Standard #: LAFS.3.W.1.3 (Archived Standard)


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Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
  1. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
  2. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
  3. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.
  4. Provide a sense of closure.


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Lesson Plans

Name Description
Point of View: A Reading of Two Bad Ants

In this reading lesson, students will work with the teacher and in cooperative groups to read and comprehend Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg. Students will determine and analyze the point of view of the text, sequence the key events, and answer discussion questions. Students will also rewrite the story from a human's point of view.

Close Reading of The Raft by Jim LaMarche

In this lesson, students will engage in reading The Raft by Jim LaMarche. Through several close readings and discussions, students will analyze and synthesize how key details and characters' actions and motivations help to determine the author's central message. The lesson begins with a strong "hook" that will also bring closure to the reading and reinforce the students' understanding of the central idea.

Close Reading of Lewis and Clark and Me This lesson provides an in-depth look at a literary text that links reading to social studies, Lewis and Clark and Me. At the completion of this lesson, students will have read about specific events from the Lewis and Clark expedition as told from Lewis' dog's point of view. They will analyze story elements and the characters in the text. Students will be able to create a chapter for the book that models the story structure used by the author.
Sparks of Color

Using a variety of colors, students will practice the art of "revision" in the writing process.

It's all in the details! Personal Narrative Writing using the Text My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig

The lesson focuses on supporting students as they write personal narratives with character descriptions, interesting details and dialogue using an example from the My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig. This is the last in a series of three lessons using the text My Secret Bully.

Crickwing: A Lesson in Using Strong Words to Convey Precise Meaning

Using the book Crickwing, students will demonstrate understanding of the connection a writer needs to make between the words they use and the meaning they would like the reader to secure.

Teaching Sequential Organization of a Narrative Essay Using a Picture Book

Wendell and Floyd are late to class once too often and their teacher gives them an ultimatum. They decide to take a secret shortcut to school which proves to be anything but a shortcut. In this lesson, students will use the picture book The Secret Shortcut by Mark Teague as a model to write narrative fiction focusing on the organization of the text using sequencing /transitional words and phrases.

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