This Lesson's Title:
The Sibling
Report
organizing a bad-situation-that-gets-worse story
This lesson was created by NNWP Teacher Consultant Dena Harrison. Check out all of Dena's online writing lessons by clicking here.
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The intended "mentor text" to be used when teaching this on-line lesson is the picture book Tub-Boo-Boo by Margie Palatini. Before writing, students should listen to and discuss the writing style of this book's author.
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Three-Sentence Overview of this Lesson:
After sharing Margie Palatini's charming "bad-situation-that-only-gets-worse tale", Tub-boo-boo, writers will plan a story about a humorous household accident that gets worse before it gets better. Borrowing Palatini's exciting idea from her book, students will narrate the story as if they are a sibling of the accident victim who is reporting on the situation from the front lawn. The voice of the narrator, though not a real news reporter, must sound like one. Teachers: Click here to see the entire lesson plan.
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