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Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Drafting a Historical Fiction Narrative Based on Expert Trades Lesson PlanMid-Unit 3 Assessment: Drafting a Historical Fiction Narrative Based on Expert Trades Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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Grade
4th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Assessments
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Duration
1 hr
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2013
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Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Drafting a Historical Fiction Narrative Based on Expert Trades

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This Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Drafting a Historical Fiction Narrative Based on Expert Trades lesson plan also includes:
  • Grade 4 ELA Module 2A, Unit 3 - Full Unit
  • Grade 4 ELA Module 2A, Unit 3 - Recommended Texts
  • Grade 4 ELA Module 2A, Unit 3 - Assessment Overview
  • Grade 4 ELA Module 2A, Unit 3 - Performance Task
  • Grade 4 ELA Module 2A - Full Module
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  • Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Drafting a Historical Fiction Narrative Based on Expert Trades (.docx)
  • Unit Overview (.pdf)
  • Unit Overview (.docx)
  • Recommended Texts (.pdf)
  • Recommended Texts (.docx)
  • Module Overview (.pdf)
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  • Module Assessments (.docx)
  • Module Performance Task (.pdf)
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Young historians use their planning graphic organizer to prepare a personal narrative draft on expert trades. Since the instructional activity is considered the mid-unit assessment, learners respond to a writing prompt related to the final performance task. During the next instructional activity, they peer-revise these narratives.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

historical fiction, Narrative Writing, colonial america, rough drafts, the writing process, character development, plot development, Writing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Keep individual work organized and easy to access in a folder
  • Remind pupils to skip lines for future revision

Classroom Considerations

  • It is essential to have completed the research in unit 2 of the module to complete the performance task in the current unit; the previous lesson is attached in the included materials
  • Provide extra paper for fourth graders to continue their writing

Pros

  • Designed for Common Core
  • Includes a self-assessment for fourth graders to track their progress
  • Lesson gives clear and detailed plans for implementation along with reproducibles

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.4.2.b W.4.3.a W.4.9.a

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