May
5
Lesson 7- Writing Share
Instructional Goals: Students will have a chance to hear and see their peers’ stories! Students will be able to share their story with their classmates.
| Activity | Description and Purpose |
| Before we share: Make a Cover for your Story “Book” | Today is the day that we are going to share our stories! Before we do, we will take some time to draw or create “cover art” for our story. Students can draw, and if there are computers in the room, the students can also create some sort of graphic or collage that represents their story. |
| Setting Expectations for Sharing | Before sharing time, the teacher can gather the students and ask them: What do we do when our friends are sharing? What do we do afterwards? Teachers should emphasize the importance of listening while our peers are sharing, and of providing positive feedback or compliments afterwards. |
| Time to Share | Next, we will have an Author’s Chair. Students can share their whole story with the class, or can choose to share a piece of it. Students will applaud each other and can give compliments or ask questions. |
| Gallery Walk | After sharing, students put their cover art and/or their story on their desk, and the students can walk around and look at the work of their peers. |
| Reflection | After this, the students will gather. The teacher can ask the students: What did you learn by writing this story? What did you learn about yourself as a writer? What did you learn from your classmates? |
Assessment/Checkpoint: Students should havea story (or some of it) to share with the class.
Differentiation/Student Choice: Students have choice in how much of their story they would like to share.