Creative Writing: Middle School Lesson Plan

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Creative Writing: Middle School Lesson Plan

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In this lesson, students use what they know about story structure including setting, plot, theme, character, rising action and resolution to create their own short story or graphic novel understand the role that immigrants played in their local area’s history. While this resource focuses on the history of Pittsburgh and its steel industry, it can easily be adapted to other regions.

Education Levels:

7, 8

Subject:

History, Writing (composition), Process Skills

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

PDF

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

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Keywords:

Creative writing, Historical fiction, Short stories, Graphic novels

Mediator:

Middle school teachers

Publisher:

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Is Part Of:

http://www.carnegielibrary.org

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

Computers with Internet access; Access to local history resources; Pencils/pens; Projector

Learning Time:

Two 45 minute sessions

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

3. Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

9. Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Writing Standards

Production and Distribution of Writing

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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