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ELA Unit 1- CHARACTER TRAITS, SETTING, PLOT

Out first English Language Arts (ELA) unit focuses on the Fiction Genres of literature. Students will focus on internal and external character traits and how the personality of a character helps impact a story. Students learn the difference between major characters and minor characters, and they will determine if a character is the antagonist (villian) or protagonist ("good guy") of a story. Students will also learn about the different types of setting in a story including time, place, weather and social conditions. The last focus of this unit is different types of conflict in a narrative including conflicts with others, society, nature or self. Students will be introduced to story elements and plot of a story. Major standards covered- RL.4.3 Using specific details in a story to help describe a character, setting and events of a story.

ELA Unit 2- PLOT ELEMENTS, THEMES, PLAYS

Elements of Plot (ELA Unit 1 & 2)

In this unit students will be introduced to the main elements of plot including Exposition (introduction), Conflict (Problem for character), Rising Action (Events leading up to climax), Climax (The turning point of the plot), Falling Action (Tying up lose ends for the characters) and Resolution (Ending of the narrative). Students will be watching short pixar films in order to practice mapping out the plot of these stories and then transferring that knowledge to short pieces of written literature. Students will learn theme which is the central message of a story. Students will learn the most common themes in literature and will practice trying to infer the theme of stories. Plays are introduced in this unit. Students learn the main elements of a drama. Students will read a play Ranita (an adaptation on the Frog Prince). Students will create puppets and act out the play which will be recorded and posted below. Standards Covered- RL.4.2 Students can summarize a piece of fiction in their own words using elements of plot.RL.4.1 Students can explain a story by using details in the text. RL.4.2 Students can determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem. RL.4.5 Students can refer to elements of plays or dramas.