Project: Stories under the stars

Grade: 5th

Enduring Understanding:

Writing can be a creative process that can be inspired by your environment.

Standards and Skills:

• ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.10 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.4
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.4 R.R.6 Craft and Structure: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and 

Driving Question:

What makes up the night sky? 

How can we use our surroundings to inspire us to write stories? 

Final Products:

Creative writing , Spooky stories 

Culminating Experience:

You are invited to A Night Under the Stars: Come sit by our class campfire as we share our stories under the night sky. 

Benchmark #1:

All about the stars, patterns of the sun, moon and stars 

-Mystery Science 

Benchmark #2, 3:

Reading and analyzing short stories, Writing 

-identifying descriptive writing in text, style and audience 

-steps of the writing process 

Benchmark #4:

-rehearse story telling, Prepare the room together 

*extension option: story telling in other cultures/in history

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