TEKS Based Lesson Plan
Subject: 4th Grade Writing
Weeks: First Nine Weeks Group 3
Unit of Study: Personal Narrative
Essential Questions:
1. How can writing help my future?
2. How can writing help me to express myself?
3. How can the writing process help me to improve my writing?
TEKS/Essence Statements:
• 4.17) Writing. Students write about their own experiences. Students are expected to write about
important personal experiences.
Critical Skills/Postsecondary Goals:
This section needs to be completed based on the students in your class.
Instruction/Classroom Activities:
Small Group:
• Tell students to close their eyes and imagine their favorite place to be, a place very special to
them. Using chart paper the teacher will list ideas and have students share as much as possible.
• The teacher will show the cover of All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan. Then have the
students predict what the book will be about.
• The teacher will read the story aloud to the students.
Discuss and ask questions:
ü Who is telling the story?
ü How does the family feel about each other?
ü Who were the characters in the story?
ü What were the favorite places of each character?
• Have students think about their favorite places again. Let them know that it is okay to change their
favorite place if they want to.
• Have students tell/show the group about their favorite place. Students should be able to
answer/show the following questions:
ü Where is your favorite place?
ü What do you do there?
ü Describe your favorite place.
ü How do you feel when you're there?
ü Why is it your favorite place?
• Students will illustrate their favorite place stories. Together with students glue and bind the
students stories into a class book. Then share stories out loud with students and add class book to
the reading area.
Whole Group: Finish reading aloud 4th Grade Rats by Jerry Spinneli.
Stations/Centers:
• File Folder games dealing with pictures of different places. Students can categorize pictures
• File Folder games dealing with sequencing events of the story All the Places to Love.
• Computers station for typing student’s personal narratives.
North East Independent School District
TEKS Based Lesson Plan
Individualized Communication Planning: This section needs to be completed based on the
individualized communication needs of the students in your class.
Differentiated Tasks:
Level 3
The student will be able to
answer at least 4 out of 5
questions by pictures/words.
Where is your favorite place?
What do you do there?
Describe your favorite place.
How do you feel when you're
there?
Why is it your favorite place?
Level 2
The student will be able to
answer at least 3 out of 5
questions by pictures/words
Where is your favorite place?
What do you do there?
Describe your favorite place.
How do you feel when you're
there?
Why is it your favorite place?
Level 1
The student will acknowledge
the reading of their personal
narrative.
Materials/Resources:
• The book 4th Grade Rats by Jerry Spinneli.
• The book All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan
Assessment Strategies: This section needs to be completed based on the strategies appropriate for the
students in your class.
IEP Connections: This section needs to be completed based on the IEPs documented in the students’
ARDs in your class.
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