Writing a Narrative About Gratitude
Grade
Grade 4
UNIT
3
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Gratitude
In Unit 3, Lesson 3, “Writing a Narrative About Gratitude,” students will write narratives about how they, or a character they create, have shown gratitude. Students will develop real or imagined experiences or events with a narrator and/or characters. Their narratives will include dialogue, descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings, temporal words and phrases to signal event order, and a sense of closure.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Demonstrate comprehension of the word gratitude
- Create a narrative that develops real or imagined experiences or events Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Prohuman Grade 4 Unit 3 Worksheet 3: Writing a Narrative About Gratitude
VOCABULARY:
- Gratitude: I am thankful for many things, big and small.
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
Today we will write a narrative about gratitude.
- Our stories should do five things. Let’s go through all five things.
- First, our stories should orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters.
For example:
Maria was having a bad day. Her mother said she should think of something for which she is grateful.
- Second, our stories should use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
For example:
“When I am sad,” Maria’s mom said, “I think of something I am grateful for, like the house that I live in.”
“That’s a good idea,” said Maria. “I would like to think of something I am grateful for, too.”
- Third, our stories should use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
For example:
Next, Maria sat down at her desk to think about the things for which she was grateful.
- Fourth, our stories should use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely
For example:
Maria opened the cover of her pink notebook and picked up her yellow pencil. As she thought, she tapped the pencil on the hard, white painted wooden desk. At last, she wrote, I am grateful for my family, my friends, and my school.
- Fifth and finally, our stories should provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.
For example:
Maria felt happier once she wrote down some things for which she was grateful.
- Now you will write your own story on your worksheet.
NOTE: Collect and keep the worksheet on the following page for the next day’s lesson in which students will share their stories with a partner.
GRADE 4 UNIT 3 WORKSHEET 3: WRITING A NARRATIVE ABOUT GRATITUDE
Gratitude: I am thankful for many things, big and small.
ACTIVITY: Write a story about how you—or a character you create—have shown gratitude.
Beginning:
Middle:
End:
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