Jeanna WilsonNarrative Writing Unit

READ 7140A

Grade Level: 1st

Genre: Personal Narrative

Form: Story

Content Area: Science

Topic: Basic Needs of Animals

Georgia Writing Test

Grade 3

Four types of writing: Narrative, Informational, Persuasive, and Response to Literature

Graded as Does Not Meet, Meets, and Exceeds

Teacher Graded by Writing Assessment Scoring Rubric

Unit Prepares for Writing Assessment by:

•Practicing different genres

•Giving opportunities to go through the writing process

•Students are taught each stage in detail

Pre-assessment Prompt

Directions: We will be writing a short paper telling a story of your favorite vacation or holiday. You will have 25 minutes to complete this activity.

Materials: pencils, paper

Prewriting

Instructional Grouping Options:

1)Instruction: whole group setting-directions, clarifications and questions-scaffolding

2) Practice: whole group-students’ feedback of retelling directions 3) Assessment: individual assignment -- -progress in strengths and weaknesses

Grouping Options based on Developmental Needs:

Explanation of Grouping Options Relating to Students’ Developmental Needs -hear questions and answers from their fellow students -allows student to interact with one another -zone of proximal development  

Explanation of Grouping Options Relating to Students’ Cultural Needs(Whole grouping)-allows students to discuss and interact about the assignment -less stressful environment.

Genre of Writing: -a personal narrative about animals-a story containing a beginning, middle, and end

Prewriting:-first stage of writing process-organize our thoughts on graphic organizer-short statements without sentences

My Story Map

Author___________________Title_______________________

Characters: Main character: (Describe) 1) 2) Other characters: (Describe) 1) 2) What is the main character trying to do? (Conflict or problem)

Setting Where does the story take place? When does the story happen?

Plot

Beginning Middle End

Wilson, J. (2009) .Narrative prewriting story map. Retrieved May 19, 2009 from http://coefaculty.valdosta.edu/troot/eced4300/Graphic%20Organizers.htm

1st Grade Narrative Prewriting Rubric

Student_______________________________________________________

3 2 1

Characters List 1 or more characters and

describes at least 2 characteristics about

each character.

List one character and describes one

characteristic about each.

Does not list any characters or

describe any of the characters.

Setting Has a clear description of when and where the story

takes place.

Has a clear description of one: when or where the story takes place.

Does not have a description of when or where the story

takes place.

Plot(Beginning, Middle, and End)

Well- developed idea of what the story will

be mostly about.

Somewhat has a developed idea of what the story will be mostly about.

Does not have a developed idea of what the story will be mostly about.

Problem and Solution Well- developed problem and solution

stated.

Clear problem and solution stated.

Does not have a problem or solution related to topic.

Total Points 3x____=____ points 2x____=____ points 1x____=____ points

Teacher Comments:

Total Points for Narrative Prewriting Stage:___ /12 3= Information given showed evidence of mastery of concepts/ skills independently. 2= Information given showed evidence of developing and progressing toward understanding concepts/skills. 1= Information given showed evidence of emerging awareness of concepts/skills. Shadron, D. and Wilson, J. (2009). Narrative prewriting rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

Accommodations and/or modifications for needs of students with differing developmental needs:Low level learners may benefit from: - a list may be provided of different kinds of settings-a list may be provided of different types of animals that may be familiar to

Accommodations and/or modifications for needs of students with differing cultural backgrounds:-allow extra time-a partner to work with during brainstorming-define the vocabulary words (prewriting, topic, main idea, character, problem, solution) on the board

(Micheau, 2005)

Drafting

Explanation of Drafting:-second step of the writing process-taking the information from the prewriting (story map) stage and changing it into sentences --create a draft of your story-skip lines-write without paying too much attention to punctuation, grammar, or neatness

1st Grade Narrative Drafting Rubric Student_____________________________ 3 2 1

Characters List 1 or more characters and describes at least 2 characteristics about

each character.

List one character and describes one

characteristic about each.

Does not list any characters or describe any of the characters.

Setting Has a clear description of when and where the story

takes place.

Has a clear description of one: when or where the story takes place.

Does not have a description of when or where the story takes

place. Beginning Well-developed idea of

what the beginning will be mostly about in sentence

f orm.

Somewhat has a developed idea of what the beginning will be

mostly about in sentence f orm.

Does not have a developed idea of what the beginning will be

mostly about in sentence f orm.

Middle Well-developed idea of what the middle will be

mostly about in sentence f orm.

Somewhat has a developed idea of what

the middle will be mostly about in sentence form.

Does not have a developed idea of what

the middle will be mostly about in sentence form.

End Well-developed idea of what the middle will be

mostly about in sentence f orm.

Somewhat has a developed idea of what

the middle will be mostly about in sentence form.

Does not have a developed idea of what

the middle will be mostly about in sentence form.

Problem and Solution Well-developed problem and solution stated.

Clear problem and solution stated.

Does not have a problem or solution related to

topic. Total Points 3x____=____ points 2x____=____ points 1x____=____ points

Teacher Comments: Total Points for Narrative Drafting Stage:___/12 3= Information given showed evidence of mastery of concepts/ skills independently. 2= Information given showed evidence of developing and progressing toward understanding concepts/skills. 1= Information given showed evidence of emerging awareness of concepts/skills.

Wilson, J. (2009). Narrative drafting rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

Revising

Explanation of Revising:-third step of the writing process-add, change, delete, and rearrange -revising marks-use a marker or pen to make corrections

1st Grade Narrative Revision Rubric Student_____________________________

3 2 1

Add I have added 3 or more details to my story.

I have added 1-2 or more details to my story.

I did not add any more details to my story.

Delete I have deleted all unnecessary information from my story.

I have deleted some unnecessary information from

my story.

I have not deleted any unnecessary information from

my story.

Change/reword I changed/reworded 3-4 items in my story.

I changed/reworded 1-2 items in my story.

I did not change/reword anything in my story.

Rearrange I have rearranged sentences so my story so that is in correct sequential order.

I have rearranged sentences so my story so that is in

somewhat correct sequential order.

I did not rearrange sentences and my story is not correct

sequential order.

Revision Marks

I used all revision marks correctly.

I misused 1-2 revision marks. I misused 3 or more revision marks.

Total Points 3x____=____ points 2x____=____ points 1x____=____ points

Teacher Comments:

Total Points for Narrative Revising Stage:___ /15 3= Information given showed evidence of mastery of concepts/ skills independently. 2= Information given showed evidence of developing and progressing toward understanding concepts/skills. 1= Information given showed evidence of emerging awareness of concepts/skills. Wilson, J. (2009). Narrative revision rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

Editing

Explanation of Editing:-fix our grammatical errors (capitalization, ending punctuation, commas, apostrophes, and spelling)-proofreading marks

1st Grade Narrative Editing Rubric Student_____________________________

3 2 1

Capitalization (beginning of sentences and proper

nouns)

0-3 capitalization errors 3-5 capitalization errors 6 or more capitalization errors

Ending punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation

point)

0-3 punctuation errors 3-5 punctuation errors 6 or more punctuation errors

Commas (possessive nouns and contractions)

0-3 comma errors 3-5 comma errors 6 or more comma errors

Apostrophes (in a series, compound sentence,

dates, and places)

0-3 apostrophe errors 3-5 apostrophe errors 6 or more apostrophe errors

Spelling 0-3 spelling errors 3-5 spelling errors 6 or more spelling errors

Total Points 3x____=____ points 2x____=____ points 1x____=____ points

Teacher Comments:

Total Points for Narrative Editing Stage:___/18 3= I nformation given showed evidence of mastery of concepts/ skills independently. 2= I nformation given showed evidence of developing and progressing toward understanding concepts/skills. 1= I nformation given showed evidence of emerging awareness of concepts/skills. Wilson, J. (2009). Narrative editing rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

Publishing

Explanation of Publishing:-final stage of writing process-neatest handwriting-make final changes

Wilson, Jeanna READ 7140A Summer 2009 1

1st Grade Narrative Publishing Rubric Student_____________________________

3 2 1 Characters List 1 or more characters and

describes at least 2 characteristics about each

character

List one character and describes one characteristic

about each

Does not list any characters or describe any of the

characters

Setting Has a clear description of when and where the story

takes place

Has a clear description of one: when or where the story takes

place

Does not have a description of when or where the story

takes place Beginning Well-developed idea of what

the beginning will be mostly about in sentence form.

Somewhat has a developed idea of what the beginning

will be mostly about in sentence form.

Does not have a developed idea of what the beginning

will be mostly about in sentence form.

Middle Well-developed idea of what the middle will be mostly about in sentence form.

Somewhat has a developed idea of what the middle will be mostly about in sentence

form.

Does not have a developed idea of what the middle will be mostly about in sentence

form. End Well-developed idea of what

the middle will be mostly about in sentence form.

Somewhat has a developed idea of what the middle will be mostly about in sentence

form.

Does not have a developed idea of what the middle will be mostly about in sentence

form. Capitalization 0-3 capitalization errors 3-5 capitalization errors 6 or more capitalization

errors Ending punctuation 0-3 punctuation errors 3-5 punctuation errors 6 or more punctuation

errors Commas 0-3 comma errors 3-5 comma errors 6 or more comma errors

Apostrophes 0-3 apostrophe errors 3-5 apostrophe errors 6 or more apostrophe errors Spelling 0-3 spelling errors 3-5 spelling errors 6 or more spelling errors

Teacher Comments:

Total Points for Narrative Publishing Stage:___/30 3= Information given showed evidence of mastery of concepts/ skills independently. 2= Information given showed evidence of developing and progressing toward understanding concepts/skills. 1= Information given showed evidence of emerging awareness of concepts/skills. Wilson, J. (2009) Narrative publishing rubric. Unpublished manuscript. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.