Day 1: Intro to Creative Day 2: Intro to Discovery Day 3: Guided Practice Day 4: Guided Practice Day 5: Test on Creative

Writing Plot for Discovery Plot for Discovery Plot Writing

PP Presentation with PP Presentation Before and After Work independently on

guided practice Protagonists Climax and plot events first draft of Discovery
Model: How the Grinch leading up to climax Plot
Using children’s Stole Christmas by Dr. Competitive game with
literature to recognize Seuss Collaborative learning of
the elements of creative descriptive vocabulary
writing in context Discussion: What holidays
do you celebrate in your
culture?

HW: Complete first draft

of Discovery plot over
the weekend
Day 6: Oral Rehearsal Day 7: Oral Rehearsal Day 8: Oral Presentation Day 9: Intro to Adventure Day 10: Making
to other class(es)/parents Plot Interview Questions
Teacher oral model of Whole class constructive
respectful criticism and respectful feedback Publication on class PP Presentation with Film clips from or about
based on rubric. based on rubric website for 1st, 2nd, and photo and video clip the 1950s with discussion
Peer written criticism to 3rd place winners. models Students write 3 good
be assessed for interview questions based
respectfulness. Divide into Jigsaw teams on the details according
based on Plot, Character to their group topic
& Setting
Speechnotes and Voice
Guided Practice of Social Recorder demo and brief
Skills for interviews in practice of interviews
Cooperative Teams using tech

HW: Rewrite story HW: Rewrite story based on HW: Online research on
based on critiques critiques American 1950s
Day 11: Interviews at Day 12: Interviews at Day 13: Team writing of Day 14: Oral Rehearsal Day 15: Oral Presentation
Country Care Nursing Country Care Nursing Home first draft of Adventure at Country Care Nursing
Home plot Whole class oral Home
Assessment based on constructive critique
Assessment based on checklist of interview Team discussion and based on rubric
checklist of interview presentation skills brainstorm Post-presentation survey
presentation skills of stories’ effect on
Collaborate to write a elderly audience
first draft of Adventure
plot

HW: Reflection and

revision of questions HW: Rewrite story based
with teammates on critiques HW: Enjoy your
weekend!