Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Assignment

Story Element Lesson Plan
 

Chapter 4 of your text provides an in-depth look at the elements that help make up a good children’s book.  For this assignment, you will create a lesson plan devoted to one of those key elements.  You will first decide on a grade level to teach this lesson to.  Next, choose a story that you feel is developmentally appropriate for that grade level.  Then, plan a lesson that utilizes that story.  Your lesson needs to focus on introducing or teaching one of the story elements shared in Chapter 4 such as: character, plot, setting, theme, or even beginning, middle, or end. In Week 5, you will be building upon this lesson plan to create a week long unit, so please consider what you would like the theme of your unit to be when you are choosing a piece of literature for this lesson.   For this assignment, you have two options:
 

Option One: You can produce a 10-minute video of yourself teaching this lesson.  Within the video, explain which guidelines for evaluating children’s literature you took into account for this lesson.  You will upload your video to YouTube (or similar site) and submit a Word document that includes the following:

1. An introduction at the beginning of the video that      identifies the grade level you are working with, the title and author of      the book you are using for the lesson, and the story element to be taught.
2. A description of your completed lesson plan by clearly      stating what you will do for each section of the lesson plan template.      
3. An explanation of how at least one story map from Story Maps, will be utilized during your lesson.  
4. A closing summary that explains the guidelines for      evaluating children’s literature that you took into account for this      lesson. Make sure your closing summary is supported by scholarly      resources.

Option Two: You can create a three- to four-page Word document.  If you choose to create a word document, it must include the following:

1. The grade level you are working with.
2. The title and author of the book you are      utilizing. 
3. All aspects of the lesson plan are included.  You      must use this lesson plan template.      
   • It is required that you use       the Lesson Plan Template to complete this portion of       your assignment. 
   • It is suggested that you       utilize the Lesson Plan Handbook as a guide for how to more       effectively plan this lesson. 
4. At least one story map from Story Maps, along with an explanation of how you will utilize it within      the lesson development section of the lesson plan template. 
5. A closing summary explaining which of the guidelines      for evaluating characteristics of quality children’s literature (from      Section 4.4 of your text) you took into account when choosing the      literature for this lesson.

Whichever option you choose, provide your instructor with access to your work by uploading all the necessary links and/or text in a document.  Be sure that you are utilizing appropriate 6th edition APA formatting for all written material.  You must reference one scholarly source in addition to the course text.
 

Take a moment to view the Story Elements guidance, or click here for the written transcript.