UNIT 1

16 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS (16 HOURS)

Point of View

Students analyze the authors’ uses of structure and point of view.

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Students read and discuss the short stories “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien and “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich, analyzing the authors’ uses of structure and point of view to relate the experiences of the protagonists/narrators regarding the Vietnam War. In their own narrative writing, students practice establishing a point of view, crafting engaging introductions, and using narrative techniques to develop experiences, events, and characters.

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• ELA Grade 11 Module 4, Unit 1 - Unit Overview

• ELA Grade 11 Module 4, Unit 1 - Unit Overview

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In This Unit

• Lesson 1: It's About One's Point of View

• Lesson 2: Escaping the Draft

• Lesson 3: How Point of View Develops Central Ideas

• Lesson 4: Meaning of Text

• Lesson 5: Mid-Unit Assessment: How Part Contributes to Whole

• Lesson 6: Creating a Narrative

• Lesson 7: Peer Review 2

• Lesson 8: How One's Point of View Impacts Characterization of Another

• Lesson 9: Analysis of Textual Elements

• Lesson 10: Impact of Aesthetics

• Lesson 11: Incorporating Narrative Techniques in Writing

• Lesson 12: Peer Review

• Lesson 13: Unit Assessment Part 1: Considering Points of View

• Lesson 14: Unit Assessment Part 2: Key Scene from Another's Perspective

• Lesson 15: Unit Assessment Part 2: Peer Review and Revision

• Lesson 16: Unit Assessment Part 2: Finalization