Unit 1- Introduction to Multiple Genres
In this unit...
Students will understand that...
EU1 Language is written and printed in an organized manner.
EU2 Words and images impact meaning.
EU3 Effective readers use strategies to construct meaning in a variety of genres.
EU4 Writing is a process.
EU5 A writer’s purpose, audience, and text structure shape the style, development, and organization of reading and writing.
EU6 Punctuation and grammar guide readers through the text.
EU7 Listening and speaking are critical components to communicate effectively.
Students will keep considering the following questions:
EQ1 Why do words and images matter?
EQ2 What do readers do?
EQ3 How do I understand what I read?
EQ4 How can I effectively communicate ideas?
Students will know:
K1 readers monitor and adjust their comprehension.
K2 literary texts are writing that is derived from the imagination, usually in the form of stories, that includes characters and events.
K3 poetry has structural elements that help with understanding.
K4 poets use literal and figurative language to create imagery.
K5 poetry is writing that includes rhythm, rhyme scheme and sound devices
K6 every move a writer makes has a purpose and can have an impact beyond the original intent.
K7 personal narrative writing expresses one’s own experiences.
K8 correspondence may be formal or informal depending on the audience and purpose.
Students will be skilled at:
S1 using metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
S2 responding to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard or viewed.
S3 recognizing and analyzing literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical and diverse literary text.
S4 recognizing and analyzing genre-specific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts.
S5 using critical inquiry to analyze the author’s choice and how they influence and communicate meaning in a variety of texts.
S6 analyzing and applying author’s craft purposefully in order to develop their own product and performances.
S7 using the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.
S8 composing a literary text in the form of a personal narrative.
S9 composing correspondence.
Critical Vocabulary
imagery
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
rhyme scheme
stanza
sound device
structural element
repetition
poetry
descriptive language
figurative language
literal language
craft
personal narrative
correspondence
letter
capitalization
punctuation
adverbs
nouns
pronouns
Test Date: Friday, 9/30
Standards Being Assessed:
-use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and multiple-meaning words.
-make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
-use text evidence to support an appropriate response.
-analyze plot elements, including the sequence of events, the conflict, and the resolution.
-explain rhyme scheme, sound devices, and structural elements such as stanzas in a variety of poems.
-describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile, and sound devices such as onomatopoeia achieves
specific purposes.
-revise drafts to improve sentence structure and word choice by adding, deleting, combining, and rearranging ideas for coherence and clarity.
-edit drafts using standard English conventions, including: (iii) singular, plural, common, and proper nouns.
-edit drafts using standard English conventions, including: (ix) capitalization of official titles of people, holidays, and geographical names and
places.
Grammar Being Assessed:
-Common Nouns
-Proper Nouns
-Adverbs
-Capitalization In Sentences
-Using Commas In Sentences