Katie Greving Collaborative Instructional Lesson Third Grade English Language Arts Global Read Aloud Lesson: Rising

Action in a Narrative Nov. 5th 7th Content Standard: ELA: Literature and Informational Texts: Text Features and Structures: The student will describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections (e.g. describe how story elements develop throughout a story, drama, or poem). Objective: In paragraph form, the students will describe two events in the rising action of the story and why they are important to the story as a whole. Required Resources: SMART Board Laptop Parts of a narrative story PowerPoint Student brainstorming worksheet Student paragraph sheet Pencils November 5th: Introduction: Today, were going to learn more about the parts of the plot in a story like Out of My Mind. Who can remind us what plot is? Call on student to answer. Target answer: The events in a story. Have you ever heard someone telling a really boring story? Usually, when I hear a boring story, the narrator might tell us one event, and then another event, and other. For example: On Saturday, I went to Target to buy a pair of shoes, and then I drove home, and then I ate a sandwich The listener begins to wonder, Is the story over yet? or sometimes, Where is the narrator going with this story? o Even though plot is the different events in the story, it still needs exciting events to move the action in the story forward. The exciting events usually lead to other exciting or interesting events that keep the reader interested in what will happen next. Instruction: Introduce the PowerPoint and present it to the group. o Slide 3: Click on link to play brief YouTube video about the different parts of a plot diagram. We call this chart a plot diagram. Its a drawing, or diagram, that illustrates how the action, or exciting events, builds in a story to keep the reader interested in the story. Point out the different terms in the plot

diagram: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. o Slide 4: The terms are covered up by the definition of what each part of the plot diagram means. I will ask the third graders to name each of the parts of the diagram, moving the boxes to the side to reveal the correct answer for each one. o Slide 5: For our final assignment, youre going to write a paragraph that names two events that lead up to Melody getting her Medi-Talker. Can you think of any examples of rising action so far? Possible answers: Melody begins going to inclusion classes. Her friend Rose gets a new computer. Catherine helps Melody research the Medi-Talker. Mrs. V shows their research to Melodys parentsetc. o Slide 6: I use the story of The Three Little Pigs as a model for how the third graders will write their paragraphs. Point out the #1 and #2 rising action events in that story. Then, for each rising action event, the students will describe the event and tell why it is important to the rising action of the story. o Slide 7: Provides a sample conclusion for the paragraph. Review the terms of a plot diagram one more time.

November 6th: Guided practice o I will briefly review the parts of a plot diagram with the group. o I will introduce the brainstorming worksheet. The students will choose two events in the rising action that lead to Melody getting her Medi-Talker, and they will write them in the Event 1 and Event 2 boxes. To the right, they will list why each event is important to the plot. o We will brainstorm ideas of rising action events as a group. o Students will write independently. o If students finish early, they will begin writing their paragraphs. November 7th: Assessment o The students will continue writing. They will finish their brainstorming, if needed, and work to finish their paragraphs. o Paragraphs will be graded based on the 4.0-point scale embedded in the Common Core ELA standards for third grade.