Unit 3 Anchor Texts

Concept Vocabulary

waterfowl
letterhead
overcast
shotgun

Skill Vocabulary

frame story
introductory story
internal story

Focus: Narrative Structure

Standard(s)

🔍 11-12.R.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

🔍 11-12.RL.3 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).

🔍 11-12.R.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

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Mini Lessons: Analyzing Narratives for Plot Devices

Focus: Endocentric Compounds

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Focus: Pronouns & Antecedents

Standard(s)

11-12.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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ELL Support Lesson

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💡Teacher Tip: Choose between the Writing to Sources task and the Speaking & Listening task.

Focus: Narrative Scene

Standard(s)

🔍 11-12.W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

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💡Teacher Tip: Choose between the Writing to Sources task and the Speaking & Listening task.

Focus:  Dialogue

Standard(s)

🔍 11-12.W.3 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

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Concept Vocabulary

encroaching
anticipation
perpetually
instantaneously
constricting
superannuated

Skill Vocabulary

suspense
foreshadowing
pacing
motif
symbol
theme

Focus: Narrative Structure

Standard(s)

🔍 11-12.R.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

🔍 11-12.RL.3 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).

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ELL Support Lesson

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Focus: Latin Root: -strict-

Standard(s)

11-12.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. 

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Focus: Motif

Standard(s)

🔍 11-12.R.4 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.

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Focus: Anecdote

Standard(s)

🔍 11-12.W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

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Focus: Response to Literature

Standard(s)

11-12.SL.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks.

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