Writing Workshop Mini-Lesson Planning Sheet

Name: _____SAMPLE___________

Date

Focus

Organizing a Narrative

Purpose

After this lesson, students will be able to sequence events and use
temporal words to describe the events.

State Standards

LAFS.1.W.1.3

Materials Needed

Cut up strips of chart paper with teachers story from Monday.

Introductory statement
of purpose

This morning we are going to look at how to organize a narrative. This is

important so that our idea, and our story begin to make sense.

Connection to
prior knowledge

In an effort to write down the story as they imagine it, students often
write in a choppy manner, or so unclear that their idea is not present.

Modeling, demonstration,
or student involvement

Teacher will mix up the strips of paper and put them up on the white
board using magnets. The teacher will them prompt students by asking
if there is a specific way that a narrative should be ordered. Allow for
student response. Then teacher will read her story in its mixed up
order, then ask students if her narrative is organized correctly. Teacher
will think aloud after students have answered, her narrative must follow
the temporal words included. Then the teacher will ask a student to
help rearrange the strips of paper until it is properly organized.

Anchor Chart developed

Independent Writing
Time (comments to make
or things to observe)

Yes

No

Students will look back at a previously written narrative piece and

rearrange the sequence of events until it is chronological. Students may
utilize a graphic organizer to plan a new narrative.

Conferencing

Share Time

Students: Teacher will conference with individual students during writing time to guide them
in ideas. Teacher will also record what topic the student is writing about and encourage them
to complete the writing process.

Selected students will share their work. Students will show examples
of how they organized their narratives. Students will give constructive
feedback.