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Homeschool Writing Lesson Plan: Write Your Own Story Book

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ELA • Writing Workshop

Lesson 1: Launch a Writer’s Workshop with Write Your Own Story Book

Kick off a joyful writing routine using prompts, comic strips, and guided pages that move kids from ideas → drafts → revisions → published pieces.

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Write Your Own Story Book – Interactive write-in book

Write Your Own Story Book: Interactive Write-In Book

Built-in prompts, panels, and practice pages help reluctant writers get started and confident writers go deeper—with room for comic strips, journals, maps, and more.

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Learning Objectives

  • Generate ideas using picture prompts and sentence starters.
  • Plan a beginning–middle–end using comic panels or story frames.
  • Draft a short narrative with clear sentences and descriptive details.
  • Revise using a kid-friendly checklist; publish a neat final page.

Materials

  • Write Your Own Story Book (one per learner)
  • Sharpened pencils, erasers, colored pencils
  • Timer (10–15 min sprints)
  • Optional: stickers for “published” pages; highlighters for revisions

Mini-Lesson (5–8 min): Small Moments Make Strong Stories

  1. Model: “Zoom in” on a single moment (e.g., finding a lost puppy) rather than “my whole weekend.”
  2. Think-aloud: jot quick notes for Beginning (Where? Who?), Middle (Problem/Action), End (Solution/Feeling).
  3. Show a sample page in the book: label panels B–M–E with 3–5 words each.
Sentence stems: “At first…”, “Then…”, “So I…”, “Finally…”, “I felt… because…”

Guided Practice (10–12 min)

  1. Choose a prompt page together (adventure, mystery, or everyday moment).
  2. Set a 5-minute timer: fill the B–M–E planner with words/sketches.
  3. Quick share: partner tells their plan using stems; partner asks one question to add a detail.

Independent Writing (15–20 min)

  • Draft the story on the write-in pages. Circle one place to add a feeling word and one sound word.
  • Revise with the checklist: capitals, end marks, spacing, vivid verb, one sensory detail.
  • Publish: rewrite neatly or ink final panels; add a title and small illustration.

Differentiation

  • Emerging writers: Dictate sentences to an adult, then trace. Use picture-only panels.
  • On-level: Aim for 6–8 sentences; include time words (first/then/finally).
  • Advanced: Add dialogue (quotation marks) and a second small problem before the solution.

Assessment & Reflection

  • Quick rubric (1–4): Idea focus • Organization (B–M–E) • Conventions • Details/Voice.
  • Exit ticket: “One revision I made was…” / “A detail that improved my story is…”
  • Collect published page for a growing author portfolio.

Extensions

  • Create a class anthology (scan final pages into a single PDF).
  • Turn a story into a 4-panel comic; practice speech bubbles and sound effects.
  • Record an audio read-aloud of the published story for family sharing.
Download PDF Lesson Plan

Print-ready lesson with checklists, planner page, and rubric.

Note: Keep sessions short and positive. Consistency (10–20 minutes daily) grows writers faster than occasional long sessions.