3rd Grade Using Dialogue In A Narrative Lesson Plan (Writing)

Topic: Using dialogue in a personal narrative

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to write effective dialogue in a personal narrative.

Materials

• Examples of personal narratives with dialogue
• Writing paper and pencils/pens

Warm-up

• Have students brainstorm a list of things that people might say to each other in different situations, such as at a party, at school, at home, etc.
• Write their ideas on the whiteboard.
• Ask students to share their ideas and brainstorm a longer list of possible situations and things people might say in those situations.

Direct Instruction

• Define dialogue as the words that people say to each other in a story.
• Explain that using dialogue in a personal narrative can help bring the story to life and make it more interesting for the reader.
• Model how to add dialogue to a personal narrative by providing an example of a situation and the corresponding dialogue.

Guided Practice

• Provide students with a scenario and have them write a short narrative including dialogue.
• Go over the narratives as a class and provide feedback and suggestions on how to improve the use of dialogue.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose a topic they are interested in and write a personal narrative on it, including dialogue.
• Provide support as needed to help students write their narratives and use dialogue effectively.

Closure

• Review the key points of using dialogue in a personal narrative.
• Have students share their narratives with the class and model how to use dialogue in their own work.

Assessment

• Observe students during independent practice to assess their ability to use dialogue effectively in their narratives.
• Collect and review narratives to assess student understanding of the concept.