Narrative
My Teacher's a Monster!
YEAR LEVEL DESCRIPTION- Students create a range of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts including imaginative retellings, reports, performances, poetry and expositions.
Judging Standards
WRITE A STORY (NARRATIVE) WITH THE TOPIC,
'My Teacher's a Monster'
'My Teacher's a Monster'
Learning Intentions
Use the Seven Steps for Writing Success to write a narrative.
Use the correct text structure to write a narrative.
Write a narrative using descriptive language.
Punctuate correctly.
Success Criteria
A story including what you have learned based on the topic, 'My Teacher's a Monster'.
Must
Write a story with a beginning, middle and end with 1 form of figurative language.
Should
Write a story with a beginning including a sizzling start, pebble, rock, boulder and exciting ending. Use 2 forms of figurative language.
Could
Write a story with a beginning including a sizzling start, pebble, rock, boulder and exciting ending with a character wrap and 3 forms of figurative language.
Lesson One | Step One | Plan for Success
Learning Intentions
Define the parts of the story graph
Plot the key parts onto the story graph
Success Criteria
A completed story graph
Activate Prior Knowledge
What are the different parts of the Narrative Story Graph and what is their purpose?
N_Step1_SG_template_editable_RB.pdfLets Read!
Think about what information belongs to the different parts of the story graph.
Lets Plot!
Wrap Up
Why do you think the structure of a narrative is so important?
Lesson Two | Step One | Plan for Success
Learning Intention
Plot the key parts onto the story graph
Success Criteria
A completed story graph
Watch
Lets Plot!
Wrap Up
How has the structure of the video helped entertain the viewer?
Pre-Test
Success Criteria
Planning on a story graph.
An attempt to write a narrative.
Evidence of some editing.
Write a narrative on the topic "My Teacher is a Monster!"
Class Brainstorm
Let's brainstorm some ideas to help you!
Checklist
Planning- 10 minutes to plot your story graph as best you can.
Writing- 30 minutes to write as much as you can.
Editing- 5 minutes to edit what you have written.
Lesson 3 | Step 2: Sizzling Starts
Learning Intention
Define what is in a sizzling start
Identify a sizzling start
Success Criteria
Active participation
Prior Knowledge
Think | Pair | Share
Do you think this is a sizzling start?
Brainstorm
What makes it a sizzling start?
Learn
What techniques have been used here?
Before and After
Is the second story opening better? Why?
What technique has been used here for the sizzling start?
Lesson 4 | Sizzling Start Example
Learning Intention
Distinguish what a good sizzling start looks like
Success Criteria
Participation in a group work and completed worksheet
Activate Prior Knowledge
What does a good sizzling start look like?
What does a good sizzling start include?
Activity
comparison.pdfIn groups compare two narrative openings.
What does a good one look like?
Lesson 5 | Step 2: Sizzling Starts
Learning Intention
Write a sizzling start using one of the techniques
Success Criteria
A sizzling start written from a picture prompt
Activate Prior Knowledge
What is a sizzling start?
Why do we use them?
Who can remember the different techniques?
What did we write about yesterday?
I Do
WP_EY_Step1_FairgroundSwing_RB.pdfWho is the main character?
Are they having fun?
What are they feeling?
I am going to use the technique Start with Sound.
We Do
WP_EY_Step1_FairgroundSwing_RB.pdfWho is the main character?
Are they having fun?
What are they feeling?
We are going to use the technique Start with Sound.
You Do
WP_EY_Step1_FairgroundSwing_RB.pdfWrite your own Sizzling Start
Who is the main character?
Are they having fun?
What are they feeling?
Share your sizzling start.
Lesson 6 | Sizzling Start Practice and Backfill
Learning Intentions
Quickly write sizzling starts using one of the techniques
Brainstorm backfill ideas for the topic 'My Teacher is a Monster'
Success Criteria
Sizzling starts written from picture prompts
Active participation in brainstorm
Sizzling Start Warm Up
You have 3 minutes to write a sizzling start for each of these images.
Share your sentence after each image.
Class Example
Brainstorm Backfill
Let's brainstorm some ideas for the backfill; who, what, where?
'My Teacher's a Monster'
Plot Backfill
Let's plot the backfill on our storygraph.
'My Teacher's a Monster'
Lesson 7 | Individual Backfill
Learning Intention
Create our backfill for our own story
Success Criteria
Completed graphic organiser
Sizzling Start
Write a sizzling start from this picture prompt.
You have 3 minutes.
Share it with the class.
Activate Prior Knowledge
Let's review what we did on Monday.
Our class brainstorm and story graph.
Activity
Create your own idea for your story.
Complete the graphic organiser to tell me the backfill of your story.
Who, What, Where.
Review
Share your ideas with class.
Lesson 8 | Individual Sizzling Start and Backfill
Learning Intention
Write our own sizzling start and opening paragraph (backfill- set the scene)
Success Criteria
A first draft of your opening paragraph with a sizzling start
Sizzling Start
Write a sizzling start from this picture prompt.
You have 3 minutes.
Share it with the class.
Sizzling Start Class Example
Using the backfill on the story graph, lets create a class example of a sizzling start.
Backfill Class Example
Now lets write the backfill of the first paragraph.
Make sure to set the scene with Who, What, Where.