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Third Grade Writing Unit Plan: Teaching Students to Write a Story, Study notes of History of Education

This unit plan outlines a five-day teaching strategy to help third-grade students learn how to write a story. The plan covers analyzing learners, stating objectives, selecting media and materials, utilizing media and materials, requiring learner participation, and evaluating and revising. The plan includes details on daily activities, materials needed, and websites to be used.

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Beth McCutcheon
CI 350
September 19, 2006
Unit Plan
Introduction: This is a unit plan on teaching students how to write a story.
I. Analyze Learners
The students for this unit plan are about eight years old. This unit plan
is designed for children in third grade. The students’ abilities range from
average to above average. All of them have already been taught the basics
in writing. They have learned everything they need to know about writing in
previous grades.
II. State Objectives
RLA 3.2.1: Demonstrate proper manuscript and full transition to
cursive writing techniques (e.g. posture; paper placement; pencil grip;
letter formation; slant; letter size; spacing; rhythm; alignment).
RLA 3.2.2: Use the five step writing process (e.g. graphic organizers
for prewriting; descriptive words and details for drafting and revising;
use of simple dictionaries for editing and publishing; conferencing to
edit; punctuation; capitalization; and spelling at a developmentally
appropriate level).
RLA 3.2.3: Use paragraph format to write compositions (e.g.
beginning-middle-end; main ideas with relevant details; sentence
variety- declarative, interrogative; descriptive and transitional words;
indentations).
RLA 3.2.4: Use a variety of strategies to plan simple research (e.g.
identify possible topic by brainstorming; list questions; use idea webs;
organize prior knowledge about a topic; develop a course of action for
writing; determine how to locate necessary information).
RLA 3.2.11: Use specific mechanics of grammar in written
composition (e.g. substitute pronouns for nouns; use pronoun
agreements; adjectives; adverbs).
III. Select Media and Material
The materials needed for this unit include:
Pencil or pen
At least ten sheets of paper for each student
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Beth McCutcheon CI 350 September 19, 2006

Unit Plan

Introduction: This is a unit plan on teaching students how to write a story.

I. Analyze Learners

The students for this unit plan are about eight years old. This unit plan is designed for children in third grade. The students’ abilities range from average to above average. All of them have already been taught the basics in writing. They have learned everything they need to know about writing in previous grades.

II. State Objectives

RLA 3.2.1: Demonstrate proper manuscript and full transition to cursive writing techniques (e.g. posture; paper placement; pencil grip; letter formation; slant; letter size; spacing; rhythm; alignment).  RLA 3.2.2: Use the five step writing process (e.g. graphic organizers for prewriting; descriptive words and details for drafting and revising; use of simple dictionaries for editing and publishing; conferencing to edit; punctuation; capitalization; and spelling at a developmentally appropriate level).  RLA 3.2.3: Use paragraph format to write compositions (e.g. beginning-middle-end; main ideas with relevant details; sentence variety- declarative, interrogative; descriptive and transitional words; indentations).  RLA 3.2.4: Use a variety of strategies to plan simple research (e.g. identify possible topic by brainstorming; list questions; use idea webs; organize prior knowledge about a topic; develop a course of action for writing; determine how to locate necessary information).  RLA 3.2.11: Use specific mechanics of grammar in written composition (e.g. substitute pronouns for nouns; use pronoun agreements; adjectives; adverbs).

III. Select Media and Material

The materials needed for this unit include:  Pencil or pen  At least ten sheets of paper for each student

 Two books (age appropriate) to read aloud to students  Chalkboard/Markerboard  Computer for every student  Access to Internet  Kidspiration Software  Inspiration 8.0 Software o Students will use a worksheet titled “Fiction Writing” found on the software program. The websites that will be used for this unit include:ReadWriteThink (http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp) o This website gives several lessons a teacher can use to teach the students about language. There are lessons for text structure, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, and several others. This is a website for teachers only.  Sequenced Lesson Plans (http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/seqlps/sudspres.asp? SUID=135&SSUID=129&SSTitle=Third+Grade+Language+Arts) o This website gives day-by-day lesson plans for teachers. There is a detailed description for every day of the lesson plan. This is a website for teachers only.  ReadWriteNow** (http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/index.html) o This website includes a worksheet for students. It is aimed at encouraging and helping students to read and write. The activity includes reading a book and answering questions about it. This is a website for teachers only.  Third Grade Activities (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table3.html) o This website provides several activities for students to do to help them improve on their language skills. A few of the activities include learning about parts of speech and parts of a sentence. The activities include worksheets for students to complete. This is a website for teachers and students.

IV. Utilize Media and Material

Day One: I will introduce the lesson the students will be learning: writing a story. I will read aloud to them two age-appropriate books; we will then have a discussion about the books. This is to give them an example of what kind of story they will be writing. We will then review basic grammar and anything else needed to write a story. The students will practice writing in cursive. Then, they will complete a worksheet from ReadWriteNow.

students are participating in the assignment. I will also give the students participation points each day. These points will be given on things like answering questions, providing ideas or topics, and completing the worksheets and computer activity I have provided. Also, the main evaluation of the lesson will come from the students writing their stories. I will collect the stories and evaluate them.