Short Story Assessment
Students completed their first short story earlier this fall. During the first two weeks of May, we will concentrate on our end of the year short story for the grade seven ExSell assessment. Students will be creating a main character, a plot and a major conflict and then writing their own short stories. Once the students have completed their writing, we will be entering the editing and revising stage. We hope to complete the final draft by mid May.
Lesson 1: The Short Story (May 2nd)
Step 1 - Teacher guided discussion about the ExSell assessment of the short story.
Step 2 - Students will review the notes on the Elements of a Short Story.
Step 3 - Teacher guided discussion about narrative fiction.
Step 4 - Teacher will brainstorm with the students possible character/conflict situations. “The character has a problem to solve or a goal to achieve. External problems and internal flaws are the elements that create interest in a story.” (The Write Genre, L.J. Rog/ P. Kropp, p. 70)
Step 5 - Students will complete a graphic organizer handout including the following elements: characters, plot, conflict and resolution.
Lesson 2: Writing the Short Story (May 3-4)
Step 1 - Students will re-visit their graphic organizer to see if there is anything they would like to change.
Step 2 - Students will hand write the first draft of their short story (narrative fiction).
Lesson 3: Revising and Editing (May 5)
Step 1 - Teacher guided discussion about the evaluation criteria for the short story.
step 2 - Teacher guided lesson on writing conventions, spelling, capital letters, punctuation, synonyms, etc.
Step 3 - Students will use the Editing and Revising Checklist to make any necessary changes to: sentence structure, spelling, capital letters, punctuation, synonyms, etc.
Lesson 4: Buddy Up (May 9)
Step 1 - Students will work with a partner using the Editing and Revising Checklist to make any necessary changes to: sentence structure, spelling, capital letters, punctuation, synonyms, etc.
Step 2 - Once all editing is complete, students will type their final short story draft.
Lesson 5: Publishing Time (May 10-11)
Step 1 - students will contiue to type their final draft of the short story.
Step 2 - Students will create a title page.
Step 3 - Students will print their final draft and hand in to the teacher.
Step 1 - Teacher guided discussion about the ExSell assessment of the short story.
Step 2 - Students will review the notes on the Elements of a Short Story.
Step 3 - Teacher guided discussion about narrative fiction.
Step 4 - Teacher will brainstorm with the students possible character/conflict situations. “The character has a problem to solve or a goal to achieve. External problems and internal flaws are the elements that create interest in a story.” (The Write Genre, L.J. Rog/ P. Kropp, p. 70)
Step 5 - Students will complete a graphic organizer handout including the following elements: characters, plot, conflict and resolution.
Lesson 2: Writing the Short Story (May 3-4)
Step 1 - Students will re-visit their graphic organizer to see if there is anything they would like to change.
Step 2 - Students will hand write the first draft of their short story (narrative fiction).
Lesson 3: Revising and Editing (May 5)
Step 1 - Teacher guided discussion about the evaluation criteria for the short story.
step 2 - Teacher guided lesson on writing conventions, spelling, capital letters, punctuation, synonyms, etc.
Step 3 - Students will use the Editing and Revising Checklist to make any necessary changes to: sentence structure, spelling, capital letters, punctuation, synonyms, etc.
Lesson 4: Buddy Up (May 9)
Step 1 - Students will work with a partner using the Editing and Revising Checklist to make any necessary changes to: sentence structure, spelling, capital letters, punctuation, synonyms, etc.
Step 2 - Once all editing is complete, students will type their final short story draft.
Lesson 5: Publishing Time (May 10-11)
Step 1 - students will contiue to type their final draft of the short story.
Step 2 - Students will create a title page.
Step 3 - Students will print their final draft and hand in to the teacher.