### Lesson Plan: Writing (Persuasive, Narrative, Reports)
**Grade Level**: 5
**Subject**: Language Arts
**Duration**: 60-90 minutes
**Objectives**:
- Students will understand the differences between persuasive, narrative, and report writing.
- Students will identify the key characteristics of each type of writing.
- Students will practice writing a short example of each type of writing.
**Materials**:
- Whiteboard and markers
- Chart paper
- Writing paper and pencils
- Examples of persuasive, narrative, and report writing
- Rubrics for evaluating each type of writing
### Introduction (10 minutes)
1. **Hook**: Start with an intriguing question to engage students: “Have you ever tried to convince someone to do something you wanted? Or have you ever told a story or reported on something interesting you’ve learned?”
2. **Objective Sharing**: Explain that today’s lesson focuses on understanding and practicing three types of writing: persuasive, narrative, and report. Write these terms on the whiteboard.
3. **Quick Review**: Briefly remind students of basic writing concepts such as topic sentences, supporting details, and conclusions.
### Direct Instruction (20 minutes)
1. **Persuasive Writing**:
- **Definition**: Writing that aims to convince the reader to agree with the writer’s opinion.
- **Key Features**: Clear stance, reasons and evidence, persuasive language, call to action.
- **Example**: Read a short persuasive essay or letter to the class.
2. **Narrative Writing**:
- **Definition**: Writing that tells a story, either true or fictional.
- **Key Features**: Setting, characters, plot (beginning, middle, end), dialogue, vivid details.
- **Example**: Read a short narrative story or an excerpt from a book.
3. **Report Writing**:
- **Definition**: Writing that provides information on a topic, often based on research.
- **Key Features**: Introduction, factual details, organized structure, diagrams or pictures (optional).
- **Example**: Read a short report on an interesting topic.
### Guided Practice (20 minutes)
1. **Group Activity**: Divide students into small groups. Assign each group one type of writing (persuasive, narrative, report).
2. **Instructions**: Each group will brainstorm and outline a short piece of writing in their assigned style.
- **Persuasive**: Think of a school issue they could argue about (e.g., more recess time).
- **Narrative**: Create a short story plot with characters and events.
- **Report**: Choose a simple topic (e.g., favorite animal) to report on with key facts.
### Independent Practice (20 minutes)
1. **Writing Task**: Have each student work on their own to write a paragraph or short piece based on the outline their group created. Provide rubrics to guide their writing.
2. **Peer Review**: After finishing their drafts, students will pair up and exchange papers for peer review, giving feedback based on the rubrics provided.
### Conclusion (10 minutes)
1. **Sharing**: Invite a few students to share their writing pieces with the class.
2. **Review**: Recap the key points of persuasive, narrative, and report writing.
3. **Exit Ticket**: Have students write a sentence or two about which type of writing they enjoyed most and why.
### Assessment:
- **Formative**: Monitor group discussions, collect and review outlines, observe peer reviews.
- **Summative**: Evaluate the final writing pieces using a rubric tailored to each type of writing.
### Differentiation:
- **For Struggling Students**: Provide sentence starters, graphic organizers, and additional examples.
- **For Advanced Students**: Encourage the addition of more complex structures and details in their writing.
### Homework:
- Ask students to choose one of the types of writing covered and write a full-page piece at home. Encourage them to read their writing to a family member or friend and get feedback.
This lesson combines direct instruction, group work, and independent practice to ensure students engage with each writing type actively and thoughtfully.