LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM



822325-873125Unit 1:Characters With Character00Unit 1:Characters With Character-122555-787400==00==-142875-6261107007ObjectivesKey Vocabulary2544445-758825Essential Questions:What makes a character believable?What can literary characters teach us?00Essential Questions:What makes a character believable?What can literary characters teach us?Additional ComponentsRequired AssessmentsResourcesUnderstand and apply the 6+1 Writing Traits.Differentiate between simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.Apply understanding of sentence structure when writing.Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to clarify the relationship among claims, reasons, and pare and contrast a fictional portrayal of time and place with a historical account of the same time and place.Understand the way in which authors of fiction use or alter history.Differentiate between various genres of literature.Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what a text explicitly says.Cite textual evidence to support personal inferences drawn from a text.Describe the way in which setting shapes a character.Read and understand technical information expressed through words and diagrams.Write a well-developed narrative.Write a well-developed argument using textual evidence to support the claim. Identify story elements.6 + 1 Traits Of WritingAntagonistCharacterizationDialogueDynamic CharacterExpositionInfer (Inference)PlotProtagonistRedundancySentence Structure Simple Compound Complex Compound-ComplexSettingStatic CharacterTextual EvidenceThemeTransitional WordsMini – LessonsW.7.1c, L.7.1b & L.7.3aGenre –BingoMedia Center Connection ActivityRL.7.10 & RI.7.10Genre-Focused Reading LogRL.7.10 & RI.7.10Setting Changes EverythingRST.6-8.7Setting Affects CharacterRL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.106 Word MemoirRL.6.1 & RL.6.10Literary Reflection JournalMetacognitive Reading LogRL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.3, & RI.7.10Plot Diagram – Story ElementsRL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.10Altered RealityRL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.9, & RL.7.10Character With CharacterNarrative WritingW.7.3, W.7.3a, W.7.3b, W.7.3c, W.7.3d, W.7.3e, W.7.4, W.7.5, W.7.10, L.7.1, L.7.1b, L.7.2, L.7.2b, & L.7.3CourageArgumentative WritingW.7.1, W.7.1a, W.7.1b, W.7.1c, W.7.1d, W.7.1e, W.7.4, W.7.5, W.7.9, W.7.10, L.7.1, L.7.1b, L.7.2, L.7.2b, L.7.3, & L.7.3aUnit 1 AssessmentModified RESA TestletRL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.9, RI.7.1, RI.7.2, & RI.7.4Exemplar Texts:“Cathedral: The Story Of Its Creation “ by: David MacaulayOther Texts:The Midwife’s Apprentice (Ch. 1) by: Karen CushmanCatherine Called Birdy by: Karen CushmanHolt: Elements of Literature:”“Duffy’s Jacket” (p.4)“The Zoo” (p.85) “Frankenstein” poem (p.108)“Girls” (p.131)“Mother & Daughter” (p.138)“A Rice Sandwich” (p.168)“No Questions Asked” (p.206)“Thank You Ma’am” by: Langston Hughes“Raymond’s Run” by: Toni Cade BamberaMedia Center ConnectionsIntroduction To Various GenresBooks for Literature Circles I Can StatementsI can edit my writing using the 6+1 Writing Traits rubric.I can identify simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.I can use a variety of sentence structures when writing in order to enhance my writing.I can use transitional words to organize my writing.I can find specific ways in which the author incorporated historical fact into a story.I can find specific ways in which the author altered history within a story.I can identify the genre of a given text.I can make inferences and explain my thinking using textual evidence.I can find answers within a text and cite evidence to prove it.I can describe the effect setting has on a character.I can apply strategies for interpreting technical information and restate the information using my own voice.I can write a well-developed narrative.I can use textual evidence to support my claim when writing an argumentative piece. I can identify the elements of a given story. ................
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