Lesson

#4

Once Upon An Alphabet Writing Part 4

Date

November 24, 2014

Subject/Gra
de Level

LA Writing/Grade 2

Time
Duratio
n

60 Minutes

Unit

Teacher

Miss Davis

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

1. GLO 2: Comprehend and respond personally and critically to literary and media
texts. 2.3 Understand Forms and Techniques.
2. GLO 4: Enhance the Clarity and Artistry of Communication. 4.2 Enhance and
Improve. 4.3 Attend to Conventions.
1. Recognize key features of a story beginning, middle, and end. Development
of vocabulary. Demonstrate interest in sounds of words and word patterns
(alliteration). Create original text.
2. 4.2 Share stories and creations with peers and respond to questions. Revise
writing by adding information and ideas. 4.3 Use complete sentences. Spell
familiar words using a variety of strategies.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students
1.
2.
3.

will:
Recognize key features of a story beginning middle, end
Recognize alliteration and develop vocabulary
Create an original text using complete sentences and independently spelling familiar
words
4. Share stories and creations with peers and respond to questions
5. Revise writing by adding information and ideas

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:

Products/Performan
ces:

Level of student engagement, and progress on the worksheet

Can the students recognize key features of a story?
Can the students recognize alliteration and develop their own alliterative
vocabulary?
Can the students create an original text using complete sentences and
spell independently?
Did the students share their stories with peers and respond to questions?
Did the students revise their writing by adding information and writing?
Complete worksheet

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Once Upon An Alphabet Oliver Jeffers

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Once Upon An Alphabet Oliver Jeffers
Worksheets
SMART Board

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
Expectations for
Learning and
Behavior
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge

Print Worksheets, bring up worksheets and slideshow on SMART Board

Introduction
Time
Stay in your desks! Questions: Try to work it out on your own,
quietly ask your elbow-partners, and if those two options do not
work, then you can raise your hand for me to help you.
Quick review from last class: What are the three
important parts of a story? The beginning, the middle, and
the end. What are we introduced to in the beginning of a
story? Characters and setting. What happens in the middle
of a story? The characters are faced with a problem. What
happens in the end of a story? The characters find a

Attention Grabber
Transition to Body

Learning Activity
#3
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Consolidation of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students
Transition To Next
Lesson

Sponge
Activity/Activities

solution to the problem.

Is there anyone who wants to share what they have of their
story so far? Allow a few students to share.
Today you are going to finish the good copy of your
story! Walk the students through the instructions on the
SMART Board (the title page and the three story pages). Send 4
students to the red table to work with Mrs. Conrad!
Body
Give students the opportunity to finish their Alphabet stories.
Students must finish the writing before moving on to the
illustrations.
Assessment: Observation: Observe the level of student
progress. All students should finish their stories today.
Differentiation: Students who are struggling can work together
at the back table. Students who are struggling need only use
two story pages instead of three.
Closure
You have now completed your stories! Great job! You now know
that writing is a process that takes time and commitment.
Verbal discussion: Did you enjoy the writing process? What did
you like about the process? What were some challenges?
I am proud of all of you for working so hard and I look forward
to reading your complete stories!
Now I will put the book together and we will read it aloud in
class next week!

Time

Time

Students who finish early can add details to their art projects with crayons,
pencil crayons, or felt markers (add more letters in). Possibly review
technique on the board.
Students who finish their art project will receive the writing prompt activity
sheet. For this activity sheet, students may draw the picture first, and then
write a short description of what is chasing the man.

Once Upon an Alphabet Writing Part 4

This class went extremely well. As soon as I handed out the alphabet stories, students knew what
to do and went directly to work on their stories. They worked so hard the entire class; I skipped the
expectations, review, and attention grabber. They worked so well, I even let them listen to music for the
last twenty minutes or so. Most of the students finished their writing and many even finished their
illustrations! Overall, we made incredibly progress during this class. It was awesome to finally see the
culmination of all of our hard work! I made sure to have a sponge activity ready (the chase), which was
quite a hit with students and got them writing! This inspires me to create more sponge activity writing
sheets for those students who finish early.