Book Creator | Write Your Story Day

Teacher Guide

How to Use This Remixable Resource

1. If you haven't already done so, press the "Remix" button to make a copy of this template in the library of your choice.

2. Use the guide on the next page and the template pages in each section to create a digital lesson activity book that you give to students. Think of this book as student friendly lesson plan that is like a roadmap for learning.

3. Depending on your content, process, and learning environment, determine what the students will produce in order to show what they know. This might mean they each remix this resource (be sure to make that a setting if so) or that they use another book to show their learning.

4. Consider recording your voice as you read the instructions or the prompts for students (some examples have been included), adding in videos of yourself explaining key concepts, and changing the prompts to match your classroom needs.

5. Delete the teacher guide pages before sharing your digital lesson activity book with students in your library.

Teacher Guide

Section Descriptions

Engage

Spark wonder and questions by introducing the topic/theme/or key concept

Explore

Explore a variety of multimedia sources related to key concepts

Explain

Try it out and make a small version of the final product so questions can be answered

Apply

Show what you know and apply the learning so far

Reflect

Reflect on learning and how to apply it in other domains

Extend

Ways to keep going or make the final product even better

Teacher Guide

Lesson: Tell Your Story Writing Activity

Timing: 30 - 60 minutes

Overview: Students will understand first person point of view writing and use it to write a three part story about themselves.

Learning Objective: Students understand the words we use when writing in first person perspective and can write a short story from first person perspective.

Success Criteria: Students write a three part, short story from first person perspective that includes a setting and a main charecter.

Process: This book is "remixable" and can be adapted to meet your personalized classroom needs. You're invited to give it to students for them to complete.

Story

My

By YOUR NAME

Redesign this page later as the cover of your book

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ENGAGE

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Instructions: Watch the video explanation of the different perspectives, first, second, and third

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Listen for how the relationship between the reader & the narrator changes between 1st, 2nd, & 3rd person perspective

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ENGAGE

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After watching the Engage video about point of view in writing and storytelling, respond to the following prompts in the space provided

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Using examples from the video, what are the differences between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person perspectives?

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Add text, audio, or video response here

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Which perspective do you think is best used by
someone telling their own story? Why?

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Add text, audio, or video response here

Explore

Instructions: Watch the following video about how point of view impacts a story & respond to the prompts on the next page

The main character of your story is you but who will tell your story and from what perspective?

Will a 1st person account of your story have all the facts and be free of bias? Why might it be helpful to the reader to hear the story from your point of view?

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Will a 3rd person narrator know all the details to your story? Why might it be helpful to the reader to have a 3rd person narrator to tell your story?

EXPLORE

Instructions: Watch the following video about dynamic and static characters and respond to the prompt on the next page

A great story about a character shows how that character has changed based on the story's events

How will you write the story to let the reader know how you have changed over time? How will the order of events help ensure the reader stays engaged? Are there any static characters in your story and why is that important?

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Explore

Instructions: Find a partner in the room and discuss the following prompts with them

What perspective you plan to write your story in and why

One trait that the dynamic character will gain due to the change that takes place for them