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Unit 1 - Stories of Change
Unit 1 - Stories of Change
Embedded Assessment 1: Writing a Personal NarrativeÂ
Embedded Assessment 1: Writing a Personal NarrativeÂ
Students will write a personal narrative that includes a well-told incident, a response to the incident, and a reflection about the significance of the incident.
Unit Overview
Unit Overview
- Unit 1 guides students through the art of storytelling while exploring the theme of change. Students will learn how skilled authors develop their ideas using effective narrative techniques, purposeful sequencing, and detailed language by reading model narratives. Students will analyze various narrative texts from diverse authors to understand and appreciate the universal nature of storytelling. Through close reading and analyzing narrative elements, students will learn to write real and imaginative narratives that engage their readers.
Unit 2 - The Power To Change
Unit 2 - The Power To Change
Embedded Assessment 1: Responding to Literature
Embedded Assessment 1: Responding to Literature
- Students will write an informative response to the novel Walk Two Moons. Choose one of the following prompts:
- Explain how internal or external forces cause one character from the novel to grow or change.
- Identify one subplot from the novel and explain how it relates to the main plot of the novel.
- Describe one setting from the novel and explain why it is important to a character or to the plot.
- Discuss how plot, setting, character, or conflict contributes to one of the novel’s themes.
Unit Overview
Unit Overview
- It has been said that the only constant in life is change. In this unit, students consider this idea by looking at change and growth as a regular part of human nature. From studying characters in a novel and engaging in collaborative discussions to examining real-life figures in literary nonfiction and conducting research, students analyze the power of internal and external forces on an individual, including the relationship between animals and humans. Through these varied experiences, students learn to write a response to literature that conveys their analysis of a novel and an informational essay on how animals can positively change the life of a human.
Unit 3 - Changing Perspectives
Unit 3 - Changing Perspectives
Embedded Assessment 1: Researching and Debating a Controversy
Embedded Assessment 1: Researching and Debating a Controversy
- Students will collaborate to research one side of a controversy affecting your school, community, or society. Then, they will participate in a modified debate in which they argue their position and incorporate a visual display with appropriate headings, labels, and multimedia for support.
Unit Overview
Unit Overview
- Many young people seem to have a natural aptitude for arguing. Yet what they often overlook in an argument is the importance of identifying the specific audience they are trying to convince and selecting and organizing the right information and language to communicate their position to that audience. In Unit 3, students study the art of argument. They consider why we have controversy in society and examine the content and structure of informational and argumentative texts to gather information and evaluate others' claims. They learn to debate contemporary issues effectively and write an argumentative letter to convince an audience to support their position on a topic important to them.
Unit 4 - A Change of Scene
Unit 4 - A Change of Scene
Embedded Assessment 1: Researching and Presenting a Poet
Embedded Assessment 1: Researching and Presenting a Poet
- Students collaboratively research and present information on a topic related to the life journey of a poet of their choice.
Unit Overview
Unit Overview
- In this final unit, students become immersed in studying two more narrative genres—poetry and plays. By reading, researching, writing, and performing poems and plays, students strengthen their analysis, research, and writing skills and build confidence to speak in front of their peers. Their year-long study of the concept of change leaves them ready for their own change of scene as they transition to a new grade.
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