Lesson Plan: Baseball

Subject:  Writing

Grade: 3

Lesson Objective: To write a story from the point of view of a baseball

Common Core Standard:  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Materials: Printable Student Worksheet Handout

Starter:

Say:

• Do you ever like to pretend that you are something else?  What types of things do you pretend to be?  (Allow the students to answer.)

Main:

Say:

• Pretending to be something else can be so much fun!  The best part of pretending to be something else is thinking about all of the different adventures you could have as that thing.
• Today, you are going to be writing a story from the point of view of a baseball.  Remember, point of view is the way that the story is told.  It can be told from the point of view of someone who is involved in the story or the point of view of someone who is watching the story.  You will be writing from the point of view of someone who is involved in the story.
• When you are writing stories, it is important to use as many descriptive words as you can.  You want the reader to be able to picture in their head what you are writing about.
• Think about all of the different things that can happen to a baseball during a baseball game.  The ball can get hit, it can be caught, it can go over the outfield wall, and it can fall on the ground.
• You should be very creative when describing what happens to you.  Use as many descriptive words as you can so that the reader can imagine in their heads what you are describing.
• Also, remember to describe how you are feeling as everything is happening to you.  Think about how you would feel if you were a baseball during a baseball game.  Would you feel excited, scared, angry, happy or some other way?
• Does anyone have any questions?

Feedback:

Say:

• Who would like to share the story that you wrote?  (Allow the students to share.)

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Written by Kimberly Greacen, Education World® Contributing Writer

Kimberly is an educator with extensive experience in curriculum writing and developing instructional materials to align with Common Core State Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy.

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