This English unit addresses the narrative text type, specifically how to plan and write an engaging story.
It consists of 15 lessons of approximately 60 minutes duration.
The sequence of lessons and suggested time frames should be regarded as a guide only; teachers should pace lessons in accordance with the individual learning needs of their class.
An independent writing task, which may couple as an assessment task, is included in the unit. The number of lessons required to complete this task may vary from class to class.
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What a wonderful unit thank you!
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Is there any update on when this issue will be rectified? I can see this post is from 2 months ago, however multiple resources are still missing from this unit plan.
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Hi Paul, It's been a month and I am still unable to open this unit plan.
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I too have just downloaded this and many parts aren't working
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Hi, I reported this as broken about 2 weeks ago. I understand the team is trying their best to have this unit plan back up and running. Do you know when this will be? Thanks.
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Hi, multiple of these lessons are broken and when downloaded are 0kb and cant be downloaded :(
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How could I use this (or another narrative unit) for a QLD 2/3 class please?
Hi Vickie, Thank you for your comment! We do have a Year 1 and 2 narrative writing unit as well - https://www.teachstarter.com/au/unit-plan/exploring-narrative-texts-unit-plan-year-1-year-2/ Perhaps you could combine elements from this unit and the Year 3/4 version to make it suitable for your composite class. Another useful resource might be our narrative Bump It Up Walls. These contain leveled narratives that may help with differentiation. We have a whole resource collection which can be found at the following link - https://www.teachstarter.com/au/teaching-resource-collection/bump-it-up-data-walls/ Don't hesitate to let us know if you have any further questions.
Hi, I've just gone through this unit in preparation for teaching Narratives to Yr 3 in 2020! It looks fantastic and I can't wait to put it in action. I'd love to hear feedback from others about how this unit went for them. :)
HI Katrina, Thank you for your lovely comment. I am so glad you are enjoying our resources. If anyone has feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
Is there a rubric for this particular unit?
Hi Casey, thank you for your comment. We don't currently provide rubrics for our units. As I'm sure you would understand, all schools are extremely different in the manner in which student understanding is assessed, recorded and reported and we cannot possibly create a rubric that would suit everyone. There is, however, a generic rubric to assist teachers to assess the writing task at the end of this unit. This can be found here: https://www.teachstarter.com/teaching-resource/naplan-style-assessment-rubric-narrative-writing/ In addition to this, we have a comprehensive set of assessment trackers linked to the Australian Curriculum which can be used to monitor student progress. These can be found here: https://www.teachstarter.com/teaching-resource-collection/australian-curriculum-assessment-trackers/
Thanks Steph. I found it last night after I posted. I really appreciate the link though :-)
You're most welcome!
Would love to see an extension of this for Year 5 and 6 if possible! Your resources are fantastic!
Hi Mel, Thank you for your positive feedback. Have you seen our Narrative Writing Unit for Year 5 and Year 6? You can dow load it here: https://www.teachstarter.com/unit-plan/writing-narrative-texts-unit-plan-year-5-year-6/ Kind regards, Steph
I just love your units of work and ll the attachments . Are you planning to do more of these?
Thank you for the lovely feedback, Colleen! Yes, the unit plans are very high on our list of priorities. You will definitely be seeing more of them! Kind regards, Steph