weekly

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Students Learn Then Create an Original Fable Story

Completed by 19 learners

Ages 6-8

Live Group Course

In this class students will focus on using transition words to write a fable story. Creative Writing

Wura A.

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(113 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week, 4 weeks

3-5 learners per class

45 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

4 live meetings

3 in-class hours

Projects

1 hour per week. Original Fable Story

Certificate of Completion

Encouraging teacher created Certificate of Completion

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 3

Beginner - Intermediate Level

This class will teach students how to create and write an original fable story. 

We will:
1. Discuss a story problem and solution 
2. Identify a moral lesson to be learned
3. Pick a setting
4. Select animal characters 
5. Develop a plot by sharing ideas
6. Sequence story events with a beginning, middle and end
7. Receive teacher help to edit 
8. Read aloud with expression to recognize punctuation marks
Learners receive ample support to brainstorm and are guided to choose plot examples, animal characters and a moral lesson for their story.

Through discussions, students dictate their story and receive grammar and sentence structure edits to help them produce their original fable story. 

This class includes numerous components to ensure student understanding: *individualized support through the Zoom chat box, *help for sentence structure, spelling accuracy and edits, *expression by speaking, thinking, illustrating ideas, *presentation skills by reading aloud, *learn moral lessons, and *develop a greater sense of confidence by writing for an extended period of time. 

This is intended to be a fun class and it is intended for learners to do their personal best. 

Some learners require more time to write and I don't want them to feel rushed during class. Please finish at home and share the following class.

Learning Goals

Students will build writing skills by writing for an extended period of time to develop a creative story.

Syllabus

Curriculum

Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum

Standards

Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

4 Lessons

over 4 Weeks

Lesson 1:

That's a Fable

 Learn and play a guessing game to identify a fable - Choose a moral to develop the plot using a graphic organizer.

45 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2:

Develop a Fable Plot

 Read and discuss a fable example - Dictate plot ideas for own story -  Practice sentence structure - Write beginning paragraph for own story - Draw a picture to detail story events.

45 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3:

Tell then Write

 Dictate story problem to match moral and receive teacher help for character dialogue - Write middle paragraph for own story - Draw a picture.

45 mins online live lesson

Lesson 4:

Fable Storytime

 Discuss ideas to reach story solution - Explain how solution will match moral lesson - Write ending and receive teacher/peer feedback - Read aloud with expression to share original fable.

45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance

The external resource is a game that will be presented as a screen share. Students will play a guessing game to assess understanding of the writing genre. This class requires at least 2 learners to hold. If there are less than 2 learners, I'm sorry; the class will be cancelled.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Kahoot

Meet the teacher

Wura A.

Joined July, 2020

4.9

113reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

4 Teaching Certificates

Maryland Teaching Certificate in Special Education

Iowa Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts

Maryland Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages

Maryland Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education

Master's Degree in Education from McDaniel College

I grew up and went to school in the New York City area but now live in a small farming community in rural Midwest, USA. I enjoy working with and meeting people from both urban and rural settings and readily adjust to meet their learning needs in a culturally responsive way. I also volunteer at a prison and remain adaptable to ensure a supportive and safe learning environment. 

I have degrees in the area of Corporate Communication, Education, and Second Language Acquisition. I have been a certified public-school teacher since 2016 trained to teach Early Elementary, Elementary, Special Education, and ESOL. I have been an online teacher and tutor since 2018, working with learners diagnosed with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and middle school students who struggle to read and write. My teaching background is varied as a former 3rd Grade Classroom Teacher at a French immersion school, Associate level Orton-Gillingham trained structured reading teacher and as an Adjunct College Instructor.

I believe instructional data is crucial to improve learning outcomes. I constantly assess student comprehension during sessions in a relaxed and encouraging learning environment.

I love traveling and learning more about different cultures. This helps me to support all learners in my classroom. So far, I have visited Estonia, Russia, Kinshasa (Congo), London, Togo, South Korea, Latvia and a few other places. I also studied abroad in France. With each travel experience my respect for people and their culture simply deepens. I look forward to meeting you too!