Here you can see what we are talking about in the classroom by semester!
Unit 1: Personal Narratives- Introdution to Personal Narratives
Comparing personal narrative to other forms of writing.
Writing a narrative about a first-time experinece.
Quoting from a text to describe plot, and make inferences.
Writing sentences using strong verbs and adjectives.
Writing using jpersonification.
Quoting a text when identifying and describing personification.
Writing a narrative about a moment.
Using correct punctuation and capitalization when writing dialogue.
Analyzing characters and their relationships to one another.
Writing narratives that include dialogue.
Analyzing and describing theme in text.
Unit 2: Early American Civilizations
Quoting from a text when stating facts.
Making inferences.
Describing how graphics enhance text.
Comparing and contrasting author's point of view.
Describing events.
Writing a narrative about your name.
PResenting "Name Narrative" with a displayed graphic.
Writing narratives that support point of view.
Defining tone within text.
Comparing and contrassting tones of two texts.
Using and Planning with outlines of sequencing events.
Identifying and using similes and metaphors.
Describing music using similes and metaphors.