Lesson Plan
Mapping My Heart
Love is in the air! This Valentine's Day lesson helps your students practice brainstorming. They will use a heart as a visual to record important things in their lives that they could potentially write about.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to brainstorm and produce a short narrative writing piece.
Introduction
(3 minutes)- Ask students what type of preparation takes place before going on a long road trip.
- Use the think-pair-share method to engage all students. First, have students think to themselves. Then, have them pair with a partner to discuss their thoughts. Last, share out as a class.
- Explain to students that any sort of preparation is called brainstorming. This is the planning process that people go through in everyday life, and it is also something that writers do before jumping into a writing task
- Ask students to list some things they love. It can be things or actions.
- Make the connection for students that Valentine's Day is centered around the theme of love. When we love things, we feel strongly about them. When that is the case, we can talk and write about them because we know a lot about them. These are all important parts that go into writing.