Quarter 3
Unit 7 - Fiction from Fact
Essential Question: How can express myself creatively? How can I find topics to write about for creative writing?
I Can:
identify 5 Ws and H in an article
create five different character perspectives for the article I choose
create a fictional story using facts as a starting point
write at story of at least 700 words
use dialog with intention
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.5
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Unit 8: Resumes and Catch
Essential question: How can you use language to empower yourself? How is a positive work environment established? How can you specifically contribute toward a positive work environment?
I Can:
support claims with evidence
use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback
develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience
create a working resume
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.2.B
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
Unit 9 - I Will Always Write Back
Essential Question(s): How does my own culture affect how I view the issues that happen around me and in my reading?
I Can:
read to infer
identify cultural differences
draw conclusions
identify conflicts
determine themes within the text and support them with evidence
identify authors' style
Standard(s):
Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful.