Maniac Magee Lesson Plan

Day 5-Activity 1-Story Map

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will become familiar with different elements of a plot and identify them in the book.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.5

Structure:

After finishing the book, students should individually create a story map that details the following points:

-Main Theme

-Setting

-Conflict

-Resolution

-Rising Action Events

-Climax

-Falling Action Events

-Major Characters

If necessary, review what each of these phrases means beforehand. Resources for story mapping can be found here.

Ideas for Differentiated Instruction:

Instead of creating a story map, students...