Lesson Plan

Revising for Organization and Style: Exciting Endings

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Young writers compose a gripping ending to their historical fiction narratives. Following the previous lesson plan, where learners wrote a bold beginning, class members examine exciting endings from a literary text. They then draft their conclusions for their narratives.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Have class members finish their endings for homework if they do not finish in class
  • Keep all work organized in individual folders for easy access
  • Make copies of completed anchor charts for reference
Classroom Considerations
  • The 12th lesson of 16 guides learners through the writing process of a historical fiction narrative set in Colonial America
  • Prompts the teacher to transfer the provided anchor chart onto large chart paper for class reference during the writing process
  • Resources use text from previous lessons, which you can find in lessons 1, 9, and 11 (attached)
  • Provide a separate sheet of paper for concluding paragraphs
Pros
  • Designed for Common Core
  • Includes detailed procedures, homework ideas, criteria for a good ending, and an anchor chart template
  • Builds off the previous lesson
Cons
  • None
Common Core