Learning Activity: narrative Writing
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In this learning activity center students will use Storybird create a narrative story used with words from the Spanish word wall and vocabulary. This activity will be as one of the centers activities during both ELA and SLA weeks. Students will be able to create both English and Spanish pages depending on that week's language of instruction.
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.5
With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.6
With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Assessment Tool for Narrative Writing - The PARCC narrative writing rubric will be used to assess student writing with Storybird
Objective
Students will be able to write, revise and collaborate around narrative story writing.
Steps to Completion:
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.5
With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.6
With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Assessment Tool for Narrative Writing - The PARCC narrative writing rubric will be used to assess student writing with Storybird
Objective
Students will be able to write, revise and collaborate around narrative story writing.
Steps to Completion:
- Teacher creates an account on Storybird. Note sign up as a teacher (or change to "teacher" in settings if you already have an account).
- Create a class within Storybird by choosing Studio > Class.
- Create student accounts, without the need for email or invite students to join your class using your class code, if they already have a Storybird account.
- Create an assignment, which students can view when they login to their account during centers. Group students for a collaborative story. Assignment: "Develop your take on a folktale using a different culture as a the backdrop. Use English or Spanish words and current vocabulary, depending on the classes current language of instruction. You will continue the work where your partner left off each time"
- Students will work on their stories when they are this center. When they are finished they are to edit and comment on other partnerships stories.