Imagine you are assigned to write a fictional story for a kids’ book that is going to be published on an International Website for 4th grade students through out the world. The story is going to be shared with other students who are also learning how to read in another language.
How can you create an engaging story that will include amazing characters, a setting, and a problem that can be solved by using a inviting introduction, middle, and a satisfying conclusion?
What kind of characters can you create that would be appealing to other students of your age and really connected to the story and setting?
Standards
Arizona K-12 Content Standards www.ade.state.az.us/standards/contentstandards.asp Concept 1: Expressive Expressive writing includes personal narratives, stories, poetry, songs, and dramatic pieces. Writing may be based on real or imagined events. PO 1. Write a narrative based on imagined or real events, observations, or memories that includes: a. characters b. setting c. plot d. sensory details e. clear language f. logical sequence of events
21st Century Skills Standards www.21stcenturyskills.org Think Creatively Make Judgments and Decisions Solve Problems Communicate Clearly ISTE National Technology Standards for Students http://iste.org Digital Citizenship Technology
Operations and Concepts Procedure: click on link Students steps-1.doc
Story Writing rubric-2.doc
Materials/Resources
Curriculum: Language Text book - Curriculum Map Technology: Digital cameras, computer, word processing software, Web-pages
Other Materials: pencil, eraser, crayons, white paper
Creative writing
A Problem-Based Lesson for:
4th grade Language arts
Designed by:
Luis Melo: lmelo@fusd1.org
Mary Mays: mmays@wusd2.org
Task
Imagine you are assigned to write a fictional story for a kids’ book that is going to be published on an International Website for 4th grade students through out the world. The story is going to be shared with other students who are also learning how to read in another language.
How can you create an engaging story that will include amazing characters, a setting, and a problem that can be solved by using a inviting introduction, middle, and a satisfying conclusion?
What kind of characters can you create that would be appealing to other students of your age and really connected to the story and setting?
Standards
Arizona K-12 Content Standards
www.ade.state.az.us/standards/contentstandards.asp
Concept 1: Expressive
Expressive writing includes personal narratives, stories, poetry, songs, and dramatic pieces. Writing may be based on real or imagined events.
PO 1. Write a narrative based on imagined or real events, observations, or memories that includes:
a. characters
b. setting
c. plot
d. sensory details
e. clear language
f. logical sequence of events
21st Century Skills Standards
www.21stcenturyskills.org
Think Creatively
Make Judgments and Decisions
Solve Problems
Communicate Clearly
ISTE National Technology Standards for Students
http://iste.org
Digital Citizenship Technology
Operations and Concepts
Procedure: click on link
Students steps-1.doc
Assessment Plan:click on link
Assessment Plan.doc
See an example of how to create stories using a program at:
http://www.ravensheadservices.com/?gclid=CImkwI2KyZsCFR0Sagod9AtRKw
Rubistar click on link
Story Writing rubric-2.doc
Materials/Resources
Curriculum: Language Text book - Curriculum Map
Technology:
Digital cameras, computer, word processing software, Web-pages
Other Materials: pencil, eraser, crayons, white paper