)

5. How can I use revision to make my writing better?

Revise (even notebook entries), using all you know about storytelling, not summarizing. (NC3)

Uncover internal details by reenacting the story, then revise by adding missing details to story. (NC 3)

6. How can I edit my writing so it is not only easy to read but also read with phrasing and expression?

Edit during the drafting process. (NC 3)

7. How can I craft content that matches my audience and purpose for writing?

Tell the story from the “inside.” Relive the experience and then tell the story exactly the way you

experienced when you lived the moment. (NC 4)

You will not remember every detail. Create details that are true along with those that “ring true.” (NC 4)




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Use the Narrative Writing Checklist to reflect on current writing and set writing goals. (NC 5)

Keep track of writing goals by recording them on post-it notes or in your writer’s notebook. (NC5)


While drafting, keep eyes on mental image of what happened. While writing fast and furious, pages and

pages, finishing a draft in a day. (NC 6)


Ask, “What is this story really about?” and then write to bring forth that meaning. (NC 7)


Revise by thinking of a whole new way to tell the same story. (NC 7)

Tell the story differently to bring out a different meaning or message.

Star the story earlier or later.

Tell the story out of order.

Include – emphasis – the part played by different people.

12. How can I plan my realistic narrative?

Create a story arc to plan the narrative. (NC 8)

Map the internal as well as the external story arc. (NC 8)


Vary the pace of the story for a reason. Elaborate on particular parts of the story to make them slow down

and pay attention to those specific scenes. (NC9)

Tell bit-by-bit.

Add dialogue.

Give details.

Show small actions.

Add internal thinking.

Eliminate details and events to move more quickly toward important moments. (NC 9)

14. How can I organize my narrative in a way that helps my readers understand the story’s message/meaning?

Organize story into paragraphs. Start a new paragraph to signal: (NC 9)

A very important part that needs space around it

A new event

A new time

A new place

A new character is speaking


Incorporate scenes from the past or future to highlight the significance of the story. (NC 10)


Write significant and satisfying endings by asking, “What is it I want to say to my readers about this

struggle/journey?” (NC 11)

Write endings that resolve problems, teach lessons, or make changes that tie back to the big meaning of

the story. (NC 11)

17. How can I publish and share my best writing with my audience?

Use the Narrative Writing Checklist, rubrics and exemplars to select a narrative worthy to be published.


Use the Narrative Writing Checklist to reflect on current writing and set writing goals. (NC 5)

Keep track of writing goals by recording them on post-it notes or in your writer’s notebook. (NC5)


Add dialogue in ways that reveal character’s traits, desires, and struggles. (NC 13)

Give reasons for character’s actions. (NC 13)

Show characters’ thinking by telling the exact words and the tone a character uses when thinking. (NC 13)

20. How can I plan my realistic narrative?

Work out writing problems and thinking about different ways to tell a story in the writer’s notebook

throughout the writing process. (NC 14)


Create tension not by telling how it happened in real life but as a compelling story. Slow down the

problem in the story, telling it bit-by-bit. (NC 15)




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Structure the story in a way that evokes emotion in the reader. (NC 16)

Show or describe actions and images to evoke emotion in the reader. (NC 16)

Use figurative language and recurring images to evoke feelings and give clues toward the stories message.

(NC 16)


Ensure that every character, main & secondary, plays a role in forwarding the larger meaning of the story.

(NC 17)


Use commas correctly in… (NC 18)

lists and series

introductory phrases

compound sentences

nonessential words, phrases, & clauses


Use punctuation to… (NC 19)

Affect how loudly or softly the words are read.

Affect the tone (deep/high) of the reading.

Affect the speed in which the words are read.


List possible titles for the narrative. Then choose one that fits the message or big idea of the story.


Use the Narrative Writing Checklist or an editing checklist to edit draft for publication.


Share writing in small groups using appropriate volume, rate, and intonation. (NC 20)

Use the Narrative Writing Checklist or rubric, to reflect on published writing. “Did it meet its purpose and

expectations of its audience?”




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