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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.
Lesson Essential Questions:
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.
Lesson Essential Questions:
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
Student Learning Map Grade: 5 Writing
August – First ½ of October Unit 1: Narrative Craft
(6 Weeks) Mode: Narrative
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Concept: Style
Concept: Revising
Concept: Editing
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Lesson Essential Questions:
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.
Lesson Essential Questions:
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.
Lesson Essential Questions:
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
Student Learning Map Grade: 5 Writing
August – First ½ of October Unit 1: Narrative Craft
(6 Weeks) Mode: Narrative
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Concept: Publishing
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Lesson Essential Questions:
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.
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.
Use the Narrative Writing Checklist
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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August – First ½ of October Unit 1: Narrative Craft
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8. How can I use revision to make my writing better?
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)
9. How can I craft content that matches my audience and purpose for writing?
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)
10. How can I craft content that matches my audience and purpose for writing?
Ask, “What is this story really about?” and then write to bring forth that meaning. (NC 7)
11. How can I use revision to make my writing better?
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)
13. How can I use strategies purposefully to improve the style of my narrative?
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
15. 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. (NC 10)
16. How can I organize my narrative in a way that helps my readers understand the story’s message/meaning?
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.
18. How can I use revision to make my writing better?
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)
19. How can I use strategies purposefully to improve the style of my narrative?
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)
21. How can I organize my narrative in a way that helps my readers understand the story’s message/meaning?
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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22. How can I use strategies purposefully to improve the style of my narrative?
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)
23. How can I craft content that matches my audience and purpose for writing?
Ensure that every character, main & secondary, plays a role in forwarding the larger meaning of the story.
(NC 17)
24. How can I edit my writing so it is not only easy to read but also read with phrasing and expression?
Use commas correctly in… (NC 18)
lists and series
introductory phrases
compound sentences
nonessential words, phrases, & clauses
25. How can I edit my writing so it is not only easy to read but also read with phrasing and expression?
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.
26. How can I publish and share my best writing with my audience?
List possible titles for the narrative. Then choose one that fits the message or big idea of the story.
27. How can I publish and share my best writing with my audience?
Use the Narrative Writing Checklist or an editing checklist to edit draft for publication.
28. How can I publish and share my best writing with my audience?
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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August – First ½ of October Unit 1: Narrative Craft
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Exemplar #1
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Exemplar #2
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Exemplar #3
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