Thought-full Characters

Thought-full Characters

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DISCUSS:
How do you think Cosmo found the berries?
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DISCUSS:
What do you think Cosmo was thinking when he saw the berries on the other side
of the river?
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner or someone you sit near. When everyone knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step.
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Get your Beginning worksheet. Whisper-read the introduction of
your story.
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Get your Story Plan. Read the middle section that says what your
character wants. Imagine you are your character. Think about what
you are doing and what you are thinking.
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Discuss with a partner: What are your character’s actions? What are
they thinking?
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Get your Middle and End worksheet. Write in the middle section
about what your character wants and their actions when they
realize or see what they want.
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Whisper-read what you just wrote. As you read, think about where
you could add a thought. When you know where you want your
character’s thought, write a small 1.
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Write your character’s thought in the first thought bubble.
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Read the next part of your story plan. Imagine you are your
character and you just came across the problem! Think about
your actions and what you are thinking.
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Discuss with a partner: What are your character’s actions? What are
they thinking?
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Get your Middle and End worksheet. Write about the problem your
character encountered and their actions as the problem is
happening.
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Whisper-read what you just wrote and think about where you could
add a thought. When you know where you want your character’s
thought, write a small 2.
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Write your character’s thought in the second thought bubble.
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Take turns sharing the middle of your story with your partner.
You can make changes if you want.
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Read the solution in your story plan. Imagine you are your character.
Think about your actions and what you are thinking. When you have
your idea, give a silent thumbs up.
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Discuss with a partner: What are your character’s actions? What are
they thinking?
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Start writing the ending to your story. Include your character’s
actions, the solution, and how you are ending the story for your
reader. If you need more room, you can write on the back.
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Whisper-read what you just wrote and think about where you could
add one more thought. When you know where you want your last
character thought, write a small 3.
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Write your character’s thought in the third thought bubble.
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Read the message in the last section of your story plan. Write this as
the last sentence of your story.
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Take turns sharing the end of your story with your partner.
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Lesson details

Grade 3

Narrative

Drafting with Character Thoughts

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Students will...

Print Prep
  • draft the middle and end of their story.

  • use quotation marks and commas to show the thoughts of their character.

  • end their story with the lesson the character learned.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed lessons 1-3 of this unit.
Constellation Story Middle & End worksheet 1 per student
Constellation Character from previous lesson
1 per student
Story Plan from previous lesson
1 per student

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES

Word Bank from previous lesson
1 per student
Prep Instructions

We suggest students work in pairs. Homeschool students can work on their own.

Standards

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Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

45 mins

Lesson details

Grade 3

Narrative

Drafting with Character Thoughts

32 reviews

Extend this lesson

Reading

Reading

Read a picture book from your classroom that you’ve never read, but stop reading right before the end. Discuss or write what the ending could be, then read how the author ended the book.

Writing

Writing

Imagine your story ended in a different way! Write a different way your story could end.

Video

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Constellation Stories Lesson 4: Thought-full Characters

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