Unit 1

Developing and Reflecting

in Narratives

Teaching Task 1:

Determine an appropriate theme in the text and justify your selection to create an infographic, in which you analyze the author's development of this theme. Justify how the Mood, Tone, Characters, Plot , and Setting develop and relate to the theme throughout the story. Use examples from the text to support your justification of the theme’s development.


Teaching Task 2:

After reading the mentor text, write an original scene developing an imagined experience or event using effective narrative techniques such as dialogue, pacing, relevant descriptive details and reflection, in order to develop plot and/or characters. (W.8.3 a-e)