Lesson Plan #: AELP-WCP0061
Story Pops
An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
Submitted by:
Kim Morris
Email: kimma212@yahoo.com
School/University/Affiliation:
Dewey Elementary, San Diego, CA
Date:
September 19, 1999
Grade Level(s):
Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject(s):
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Language Arts/Writing (composition)
Duration:
30 minutes
Description: Gives students a character, setting, and problem in
which they use to write a story.
Goals: Students realize that a story can be created from anything.
Objectives: Students will create a story that includes a character,
plot, setting, and detail describing those elements according to their
developmental level in writing.
Materials:
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craft sticks (popsicle sticks)
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red and green food coloring
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permanent felt tip pen
Procedure: Make 3 columns on the board or on chart paper headed:
character, problem, setting.
(Younger students can orally give answers, older students can brainstorm
their own list and then share out loud.) Soak some sticks in a red and
green food color dye. Copy character ideas on the plain sticks, setting
ideas on green sticks, and problem ideas on red sticks. The next time
you're ready to write, students pull one stick of each color and use those
elements to create a story. Added detail will depend on the age of the student and discretion of the teacher.
Assessment:
Have students write the names of their sticks on the top of the paper and check to see if those elements are used appropriately to create a story.