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Lesson Plan
Lesson 6: Narrative Features – Developing a Plot
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop a plot for a narrative which includes a setting, characters and a problem to be solved.
This lesson plan includes the following resources:
Lesson Plan
Tuning In
- Watch the Understanding Story Plots video on the ABC Splash website. After watching, ask the students:
- Why are ‘before’ and ‘after’ helpful words to think about when developing a narrative plot?
- What are the six story types outlined in the video?
- What are some possible plots for each story type?
Teacher Instruction
- Display and discuss slide 21 of the Narrative Features PowerPoint. Highlight the importance of the complication, the climax and the resolution in the development of a narrative plot.
- Discuss some common story types, as outlined on slide 22. Encourage the students to suggest some more examples for each story type.
- Display and discuss the example narrative plot on slide 23. Explain that, by creating a complication (problem) for the character described in the previous lesson, a story is beginning to take shape.
- Discuss the concept of narrative viewpoint, as outlined on slide 25. Encourage the students to suggest some more examples of first and third person narratives.
Guided/Independent Learning
- Provide each student with a copy of the Narrative Writing Planning Template. Read through the instructions for the activity on slide 24 and answer any questions the students may have.
- Allow the students to work in pairs to complete the activity. Monitor and support the students as required.
Wrapping Up
- Allow each pair to share their narrative plot ideas with the class. Encourage the students to provide positive feedback, or suggestions for improvement.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Allow more confident writers to work individually, rather than in pairs (if they wish to do so).
Supporting Students
- Allow students who find writing challenging to work with a teacher or teacher aide during the pair activity.
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
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCELY329
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience
- VCELY358
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audience
- VCELT315
Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACELT1610
Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responsesElaborationsidentifying the narrative voice (the person or entity through whom the audience experience...
- ACELY1704
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...
- ACELY1714
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationscreating informative texts for two ...
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EnglishWritingText TypesImaginative WritingNarrative Writing
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