UNT Lesson Plan Template- Characters

Pre-service Teacher: Grade(s): School/Mentor

Courtney Boone 5th
Teacher (if
applicable):
Charese
Huchingson

Subject area(s): Unit Topic/Theme: Lesson Title:

ELAR Fantasy Fantasy
Characters

Relevant TEKS: Relevant ELPS: 1 (E) Relevant TX

5.16A Students will write
imaginative stories that
include a clearly defined
focus, plot, and point of
view; a specific, believable
setting created through
the use of sensory details;
and a dialogue that
develops the story.
internalize new basic and CCRS:
academic language by
using and reusing it in
meaningful ways in
speaking and writing
activities that build
concept and language
attainment
2 (G) understand the
general meaning, main
points, and important
details of spoken
language ranging from
situations in which topics,
language, and contexts
are familiar to unfamiliar
3 (E) share information in
cooperative learning
interactions

Lesson Objective(s)/ Performance Outcomes

Today we will create characters for our fantasy story by using the orange
character outline paper.

Assessment (Description/Criteria)
Individually going through each student's work by walking around and make
sure that they are filling out the outline. The students should answer each
part using their own creative thinking. Once completed and work time is over
take up their work and check their papers for completion.

Materials and Resources

Anchor Chart that displays characters
Orange character outline paper
 Pencil/ pen
Document camera

Management of the Instructional Environment

We will go over classroom expectations while reading the mentor text by

respecting the teacher when speaking and while working by reviewing
CHAMPS. Have a student share what the classroom expectations are and then
have them head back to their seats when their name is called to get their
folders. If needed I will use Callbacks to redirect their attention back on task or
back on me.

When sharing their work with the class, students will show respect to the
student sharing. After they will use glows to praise them on their hard work.

Technology Integration
Document camera to share their main characters in their story.

Diversity and Equity (Accommodations, Modifications, Adaptations)

low - students will have the time to brainstorm their thoughts before writing
also students will have the outline read to them. Allow the students refer back
to the anchor chart to assist their thinking during filling out the outline about
setting.

high - double check their work by re-reading the outline and check for
misspellings and grammar. Have the students elaborate their work if needed.

Activities/Procedures

OPENING:
Start the class by having students come sit down on the carpet. Review what
we talked about the past few days- fantasy conflict and setting . Explain that
today we are going to continuing brainstorming ideas because we are going to
writing our own fantasy stories. Today we will be creating the characters in
our stories. In fantasies characters can be whatever the students what it to be.

(2 Minutes)

Mini Lesson:
Talk about Harry Potter and the characters J.K Rowling has created. Show the
character outline and talk through it with students using Harry Potter as the
mentor text. What kind of character are in the books? How was Harry
described in the books? What I Start the class by having students come sit
down on the carpet. Review what we talked about yesterday- fantasy conflict
and setting. Explain that today we are going to continuing brainstorming ideas
because we are going to writing our own fantasy stories. Today we will be
creating the characters in our stories. In fantasies characters can be whatever
the students what it to be. The characters can look and sound differently too
the author needs to describe it in the story so that the reader needs to know.
( 10 minutes)

Work Period:
Now I want you to continue on working on your fantasy world by describing
what personal and physical characteristics.
Students will be given the orange character outline and be asked to go back to
their seats. They get to create the characters now for their world! How they
look and act make them come to life! Then after they describe their characters
they my draw 3 of the main characters. Make it seem exciting.
(15 minutes)

Closing:
Choose 2-3 students who have successfully completed their setting outlines to
share with the class. Have all students come back to the carpet to listen to
their peers share. Call on a student that has not shared their stories yet and
place their papers under the document camera to share their work with their
classmates. Each student will receive glows from their classmates.
(3 minutes)

*Give out folders for students to keep up with all of their outline pages. Collect
folders each day.

Reflections and Documentation/Evidence of Lesson Effectiveness