Learner’s Mindset: Demonstrate positive attitudes and a quest for knowledge.
Communication: Articulate thoughts effectively for various purposes.
Critical Thinking: View problems for insights and pursue information.
How does the structure of a narrative enhance the communication of the author's personal interests?
How do authors choose words to reflect their personal interests?
What role do anecdotes play in making a narrative engaging?
Students will identify and analyze narrative structure, diction, and anecdotes in published writing.
Students will reflect upon their personal interests and experiences, identifying interesting anecdotes that show their interests.
Students will write a personal narrative essay using narrative techniques such as anecdotes, strong diction, and purposeful narrative structure.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events, and manipulate time create effects such as mystery, tension, or surprise.andards:
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