Language Arts- Unit on Personal Narrative writings.
Day two of Five Days
 

Connection to Kentucky Learner Goals:

1. Students make sense of a variety of materials they listen to and read. (1.2)
2. Students make sense of various things they observe. (1.3)
3. Students will write using appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes. (1.1)
4. Students use what they already know to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills or interpret new experiences. (6.20)
5. Students expand their understanding of existing knowledge by making connections with new knowledge, skills, and experiences. (6.3)

1. Students develop their topic through a brainstorming technique.
2. Students will read and evaluate a peer's personal narrative writing topic and ideas.
3. Students will make revisions and organize their idea for personal narrative.
4. Students will complete the Audience and Purpose Worksheet.
5. Students will complete the Topic Sentence Worksheet.
6. After a teacher conference, each student will begin their first draft of their personal narrative.

1. Paper
2. Pencil
3. Each student's personal narrative topic from prior day's lesson.
4. Personal Narrative Rubric
5. Topic Sentence Worksheet
6. An Audience and A Purpose Worksheet

1. Pass out each student's personal narrative topics.
2. Recap from prior lesson
3. Hand our the Personal Narrative Rubric.  Explain to the students the expectations.  Ask if they have any questions about the handout.
4. Have students continue working on their idea.  Walking the classroom making sure student is developing their idea.
5. Once   students have completed brainstorming, the students should exchange papers. Peer editing.
6. Explain to the students about peer editing.
7. Students may make extensions to their topic.
8. After student completes brainstorming, they should organize their ideas.  Students will complete the Audience and Purpose worksheet.  Students will complete the Topic Sentence Worksheet.
9. Once students have completed the above exercises, they are ready to start writing their first draft.

Assessment:  Student will have completed brainstorming technique, Audience and Purpose Paper, and Topic Sentence Worksheet.

Summation:   Recap today's objectives.  Ask students if they have any questions about writing their personal narrative.

Reflection:

The Audience and Purpose Paper were difficult for students to complete.  Next time I will use examples and show students the Audience and Purpose of each paper.  I will also give examples of Topic Sentences.