Houston Baptist University

School of Education
Lesson Plan Template
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Subject: Writing
Unit: Personal Narrative

Grade Level: 3rd

Time Estimate: 45 minutes
Topic: Zooming in on a Memory and Storyboard

Goal(s): TLW identify and describe a specific moment in their memory.

TLW create a storyboard and draw a picture in the camera lens.
Objective(s): TLW be able to create a plan to help them write about a memory they had
with their objects.
TEKS: 3.17A Write a personal narrative that conveys thoughts and feelings about an
experience
Materials/Resources/Technology needs:
Students Writers Notebook
Camera cut outs
Pencils
Crayons
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Instructional Procedures
Focusing Event: Ask students if they remember making a bubble map on the object they are
going to write about. Show students the bubble map you created to jogged their memory.
Then refreshed their memory about prewriting and how we talked about creating a plan
before writing a rough draft.
Teaching/ Learning Procedures: Have students sit in front of the class and tell them that they
will pick a moment in time when they received that object to draw in their camera lens.
Tell them they will be zooming in on that one memory. Tell students this will help them
with their planning and when it is time to write their first draft, they can go back to the
camera to help them come up with ideas about their object in their writing. Show students
the picture you drew as a model so they know what it will look like. Talk about that one
moment you choose to zoom in and why. Once students are given some time to draw their
picture, tell them they will create a storyboard. The storyboard will also help them with
their writing because it will be more detailed and they can look back to their storyboard

when it is time to write their rough draft. In the storyboard, tell students they will draw 6
boxes in their writers notebook. In box one, they will titled it Where You Were. Box two,
Moment it Started. Box three What Happened Next. Box four, Final Moment. Box five,
What You Felt. Box six, What Did You Learned. In each box, they will write one or two
sentences and then draw a picture. Modeled and create/show them an example what it
supposed to look like.
Formative Check (ongoing or specific): Walk around the room to monitor the
students as they draw their picture on the camera cutouts. Make sure they are following
directions by using pencils first then trace it and color it with crayons. When students are
working on their storyboard, make sure in each box they are writing one or two sentences
for each picture. If any students need help with clarification, go over the instructions or
refer back to the examples.
Reteach (alternative used as needed): If reteach is necessary, explain to students again what
you mean by zooming in on a memory. Tell students that they will pick that one special
moment when they received that object. Provide more examples if necessary.
Closure: Have students share with their classmates their Camera picture they drew along
with their storyboard with their writing partners. Then tell students that tomorrow they
will learn how to write good leads to their narratives.
Assessment/Summative Evaluation: Performance assessment will be taken as students work
quietly on their picture and storyboard.
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Modifications/Notes: Students with learning disabilities: Give instructions in chunk and
repeat instructions. Provide more examples/ model what the storyboard should like if
necessary. If needed, pull students to small group and work with them as they draw their
picture and creating their storyboard.