The second lesson in a historical fiction series encourages pupils to develop a character profile of a colonial person using research acquired in the previous unit. Learners prepare their historical fiction narrative by responding to a writing prompt depicting a particular colonial period scenario. Additionally, young writers work collaboratively to generate a rubric they will later use in the final task.

Concepts

historical fiction, Narrative Writing, narratives, character development, colonial america, Writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Instead of using copies, write or project the writing prompt on the board for class members to copy into a journal

Classroom Considerations

• This is the second lesson in a series of 16 lessons on writing a historical fiction narrative
• Requires colonial trade research, which is covered in the previous unit 

Pros

• Allows for the sharing of ideas and collaboration
• Provides a detailed plan of lesson procedures, a writing prompt, and reproducibles
• Common Core designed

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.4.3.a W.4.8