Young historians use their planning graphic organizer to prepare a personal narrative draft on expert trades. Since the instructional activity is considered the mid-unit assessment, learners respond to a writing prompt related to the final performance task. During the next instructional activity, they peer-revise these narratives.

Concepts

historical fiction, Narrative Writing, colonial america, rough drafts, the writing process, character development, plot development, Writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Keep individual work organized and easy to access in a folder
• Remind pupils to skip lines for future revision

Classroom Considerations

• It is essential to have completed the research in unit 2 of the module to complete the performance task in the current unit; the previous lesson is attached in the included materials
• Provide extra paper for fourth graders to continue their writing

Pros

• Designed for Common Core
• Includes a self-assessment for fourth graders to track their progress
• Lesson gives clear and detailed plans for implementation along with reproducibles

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.4.2.b W.4.3.a W.4.9.a