Teacher: Haley Reynolds

Lesson Title/Focus Module 3-How to write a short story

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General 1. (ELA#2) Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent
Learning to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print
Outcomes: and other media texts.
2. (ELA#3) Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent
to manage ideas and information.
3. (ELA#5) Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent
to respect, support and collaborate with others

Specific 1. 2.2 Construct meaning from texts

Learning 2. 2.2 Appreciate the artistry of texts
Outcomes: 3. 2.3 Discuss connections among plot and subplot, main and
support characters, main idea and theme in a variety of oral,
print and other and other media texts
4. 2.3identify and explain how narrative hooks, foreshadowing,
flashback, suspense and surprise endings contribute to the
effectiveness of plot development
5. 2.4use suspense, exaggeration, foreshadowing, dialogue and
description to show rising action and develop conflict
6. 3.1 consider audience, purpose, point of view and form when
focusing topics for investigation
7. 5.2 contribute collaboratively in group situations, by asking
questions and building on the ideas of others

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. By the end of the module, after learning about the important elements in a short story
you will go on to complete a draft for your own short story.
2. Once you have finished your short story, you will post it to the discussion board for
another one of your peers to edit. You will only edit one paper yourself out of all your
peers. For students that may not feel comfortable with posting their story on the board, you
can e mail it to me and I will find one of your peers to edit it for you.

MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT

  Alberta Program of Studies – ELA Grade 7
 Go through all the various elements needed in a short story
 Provide google hangout for editing purposes
PREPARATION & LOGISTICAL CONSIDERATION
 Have all of the information set up for the students
 Be available for students if they may need assistance (through e mail)
ASSESSMENTS
Observations:  Observe how the students take what they have learned
and apply it towards their own writing process.
 Observe how students work to help each other with their
editing process
Essential Question:  What makes a short story successful?
Products/Performances:  Students will work towards creating their draft copy of
their short story

PROCEDURE
Introduction
Introduction  Give a brief overview on what we will be
doing today

Body
Objectives  Give the students their objectives for the day
- By the end of the module, after learning about the
important elements in a short story you will go on
to complete a draft for your own short story.
- Once you have finished your short story, you will
post it to the discussion board for another one of
your peers to edit. You will only edit one paper
yourself out of all your peers. For students that
may not feel comfortable with posting their story
on the board, you can e mail it to me and I will
find one of your peers to edit it for you.
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Information (website and  There will be information and videos provided to
video) guide the student’s in their understanding of the
various elements in a short story

Have explanation about

Assignment  Provide an explanation about the assignment and what
is expected
Assessment  Formative Assessment
- Students will be assessed on how they
participate in their peers editing process as well
as their own
Adaptation  Students can also make a video that explains their short
story, as well as audio instead of written work.
 Google Addons for students that may need more
support in their writing process.
 Students are able to use other tools as well

Rationale
 How does this individual
lesson scaffold learning
opportunities for
students?
This individual lesson scaffolds learning for students as
students are able to take what they have learned and apply it
towards their writing process. They are able to learn how to
revise and edit their work, which we also will be going over
throughout the year.

This lesson assumes that students should have a basic

 What assumptions does knowledge behind
 Basic knowledge of computers and how to use them
this lesson make about
 Basic knowledge of short stories
what students already
know?

This lesson is connected to the next lesson as the students will

 In what ways is this take the information they have learned about short stories and
lesson connected to the apply it towards their writing process.
next lesson?