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.

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