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Natalie McDonald
First Grade
29 November 2016 (Practicum 8)
One-on-one
Read-Aloud
Story Map
Application writing
Objective/Purpose/Instructiona
Practice a writing block by
l Goals:
creating a story map and
writing about what we
learned from the story.
Texts/Resources/Materials:
White Board
Word Wall
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus
Pfister
Story map worksheet
Sharing reflection worksheet
Assessment(s):
Involvement and
engagement in discussion
Completion of worksheets
Brief Outline (Activities):
Pre-Writing (Mini Lesson)
Identify the elements of a story
map:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Setting
Characters
Problem
Solution

Model:
Tell the student about my favorite
story, Is Your Mama a Llama
Summarize the basic plot, and
demonstrate how to write about
the story on a story map.
1. Setting: In the wild
2. Characters: Llama, bat, seal,
cow, etc.
3. Problem: Lloyd the Llama cant
find his mama
4. Solution: He asks the other
animals if their mamas are llamas
until he finds his mama

Ask the student about one of their

favorite stories. Work together to
write their favorite story out on a
story map.
Word Work
Words to be aware of as we read
The Rainbow Fish (Word Wall)
-Share/sharing
-Lonely
-Discover
-Suddenly
-Peculiar
Guided Reading
Read Aloud The Rainbow Fish
As we read stop to make note
of the elements of the story.
Discuss the word wall words as
they occur in the story.
Writing
Ask the student to fill in a story
map for The Rainbow Fish
Work with the student
throughout this process
Prompt the student along, but
allow them to do the work of
identifying the elements of the
story map
Reflect:
What was the main thing you
learned from this story?
Answer: Why it is important to
share
Are there things that you think
you could share like Rainbow Fish
did?
Introduce reflection worksheet
Model how to complete the
worksheet
My example: I can share my
books. Sharing makes me feel
kind.
Allow the student to complete

their worksheet on their own.

Post-Writing
Ask the student to share what
they wrote about.
Self Selected Reading
As time permits, have the
student reread The Rainbow
Fish
Notes about strategy:

A Writing Block should include prewriting, writing, and post-writing.

In my lesson these aspects are
included as follows:
Pre-Writing: Introduction to story
mapping and practicing with
familiar stories
Writing: Filling in the story map
following guided reading and
writing about personal examples
of sharing like the character in the
book
Post-Writing: Discuss student
writing

Name:________________

The Rainbow Fish

I can share
my____________________________________
_.

Sharing makes me
feel_____________________________.
Name:_______________

Story Map

The Rainbow Fish

Setting

Characters

Problem

Solution

Name:_______________

Story Map
Setting

Characters

Problem

Solution