make a lesson plan for Grade 4, 5E's format for competency aspects of settings in narrative writing
Grade: 4
Subject: English Language Arts
Topic: Settings in Narrative Writing
Objective: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify and describe the setting in a narrative writing piece.
Materials:
- Story or passage with a clear setting
- Whiteboard and markers
- Worksheets
- Graphic organizers
- Laptops or tablets for research (optional)
Engage (10 minutes):
- Begin the lesson by discussing what a setting is in a story. Ask students to share examples of settings they have read about in books or seen in movies.
- Show a picture of a unique setting (e.g. a deserted island, a magical forest) and ask students to describe what they see and imagine what kind of story could take place there.
Explore (15 minutes):
- Provide students with a short story or passage that has a clear and detailed setting. Read the passage as a class and ask students to highlight or underline details that describe the setting.
- In small groups, have students discuss and compare their findings, then share their observations with the class.
Explain (15 minutes):
- Review the key elements of setting in a narrative writing piece: time, place, and atmosphere.
- Use a graphic organizer to help students brainstorm and organize details about the setting of a story they are familiar with.
Elaborate (20 minutes):
- Have students choose a favorite story or book and create a new setting for it. They can draw a picture or write a short description of the new setting, including the time, place, and atmosphere.
- Students can also work in pairs or small groups to research and create a presentation about a setting from a real place or time period.
Evaluate (10 minutes):
- Distribute worksheets with passages from different stories and ask students to identify and describe the setting in each one.
- Review student work and assess their ability to identify and describe setting elements accurately.
Extension:
- Encourage students to use descriptive language to enhance the setting in their own narrative writing pieces. They can practice writing paragraphs that effectively describe the time, place, and atmosphere of a scene.
Closure (5 minutes):
- Recap the key elements of setting in narrative writing.
- Ask students to share one thing they learned about setting in today's lesson.