Christmas Adventure Writing

What adventures can a reindeer, candy cane, and a snowman embark on? Let’s find out! In this writing lesson, students will write a Christmas-themed narrative incorporating characters, setting, problem, and solution.

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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to write a narrative that incorporates characters, setting, problem, and solution into a Christmas-themed story.

Introduction

(5 minutes)

Ask for students to share the titles of some of their favorite Christmas stories.
Ask for one student to summarize his or her favorite Christmas story.
Support the student to incorporate the setting, characters, problem, and solution into his or her summary of the story.
Remind students that:
the setting is where a story takes place,
the characters are the people or animals that are in the story,
the problem is a conflict that the characters need to solve, and
the solution is how the characters solve the problem.
Tell students that today they will be writing their own Christmas stories.