Lesson 1

Genre Focus: 

Strategy: 

Learning Intention.

• We are learning to plan a narrative. 

• We are learning to edit our writing

Success Criteria: 

• I can plan to write a narrative.

• I can edit my writing

Warm-Up/Hook:

Choose a picture prompt. Have the students stick it into their Writer's Notebook and then they can brainstorm story ideas for 5 minutes. 

Mini Lesson: 

Model editing a piece of writing, up-leveling writing, and adding punctuation. Can use the document with 3 options or create your own. 

Differentiated Independent Practise: 

Students start to plan and start writing a narrative. They can use one of the picture prompts they have planned or brainstorm a new idea. Students can use one of the below planning templates.

Target Groups: Support: 

Students use a structured narrative planner

Extension: Students work independently to brainstorm/write using a range of adjectives, verbs and nouns that they could use in their narrative.

Reflection:

Author’s Chair

Children to share what they have done so far.