Imaginative Narrative

1. Imaginative Narrative

2. Topic: Tell about a time when a giant visited your classroom. • Type: Expressive • Audience: classmates and teacher • Purpose: entertain • Plan: Make a tree map, and then an extended flee map.

3. 1)Brainstorm the story elements with a tree map Story Elements Characters Setting Problem/situation Attempts to solve problem Solution to the problem Giant disrupts the class Giant Classroom Give giant work to do Teacher lets giant teach teacher Present time class Call principal Put in listening center

4. 2) Sequence for Writing with Flow Map Teacher gave giant math work Teacher calls the principal Teacher puts giant in the listening center Teacher lets giant teach

5. 3) Write an opening paragraph. Mr. Lyon’s class had just begun their math assignment when all of a sudden the floor began to shake like an earthquake. Into the room stomped a nine foot giant dressed like a wood cutter. Teacher gave giant math work Teacher calls the principal Teacher puts giant in the listening center Teacher lets giant teach

6. 4) Extend with Details by turning into a Flee Map Mr. Lyon’s class had just begun their math assignment when all of a sudden the floor began to shake like an earthquake. Into the room stomped a nine foot giant dressed like a wood cutter. Teacher gave giant math work Teacher calls the principal Teacher puts giant in the listening center Teacher lets giant teach • Division problems • Work was too hard • Kept breaking pencils • So scared couldn’t speak • Ran back to office • Called boss-quit • Tells about being a giant • Can see far • Breaks lots of things • Earphones too small • Broke chair • Sprawled on floor

7. 5) Stop to Pause • Stop and think about the process so far. • Review your thinking map to this point.

8. 6) Select transition words/phrases Mr. Lyon’s class had just begun their math assignment when all of a sudden the floor began to shake like an earthquake. Into the room stomped a nine foot giant dressed like a wood cutter. When nothing else worked The first thing After that then Teacher gave giant math work Teacher calls the principal Teacher puts giant in the listening center Teacher lets giant teach • Division problems • Work was too hard • Kept breaking pencils • So scared couldn’t speak • Ran back to office • Called boss-quit • Tells about being a giant • Can see far • Breaks lots of things • Earphones too small • Broke chair • Sprawled on floor

9. 7) Write a closing paragraph. Mr. Lyon’s class had just begun their math assignment when all of a sudden the floor began to shake like an earthquake. Into the room stomped a nine foot giant dressed like a wood cutter. When nothing else worked The first thing After that then We learned a lot about giants that day. I also learned not to be afraid of someone just because he looks different. Teacher gave giant math work Teacher calls the principal Teacher puts giant in the listening center Teacher lets giant teach • Division problems • Work was too hard • Kept breaking pencils • So scared couldn’t speak • Ran back to office • Called boss-quit • Tells about being a giant • Can see far • Breaks lots of things • Earphones too small • Broke chair • Sprawled on floor

10. 8) Orally rehearse story. Mr. Lyon’s class had just begun their math assignment when all of a sudden the floor began to shake like an earthquake. Into the room stomped a nine foot giant dressed like a wood cutter. When nothing else worked The first thing After that then We learned a lot about giants that day. I also learned not to be afraid of someone just because he looks different. Teacher gave giant math work Teacher calls the principal Teacher puts giant in the listening center Teacher lets giant teach • Division problems • Work was too hard • Kept breaking pencils • So scared couldn’t speak • Ran back to office • Called boss-quit • Tells about being a giant • Can see far • Breaks lots of things • Earphones too small • Broke chair • Sprawled on floor

11. 9) Write using the thinking map. Mr. Lyons’ class had just begun their math assignment when all of a sudden the floor began to shake like an earthquake. Into the room stomped a nine foot giant dressed like a wood cutter. The first thing Mr. Lyons did was to treat the giant just like all the other kids in the class. He gently handed him a math worksheet with division problems and invited him to have a seat in the class. A puzzled look came over the giant’s face and the teacher immediately knew that the work was going to be too difficult for him. When he did try to do the math problems his pencil kept breaking like a toothpick in his large hand. After that Mr. Lyons figured he needed some help with the situation so he called for the principal, Mrs. Paul to come to our classroom. When Mrs. Paul walked in our door, she was so overcome with fear that she could not even speak. She turned around in her tracks and raced back to the office. When she got there, she grabbed the telephone and called her boss to say that she was resigning. Then Mr. Lyons knew that he was going to have to handle this situation himself, so he guided the giant over to the listening center so he would be occupied while the rest of the class did their work. I could see right away that this was not going to work because the earphones were much too small fo the giant’s large head.

12. As he sat down in the chair to listen it broke into a million pieces. The poor giant was sprawled out on the floor with a look of embarrassment on his face. When nothing else worked, Mr. Lyons decided to invite the giant to teach our class. He talked for about 30 minutes and told us what it was like to be a giant in a regular sized world. He said that he liked being able to see things far away that other people could not see. He also told us about all the chairs and other things he kept breaking because he was so large. We learned a lot about giants that day. I also learned not to be afraid of someone just because he looks different.