This document outlines a unit plan for teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students about writing short stories. The unit will last for one month. Students will analyze elements of short stories by reading various mentor texts. They will then research and write their own short story in a genre of their choice, such as science fiction, dystopian, mystery, or fantasy. The unit incorporates Common Core standards and uses graphic organizers, peer feedback, and technology resources to support the writing process. Adaptations are provided for students with different needs.
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This document outlines a unit plan for teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students about writing short stories. The unit will last for one month. Students will analyze elements of short stories by reading various mentor texts. They will then research and write their own short story in a genre of their choice, such as science fiction, dystopian, mystery, or fantasy. The unit incorporates Common Core standards and uses graphic organizers, peer feedback, and technology resources to support the writing process. Adaptations are provided for students with different needs.
This document outlines a unit plan for teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students about writing short stories. The unit will last for one month. Students will analyze elements of short stories by reading various mentor texts. They will then research and write their own short story in a genre of their choice, such as science fiction, dystopian, mystery, or fantasy. The unit incorporates Common Core standards and uses graphic organizers, peer feedback, and technology resources to support the writing process. Adaptations are provided for students with different needs.
This document outlines a unit plan for teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students about writing short stories. The unit will last for one month. Students will analyze elements of short stories by reading various mentor texts. They will then research and write their own short story in a genre of their choice, such as science fiction, dystopian, mystery, or fantasy. The unit incorporates Common Core standards and uses graphic organizers, peer feedback, and technology resources to support the writing process. Adaptations are provided for students with different needs.
Teacher___Meegan_____ Grade_____6 th , 7 th , 8 th Writing __ Date___May 2014_______ Subject____Writing__________ Stage 1- Deired !eu"t #tab"ihed G$a"% CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events sing e!!ective tec"ni#e$ relevant descriptive details$ and %ell-strctred event se#ences. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3.A Engage and orient t"e reader &' esta&lis"ing a context and point o! vie% and introdcing a narrator and(or c"aracters) organi*e an event se#ence t"at n!olds natrall' and logicall'. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3.+ ,se narrative tec"ni#es$ sc" as dialoge$ pacing$ description$ and re!lection$ to develop experiences$ events$ and(or c"aracters. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3.C ,se a variet' o! transition %ords$ p"rases$ and clases to conve' se#ence$ signal s"i!ts !rom one time !rame or setting to anot"er$ and s"o% t"e relations"ips among experiences and events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3.- ,se precise %ords and p"rases$ relevant descriptive details$ and sensor' langage to captre t"e action and conve' experiences and events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3.E .rovide a conclsion t"at !ollo%s !rom and re!lects on t"e narrated experiences or events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8./ Wit" some gidance and spport !rom peers and adlts$ develop and strengt"en %riting as needed &' planning$ revising$ editing$ re%riting$ or tr'ing a ne% approac"$ !ocsing on "o% %ell prpose and adience "ave &een addressed. 0Editing !or conventions s"old demonstrate command o! Langage standards 1-3 p to and inclding grade 8 "ere.2 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3 Condct s"ort researc" pro4ects to ans%er a #estion 0inclding a sel!-generated #estion2$ dra%ing on several sorces and generating additional related$ !ocsed #estions t"at allo% !or mltiple avenes o! exploration. &ndertanding% Stdents %ill nderstand ... T"e importance o! a s"ort stor' Concise %riting 5 its importance to s"ort stories 6o% t"eir vie% points 0voice2 impact t"eir stor' Importance o! !igrative langage in s"ort stories #entia" 'ueti$n% - What are the characteritic $( a h$rt t$ry, and h$) are they ued by a )riter* - +$) d$ , )rite a )e"" de-e"$.ed c$ncie h$rt t$ry )ith /eaning* - What are the characteritic $( /y genre* - +$) d$ the ch$ice , /a0e a a )riter i/.act /y reader* Stdent %ill 7no%8. At"or9s cra!t : c"oices 5 %"' Speci!ic c"aracteristics o! s"ort stories and t"eir selected genre 0sci-!i$ d'stopian$ m'ster'$ realistic !iction !antas'2 At"or9s vie%point(attitde(tone(mood Exposition- tool o! detail Con!lict and concise resoltion 0"anging ending(sspense2 ;igrative langage 0imager'$ s'm&olism$ iron'$ satire$ "mor$ sspense$ personi!ication$ Stdent %ill &e a&le to8 Identi!' c"aracteristics o! t"eir sel!-selected genre Select and se a grap"ic organi*er as a pre%riting tool Create a r&ric to gide t"eir %or7 Create a s"ort stor' Revise and o!!er !eed&ac7 to peers to improve t"eir stories Appl' !igrative langage to en"ance t"eir stor' Re!lect on t"eir %or7 &e!ore$ dring$ and a!ter <eegan .age 1 t"eme2 composition Stage 2- 1e/ent #-idence 2er($r/ance Ta0% - S"ort stor' - Sel!-selected genre researc" and "and-ot 3ther #-idence% - <ltiple c"oice #i* on s"ort stor' c"aracteristics : stdents ma' se notes and "and-ots to assist - .eer !eed&ac7 Se"(-1e/ent - Completed grap"ic organi*er - Completed !irst dra!t - =enre r&ric- W"at does t"e stdent t"in7 is important> W"at elements are speci!ic to 'or genre> - Researc" c"ec7-points 0organi*ed &' grop-%ide "andot2 - Re!lection o! %riter9s gro%t" and improvement 3ther #-idence, Su//ari4ed Stage 5 6earning 2"an 6earning 1cti-itie% 12 Introdction 06oo72 - students will be introduced to short stories, using one of Disneys newest shorts, Mickey in Yodelberg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmTor-zQXxw) to spark previous knowledge on characteristics of short story. a. What is structure of the story ! "tudents will co#plete a story #ap of the short fil#. b. What were the storytelling tools e#ployed by the writers $ "tudents will turn and talk to a face partner. ?2 Stdents %ill ta7e Cornell notes &ased on .re*i 0"ttp@((pre*i.com(oc-n%cAc&tBn(creating-a-s"ort- stor'(2 t"rog"ot eac" mini-lesson t"at %ill gide t"eir %or7 in developing t"eir s"ort stories !ocsed on t"e !ollo%ing elements@ a. =enre &. .lot c. Exposition : 0"ttp@((%%%.'ot&e.com(%atc">vCDEFSG<a.I,H2 i. Incident .lot d. Setting e. C"aracters i. .rotagonist 5 Antagonist 1. C"aracter in a +ag Activit' : stdents %ill receive a m'ster' &ag o! articles. In t"eir grop$ t"e' %ill vie% t"e articles and create a s"ort c"aracter s7etc" o! %"o t"is person is. Stdents %ill t"en se t"is tec"ni#e as t"e plan !or t"eir protagonist and antagonist %it"in t"eir s"ort stor'. ii. .oint o! Gie% !. Con!lict i. Inciting Incident g. <ood 5 Tone ". Strong Ending 06anging(Srprise Ending2 32 Teac"er %ill introdce and "ig"lig"t 7e' !eatres !or mini-lessons. Stdents %ill annotate and "ig"lig"t !or elements dring teac"er read-alod. T"e !ollo%ing mentor texts %ill &e sed@ a. Exposition 0+ac7stor'2 : 6arrisson +rgeron &' Irt Gonnegat 0Science ;iction(-'stopian2 i. Inciting incident &. Setting - JT"e Lotter'J &' S"irle' Kac7son 0<'ster'2 c. C"aracters - T"e Elevator- William Sleator 0Realistic ;iction2 i. .oint o! Gie% 0Farration2 : Tell Tale 6eart &' Edgar Allen .oe 06orror2 d. Con!lict(Goice 0At"ors2 - JTog" AliceJ(Alice in Wonderland C"apter 1 0;antas'2 e. <ood 5 Tone - L.oplarit'M(MTimeM- ;irst ;renc" Iiss 0Realistic ;iction2 f. Strong Ending 06anging(Srprise Ending2 - Tom Waits- J<issing <' <eegan .age ? SonJ- htt.%77)))8"yric/ania8c$/7/iing_/y_$n_"yric_t$/_)ait8ht/" A2 Stdents are %elcome to &ring in a &oo7 t"at t"e' are reading or "ave read as a mentor text !or t"e particlar genre t"e' %ant to %rite. /2 ,sing i.ads and teac"er resorces on t"e classroom page 0"ttp@((%%%.coonle'.org(index.p"p> optionCcomN%rapper5vie%C%rapper5ItemidC1A?2 $ stdents %ill researc" t"eir genre 0realistic !iction$ science !iction$ d'stopian$ m'ster'$ "orror$ !antas'2 coming p %it" t"e c"aracteristics o! t"at genre and a grap"ic organi*er to assist in t"eir planning. B2 Stdents %ill s"are t"is researc" %it" t"e class in a "and-ot %"ic" t"e' %ill develop in t"eir small genre %riting grop and present to class. 32 Stdents %ill complete a grap"ic organi*er !or t"eir genre and receive !eed&ac7 !rom t"e teac"er and %riting grop. Stdents %ill &egin dra!ting. 82 Stdents %ill create a grading r&ric in t"eir genre grop %it" t"e 7e' elements t"at s"old &e inclded in t"eir s"ort stor' &ased on genre. O2 Stdents %ill %rite a s"ort stor' 03-/ pages2 in t"eir speci!ic genre tili*ing t"e c"aracteristics o! t"eir genre. 1D2 Stdents and teac"er %ill %or7s"op 1st dra!ts$ revise and edit to complete !inal dra!ts$ cele&rate. Techn$"$gy ,ntegrati$n% Stdents %ill se a variet' o! online resorces 0see learning activities2 to learn a&ot t"eir selected genre. Stdents %ill access a variet' o! %riting spport materials 0grap"ic organi*ers$ mentor texts and general in!ormation o! t"eir genres2 to researc"$ ma7e connections to t"eir %riting$ and !inall' create t"eir o%n s"ort stor' implementing t"e c"aracteristics and tools o! t"eir genre. 1da.tati$n 9 #:teni$n% Stdents %ill &e given c"oice in selecting t"eir genre and %ill &e placed %it" a genre grop t"at %ill &est spport t"eir needs. Stdents %ill se a grap"ic organi*er to assist in planning t"eir %riting. Stdents %ill %or7 %it"in t"eir genre grops in a variet' o! roles to create and present a genre "and-ot to t"e class. Small grops discssions and %riting partners %ill spport stdents nderstanding t"e content. Stdents %it" IE.s %ill receive corresponding modi!ications to assignments 0ver&all' telling t"e stor'$ t'ping or %ord processing2 as %ell as spport !rom or special edcation resorce teac"er. In extending assignments$ t"e a&ilit' to se a range o! resorces %ill allo% stdents to explore areas o! personal interest$ %"ic" can &e inclded %it"in t"eir s"ort stories. ;uti(icati$n@ Write What , !ead < &ndertanding the Sh$rt St$ry provides stdents opportnities to learn a&ot t"e c"aracteristics o! s"ort stor'$ explore a genre o! t"eir c"oice$ and %rite a s"ort stor' t"rog" t"e %riter9s %or7s"op model. T"rog"ot t"e mont" long nit$ stdents are as7ed to read a range o! mentor texts and re!lect on t"e tools o! t"e s"ort stor' at"or. Stdents %ill explore a genre o! t"eir c"oice$ identi!'ing c"aracteristics o! t"eir sel!-selected genre and sing t"ose tools to compose t"eir o%n stor'. T"ese activities are gronded in developmentall' appropriate middle sc"ool instrctional practice meeting t"e needs o! t"e learners t"rog" t"eir individal reading$ researc" and grop colla&oration. T"e mentor texts "ave &een selected to represent a range o! s"ort stor' tec"ni#es 0setting$ exposition$ voice$ point o! vie% to name a !e%. Stdent c"oice is ta7en into consideration in !orming t"e genre %riting grops as %ell as grop d'namics. Stdents %ill &e gided %it" exective !nctioning spports t"rog" a %riting calendar and %ee7l' grop presentations as c"ec7points to%ard t"e completion o! t"e !inal s"ort stor'. !e$urce% Teac"er Resorces@ Common Core Inciting Incident- htt.%77narrati-e(irt8c$/7artic"e7."$t-.$int-and-the-inciting-incident - Setting 0..T2- e:change8guhd8net7inde:8.h.78887214-h$rt-t$ry-terms-.$)er.$int Tone 5 <ood voca&lar'- htt.%77$ureng"ihc"a8net7c"a-n$te7)riting7the-)riting- .r$ce7cra(t7t$ne-and-/$$d7 - Examples o! internal and external con!licts-teacher)eb8c$/7nj7ri-erda"e7rad$/0i7c$n("ict?.pd! htt.%77uite8i$7arah"ynne-da-i75c402:4 - Antagonist article- htt.%77c$//unity8"e$n."anet8c$/7t7the-antag$nit-.$int-$(--ie)7508 <eegan .age 3 - C"aracter htt.%77)eb8archi-e8$rg7)eb72012051606181=7htt.%7)))8educati$n)$r"d8c$/7a_t"7archi-e70=- 17"e$n0128ht/" <eegan .age A
A Lecture Versus Video Presentation On Knowledge and Skills of First Aid of Barangay Officials and Members of Bag-Ong Dalalguete Mahayag, Zamboanga Del Sur