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Standard: W.2.3- Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short
sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, and use temporal
Objective: Students will know how to use an interactive graphic organizer (with a small group)
Assessment Plan: Each student will be able to choose one part of the interactive graphic
organizer and be able to use and explain to the teacher how each part of it works
Materials Needed: Computer, Junie B. Jones book or list of some of the books, markers, white
boards
Key Vocabulary:
Graphic Organizer- educational tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts,
Conflict map- a visual map explaining the plot or conflict in the story,
Resolution map- a visual representation of how the character(s) helped resolve the problem or
conflict,
Setting map- a visual representation or explanation of where the story takes place
Connection: Teacher: How many of you have read the Junie B. Jones books? Which ones were
some of your favorites? I will give you two minutes to work with your group to come up with a
list of all the books you can remember, and then talk about one of your favorites.
Teaching Points:
Today we’re going to use an interactive graphic organizer to brainstorm and create our
Who can tell me what a graphic organizer is? Continue to ask about all the key
vocabulary terms.
We can use this to help us organize our thoughts before writing a story and help us think
What do you think would be a good idea that would make an interesting story? (Make list
on whiteboard)
Active Engagement:
Show them the interactive organizer and how to work it with one of the examples we
came up with
Have them fill out their interactive graphic organizers in their small groups taking a topic
(that was not used as an example) that we came up with as whole group. Teacher will
walk around and ask questions about their interactive graphic organizer and their story.
The teacher will ask questions about the characteristics of the character, or the setting to
Link:
Ask different students about the different parts of the graphic organizer and what they
mean. Ask the students what part of the story making process they liked the most.
Get with another group and give a quick summary about their story