What elements make a short story compelling and resonant with readers and why is it important to understand how a piece of literature is conveyed to you?
Communication - Articulate and understand thoughts and ideas effectively by oral, written, and nonverbal means. Convey thoughts and ideas for a variety of purposes.
Critical Thinking - View problems, looking for both “bigger picture” connections and more detailed distinctions, to gain insights that will inform solutions. Regularly pursue additional information and evidence to refine understanding.
Collaboration - Understand that broader and, ultimately, personal interests are often better served by addressing challenges as a team. In pursuit of solutions, leverage the strengths and perspectives of others.
Learner’s Mindset - Demonstrate positive attitudes and beliefs about life-long quest for knowledge and skills. Seek novel experiences and an openness to change. Regularly set goals to monitor and direct for self-improvement.
Adaptive Perseverance - Continue an effort through task completion despite challenges. Understand there are often multiple ways to achieve an outcome. Respond productively to feedback and setbacks.
What are the major aspects of plot sequence and what do they entail?
How do characters develop and what text supports your assumptions?
How can you utilize context clues in determining unfamiliar words in the text?
Students will identify and analyze the major aspects of plot sequence in a short story.
Students will demonstrate the ability to use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text.
Comprehensive understanding including, but not limited to, the following skills:
Narrative plot sequence elements
Usage of context clues to decipher vocabulary
Figurative language meanings and examples
Vocabulary terminology that is relevant to text
Demonstrating comprehension by providing responses backed with evidence from text
Expressing thoughts and perspectives through written expression
Overall understanding of nonfiction text structures
Locating credible research sources
Organizing informational text accumulated connected to a litany of nonfiction topics.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Theme, character trait, physical trait, evidence, cite
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