CCSS ELA Standards Addressed: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Objectives: I can:
Describe myself using character traits.
Write a narrative about my personal experiences.
Explain how my character traits have affected my own experiences.
Materials needed: Construction paper Markers Glue Construction paper (cut into strips) Lined Paper Hook: Today, I want you to think about your own character traits, specifically inward character traits. How would you describe yourself to someone who didn’t know you?
Teacher Input/Modeling: Let’s review some examples of character traits that we’ve been learning about. Who can give me some examples? Allow students to respond. Those are good examples. Now, let’s think about how certain character traits could affect things that happen in our life. Ask students how they think certain character traits would affect them at school. Character traits can have positive and negative effects. Today, you are going to do two things. First, you are going to describe yourself using character traits, and then you are going to choose one of those traits and write a short narrative about how that trait affects your day at school. Make sure that the events of the school day are in order. Let me give you an example. I will then choose a character trait and write a few model sentences on chart paper as an example.
Independent Practice: Each student will get a piece of construction paper and blank strips of paper. Students are to draw a picture of themselves, then write at least 6 character traits on the strips of paper that they will glue to the construction paper around their drawing.
After that is completed, students will choose one of their character traits and will write a short narrative about how that character trait affects their day at school. The events of the school day should be in order. Students will write their narrative on lined paper, and it will be stapled to the back of their construction paper.
Closure: Today, we learned about our own character traits and how they can affect things in our life. Why do you think this is important? Give students the chance to respond. It’s important because character traits can either cause good or bad things to happen to us. We should try to keep the traits that are good, and do away with the ones that are bad.
Assessment: Checklist:
The Student:
Described him/herself using character traits.
Wrote a narrative about his/her experience at school.
Explained how his/her character trait affected the experience.
Used appropriate sequence of events in his/her writing.
Lesson Title: What are YOUR character traits?
Length of time needed: 1 1/2 hrs.
CCSS ELA Standards Addressed:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Objectives:
I can:
Materials needed:
Construction paper
Markers
Glue
Construction paper (cut into strips)
Lined Paper
Hook:
Today, I want you to think about your own character traits, specifically inward character traits. How would you describe yourself to someone who didn’t know you?
Teacher Input/Modeling:
Let’s review some examples of character traits that we’ve been learning about. Who can give me some examples? Allow students to respond. Those are good examples.
Now, let’s think about how certain character traits could affect things that happen in our life.
Ask students how they think certain character traits would affect them at school.
Character traits can have positive and negative effects.
Today, you are going to do two things. First, you are going to describe yourself using character traits, and then you are going to choose one of those traits and write a short narrative about how that trait affects your day at school. Make sure that the events of the school day are in order. Let me give you an example.
I will then choose a character trait and write a few model sentences on chart paper as an example.
Independent Practice:
Each student will get a piece of construction paper and blank strips of paper. Students are to draw a picture of themselves, then write at least 6 character traits on the strips of paper that they will glue to the construction paper around their drawing.
After that is completed, students will choose one of their character traits and will write a short narrative about how that character trait affects their day at school. The events of the school day should be in order. Students will write their narrative on lined paper, and it will be stapled to the back of their construction paper.
Closure:
Today, we learned about our own character traits and how they can affect things in our life.
Why do you think this is important? Give students the chance to respond.
It’s important because character traits can either cause good or bad things to happen to us. We should try to keep the traits that are good, and do away with the ones that are bad.
Assessment: Checklist:
The Student: