Lesson Parts

Step 1 - Brainstorming about what Narrative writing looks like with students

Step 2: Use graphic organizer to write rough drafts and share ideas with friends.

Step 3: Decide how we will measure success in the project - Designing a rubric together

Teacher Resources for the lesson

Problem Solution Graphic Organizer - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Narrative-Writing-Graphic-Organizer-ProblemSolution-643834

NewsELA Article "To Get to the Other Side" - https://newsela.com/read/elem-bears-and-roads/id/38779/

NewsELA Article " Fish Tale on the Columbia River" - https://newsela.com/read/natgeo-fish-tale/id/44654/

NewsELA Article "Decline in krill threatens Antarctic wildlife, from whales to penguins" https://newsela.com/read/antarctic-whales-penguins-need-krill/id/40542/

Crash Course Kids Video - Big Trouble in the Big Apple - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyE4_D6Fb_w

Crash Course Kids Video - Big Changes in the Big Forest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fkGqO0Xk94

Scratch - https://www.scratch.mit.edu

Code Club Projects - https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/codeclub