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Final - PPT Short Story Lesson Plan
Final - PPT Short Story Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
ELEMENT:
surrounding where
something is
positioned or where
CHARACTER
Who is the main character?
Things to
Consider: Have I properly described their physical
appearance, thoughts, and feelings when
necessary?
Do my characters symbolize something
relating to my plot or theme?
3RD KEY The main events of
the play, novel,
movie, or similar
PLOT interrelated
sequence.
Plot Reminder!
Is my conflict interesting?
5TH KEY The subject of a
ELEMENT:
talk, a piece of
writing, a person's
thoughts, or an
THEME exhibition
EXAMPLES OF
THEMES IN
FICTION:
Things to Consider:
1 2
Choosing a topic Choosing a character
Topics:
Individually:
Post your individual essay on
your group's shared Google
Doc.
Categories 50 35 20 5
Group Work Student fully engages in Student adequately participates Student somewhat participates Student does not participate in
choosing a topic and character in choosing a topic and in choosing a topic and choosing a topic and character
for their short story and fully character for their short story character for their short story for their short story and/or does
considers each group member's and take into consideration and partially considers each not consider other group
opinion in the brainstorming most of the group member's group member's opinion in the member's opinions in the
process. opinions in the brainstorming brainstorming process. brainstorming process.
process.
Short Story Assignment Student uses their group's Student uses their group's Student uses their group's Student does not use their
chosen character and topic to chosen character and topic to chosen character and topic to group's chosen character and/or
create their individual writing create their individual writing create their individual writing topic to create their individual
and effectively includes all 5 and adequately includes 4-5 and includes 3-5 of the 5 writing and/or includes 2 or less
elements of a short story along elements of a short story along elements of a short story along of the 5 elements of a short
with all 5 elements of the plot with 4-5 of the 5 elements of with 3-5 of the 5 elements of story along with two or less of
accordingly. the plot. the plot. the 5 elements of the plot.
Technology Student demonstrates that they Student demonstrates that they Student demonstrates that they Student does not demonstrate
have a great understanding of have a pretty good have a decent/fair that they have an understanding
how to use Google Docs understanding of how to use understanding of how to use of how to use Google Docs
features including fully Google Docs features including Google Docs features including features when it comes to
submitting their individual submitting their individual partially submitting submitting their individual
short story, as well as short story, as well as their individual short story, as short story, and/or using the
successfully using the share adequately using the share well as using the share feature share feature with their group
feature with their group feature with their group with their group members. members.
members. members.