Book Creator | Write Your Story Day

Teacher Guide

Your

Write

Story

March 14th 2023

Day

Literary Devices, Audience/Theme Relationship, Storytelling Voice

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

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.

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Teacher Guide

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Section Descriptions

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Engage

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

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Explore

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Explore a variety of multimedia sources related to key concepts

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Explain

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

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Apply

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Show what you know and apply the learning so far

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Reflect

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Reflect on learning and how to apply it in other domains

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Extend

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Ways to keep going or make the final product even better

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Story

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My

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By YOUR NAME

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Redesign this page later as the cover of your book

ENGAGE

Instructions: Watch the video of a children's story being read aloud

Listen for how the rate, pitch, volume, and tone of the storyteller's voice changes

ENGAGE

After watching the Engage video find a partner in the room and perform the following task for 5 minutes and then respond to the prompt.

For about 5 minutes, take turns with a partner and tell a story using your best storyteller voice about a random object without saying what it is; remember to be as descriptive as possible, thinking not only of the visual description, but also of words that describe texture, sounds, taste, etc.

Reflect: why was this task hard or easy and what could you do differently next time to make it easier?

Add text, audio, or video response here

Explore

Instructions: what the following video about literary devices and listen for ideas to use in your story written or children.

Which device is both appropriate to use with your audience and also allows the reader to understand the story the way you intended?

Read about the literary devices here.

Explore

Instructions: find a partner and perform the following task

TASK

Choose a story from your childhood that you know well and tell your story to your partner. Be descriptive and practice changing the rate, pitch, volume, and tone of your voice.

After each partner has told their story, tell the story again but try to add in at least one literary device you learned about in the video.

Notice how literary devices allow you to hook the reader and keep them engaged

Explore

Instructions: consider the following about children's books, discuss with a partner or reflect individually about one or two of the questions, and then respond the to prompts on the next page.

Age range of your audience:
Is your story appropriate for this age group?
Do they understand the vocabulary you will use?

The Writing Style:
Will your story use literary devices/techniques? Does your story take place in the past tense or present tense? Do you tell the story from the first, second, or third person point of view?

Children's Story Elements:
How does your story describe unique characters? What is the suspenseful/exciting hook at the start? How will you incorporate realistic dialogue? What lesson is learned while maintaining a happy ending?