Module 4: Imagine This-Language Arts 5 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will create topics for a short story. They will create a beginning and explain the role of the perfect tense in storytelling. Students will use sensory details to develop a setting and describe events. They will develop a character using direct and indirect characterization and demonstrate how to punctuate dialogue correctly. Students will draft a conclusion for a story. They will identify the purpose of peer review and list the stages of the peer review process. Students will revise a short story, applying suggestions from a peer review, and expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. They will revise run-on sentences sentence fragments, and differentiate between compound and complex sentences. They will edit sentences to include commas where appropriate and distinguish among verb tenses. Students will define and identify examples of homophones. Finally, they will define and identify examples of multimedia and create a multimedia story.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Before You Write
  1. Generate topics for an original short story.
2 How to Begin
  1. Create a strong beginning for an original short story.
  2. Explain the role of the perfect tense in storytelling.
3 Paint a Picture
  1. Create sensory details to develop a setting and describe events.
4 Build Characters
  1. Develop a character using direct and indirect characterization.
  2. Demonstrate how to punctuate dialogue correctly.
5 Wrap It Up
  1. Draft a logical and complete conclusion for a short story.
6 Ask a Reader
  1. Identify the purpose of peer review.
  2. List the stages of the peer-review process.
7 Join a Workshop
  1. Critique another student's short story.
  2. Apply concepts related to collaborative discussion to a peer-review session.
8 Look Again
  1. Revise a short story, applying suggestions from peers and/or a teacher.
9 Sentence by Sentence
  1. Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
  2. Revise run-on sentences and sentence fragments.
10 Pull It Together
  1. Revise sentences to make a story flow more smoothly.
11 Break It Up
  1. Differentiate between compound and complex sentences.
  2. Edit sentences to include commas where appropriate.
12 Be Consistent
  1. Distinguish among verb tenses.
  2. Revise text, correcting errors in verb tense consistency.
13 Spell Write
  1. Define <em>homophone</em> and identify examples of homophones.
  2. Identify and correct misspellings of homophones.
14 Multiply Meaning
  1. Define <em>multimedia</em> and identify examples of it.
  2. Construct a plan for creating a multimedia story.
15 Make It Happen
  1. Develop an original story as a multimedia product or performance.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
prewriting
narrative
short story
creative writing
point of view
verb tense
perfect tense
concrete details
abstractions
sensory details
characters
characterization
dialogue
plot
resolution
peer review
feedback
writing workshop
collaborative discussion
revision
run-on sentence
sentence fragment
sentence combining
comma
conjunction
compound sentence
complex sentence
verbs
verb
noun
homophones
media
multimedia
criteria

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Before You Write 6 Writing Stories Assignment – Section 1
2 How to Begin 7 Writing Stories Assignment – Section 2
3 Paint a Picture 5 Writing Stories Assignment – Section 3
4 Build Characters 8 Writing Stories Assignment – Section 4
5 Wrap It Up 5 Writing Stories Assignment – Section 5
6 Ask a Reader 7 Revising Stories Assignment – Section 1
7 Join a Workshop 4 Writing Workshop Discussion – Part 1
7 Join a Workshop 5 Revising Stories Assignment – Section 2
7 Join a Workshop 6 Writing Workshop Discussion – Part 2
8 Look Again 4 Revising Stories Assignment – Section 3
9 Sentence by Sentence 8 Revising Stories Assignment – Section 4
10 Pull It Together 6 Revising Stories Assignment – Section 5
11 Break It Up 8 Sharing Stories Assignment – Section 1
12 Be Consistent 8 Sharing Stories Assignment – Section 2
13 Spell Write 6 Sharing Stories Assignment – Section 3
14 Multiply Meaning 8 Sharing Stories Assignment – Section 4
15 Make It Happen 3 Multimedia Story Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Before You Write Ask your learner to describe the different ways to tell a story.
2 How to Begin Ask your learner to explain the three key elements that are introduced at the beginning of a story.
3 Paint a Picture Ask your learner to explain the difference between concrete and sensory details and why these details are important to a story.
4 Build Characters Ask your learner to explain what direct and indirect characterization is and how to punctuate dialogue.
5 Wrap It Up Ask your learner to explain what should be included at the conclusion of a story.
6 Ask a Reader Ask your learner to describe the stages of the peer review process.
7 Join a Workshop Ask your learner to explain what is involved in a writing workshop.
8 Look Again Ask your learner to explain what they should review when revising a story.
9 Sentence by Sentence Provide your learner with examples of run-on sentences and sentence fragments and ask them to revise them.
10 Pull It Together Ask your learner to describe the words that can help them combine sentences.
11 Break It Up Ask your learner to explain the difference between a compound and a complex sentence. Ask them to explain what a comma is and how it is used.
12 Be Consistent Ask your learner to explain the different verb tenses and how they help write a story.
13 Spell Write Ask your learner to explain what homophones are and give examples of homophones.
14 Multiply Meaning Ask your learner to explain what multimedia is and how to construct a multimedia story.
15 Make It Happen Ask your learner what should be included in a multimedia story.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Before You Write
  1. What are the different ways to tell a story?
How to Begin
  1. Which three story elements most often appear in a story's first paragraphs?
Paint a Picture
  1. Why are sensory details important in a story?
Build Characters
  1. What is direct characterization?
  2. What is indirect characterization?
  3. How do you correctly punctuate dialogue?
Wrap It Up
  1. What should be included at the end of a story?
Ask a Reader
  1. What are the stages of a peer review?
Join a Workshop
  1. What are the different ways people can gather for a writing workshop?
Look Again
  1. How should you use readers’ feedback when revising?
Sentence by Sentence
  1. How can you revise a run-on sentence and sentence fragment?
Pull It Together
  1. What kinds of words help you combine sentences?
Break It Up
  1. What is the difference between a compound and a complex sentence?
Be Consistent
  1. How does verb tense help you tell a story?
Spell Write
  1. What are homophones?
Multiply Meaning
  1. What is multimedia?
Make It Happen
  1. What is included in a multimedia story?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing