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Lesson 3: Exploring Simple Narrative Structure
60 minutes | Suitable for Grades: 1 - 2A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the structure of a narrative text.
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Lesson Plan
Tuning In
- Watch the Parts of a Story song on YouTube. After watching, ask the students:
- What are the characters in a story?
- What is the setting of a story?
- What are the three main parts of a story?
Teacher Instruction
- Revise the structure of narrative texts, as outlined on slide 8 of the Exploring Narrative Texts PowerPoint. Encourage the students to explain the purpose of the orientation, complication and resolution in a narrative text.
- Read the full story of Hansel and Gretel to the class. (Note: The version of the story contained within the PowerPoint is a condensed version of the text. A full version of the text is available within the Hansel and Gretel Sequencing Activity Cards.) After reading, discuss the questions on slide 15 as a class.
- Display and discuss the narrative structure of Hansel and Gretel, as outlined on slides 16-19. Remind the students of the importance of the complication within narrative structure (if nothing goes wrong, there would be no challenge for the main character and very little excitement for the reader).
Guided/Independent Learning
- Provide each student with a copy of the Story Map Template. Remind the students that the template can be used to create a summary (a shortened version) of all the important features of a story.
- In small groups, pairs or individually, allow the students to complete the template for the story of Hansel and Gretel. Once they have finished, encourage the students to review the information on the template to ensure that all of the key details have been included.
Wrapping Up
- Gather the students together. Encourage volunteers to share their story maps of Hansel and Gretel with the class. Encourage the students to comment on any similarities and differences in the responses presented.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Encourage students who finish the planning template quickly to complete a second template for another fairy tale they are familiar with.
Supporting Students
- Allow students who are finding the planning template challenging to work in a small group with adult support.
Assessment Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
NSW Curriculum alignment
- EN1-8B
Recognises that there are different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an awareness of purpose, audience and subject matter
- EN1-9B
Uses basic grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary appropriate to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
- EN1-10C
Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCELA176
Understand that the purposes texts serve shape their structure in predictable ways
- VCELA212
Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purpose
- VCELT208
Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and compare some features of characters in different texts
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACELA1447
Understand that the purposes texts serve shape their structure in predictable waysElaborationsdiscussing and comparing the purposes of familiar texts drawn from local contexts and interests (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)becoming f...
- ACELT1584
Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different textsElaborationsexamining different types of literature including traditional tales, humorous stories and poetry (...
- ACELA1463
Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purposeElaborationsidentifying the topic and type of a text through its visual presentation, for example cover design, packa...
- ACELT1591
Discuss the characters and settings of different texts and explore how language is used to present these features in different waysElaborationsdescribing features of text settings including time, colours used to portray year, season, and place (count...
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EnglishWritingText TypesImaginative WritingNarrative WritingFairy Tales
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