Unit Plan 24 (Grade PreK ELA): Narrative Details & Endings
PreK early writing revision unit: students strengthen their stories by adding details, revising for clarity, and creating simple endings that fit. Through modeling, peer feedback, and hands-on editing, they build foundational writing, sequencing, and print-awareness skills.
Focus: Add details; revise for clarity; simple ending that fits
Grade Level: PreK
Subject Area: English Language Arts (Early Writing • Revising • Conventions)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 30–45 minutes per session (use two short blocks if needed)
I. Introduction
This week children learn to strengthen their narrative pages by adding details, revising to make ideas clear, and crafting a simple ending that fits the story. Using modeling, peer talk, and quick picture/print fixes, students practice the cycle: Say → Draw → Add Details → Revise → Ending.
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…
- Add meaningful details (who/where/what doing/feeling/sounds) to drawings and dictation (W.PK.3).
- Revise their page with teacher/peer suggestions to make ideas clear (W.PK.5).
- Create a simple, fitting ending (e.g., all done/home/bedtime/clean-up/hug) and/or a reaction (happy, tired, proud) (W.PK.3).
- Demonstrate emerging print conventions (name on page, left-to-right sweep, letter-like forms, optional end mark “.”/“!” sticker, “The End” label) (L.PK.2).
- Share using a short, complete sentence that includes one new detail.
Standards Alignment — PreK
- W.PK.3 Use drawing, dictating, writing to narrate an event (in order), and provide a reaction or ending.
- W.PK.5 With guidance and support, add details to strengthen writing.
- L.PK.2 Demonstrate beginning command of conventions (print awareness, capitalization/punctuation exposure, letter forms).
Success Criteria — student language
- “I added a detail to show more.” (W.PK.5)
- “My story has an ending that fits.” (W.PK.3)
- “My page shows my name and some letters/marks.” (L.PK.2)