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Ch2

[|Understanding by Design pp2.ppt]

Ch 2 activities

understanding by understanding

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= Understanding By Design Unit Plan  = ** Unit Title ** : How to read and write a short story **Grade Level:** 6th Grade ** Subject/Topic Areas: ** Language Arts **Time Frame:** 5 weeks Connecticut State Content Standard One: Reading and Responding Connecticut State Content Standard Two: Exploring and Responding to Literature Connecticut State Content Standard Three: Communicating with Others This unit is a launch for student learning of the structure and elements of a story. It will serve as a springboard for understanding longer and more complex pieces throughout the school year. Through a series of before, during and after reading activities, students explore several short stories taken from the recommended reading list for 6th grade Language Arts. Students will also produce several written response pieces to the texts. The final piece for this unit will be a project based assessment. Students will synthesize and apply the learning from this unit to write their own short story. This piece will be further developed in computer skills class in the form of an e-book. ** What enduring understandings are desired? **   Students will understand what makes a good short story. What strategies are needed to comprehend, analyze and evaluate a short story? What elements are needed to make an effective short story? ** What key concepts/knowledge and procedures/skills will students acquire as a result of this unit? ** // ** Fiction ** // ·  Students will generate literal, inferential, interpretive, and evaluative questions before, during and after reading a short story. ·  Students will predict outcomes and actions in short story selections, based on context clues and personal experiences, and evaluate the accuracy of those predictions. ·  Students will analyze the feelings, traits, and motives of characters in a short story. ·  Students will identify ways in which the author informs the reader about a character in a short story. ·  Students will analyze the changing and unchanging relationships among several major and/or minor characters in short stories. ·  Students will compare and contrast the traits a character has at the beginning and at the end of a short story and explain what caused any change. ·  Students will analyze and identify details that support the themes of short stories and relate them to personal life. ·  Students will evaluate the effectiveness of the point of view in which a short story is written. ·  Students will analyze the plot elements of a short story. ·  Students will describe the setting and explain how the setting contributes to the plot or theme of a short story. ·  Students will identify the //mood//, identify the ways in which the author establishes the mood and explain how the mood contributes to the overall effect of the short story. ·  Students will identify and interpret figurative language a short story, including alliteration, onomatopoeia, similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole. ·  Students will incorporate personal experiences, literature and other sources of ideas into their own writing. ·  Students will revise drafts to eliminate unnecessary words and phrases, combining sentences appropriately and include more vivid and precise vocabulary. ·  Students will proofread final drafts for effective use of language, conventional usage and syntax; appropriate transitions, conventional punctuation, capitalization and spelling. ·  Students will participate constructively in discussions and analysis of own writing and that of others at various stages in the writing process <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Students will evaluate their published pieces to judge their success <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Students will write personal responses to the text. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Students will write a short story, including plot elements, character development and literary devices. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * Links to Content Standards: **
 * Brief Summary of Unit: **
 * Stage One – Identify Desired Results **
 * What essential (driving) questions will guide this unit and focus teaching and learning? **
 * // Writing Process  //**
 * // Writing Products  //**

Stage 2 – Determine Acceptable Evidence
<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Students use appropriate strategies before, during and after reading in order to construct meaning <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Students interpret, analyze and evaluate text in order to extend understanding and appreciation. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Students recognize how literary devises and conventions engage the reader. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Students communicate with others to create interpretations of the text. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Students prepare, publish and/or present work appropriate to audience, purpose and task. ** Other Evidence: ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Pre-Reading Journal entries <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Graphic organizers for plot elements and character development <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Guided reading activities <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Discussion and comprehension question worksheets <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Quizzes on parts of a story, literary elements/figurative language and reading comprehension <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Project Based Assessment <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Participation in class discussion <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Participation in small group work <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  One-on-one conferencing The final project based assessment includes an interactive rubric where students will be analyzing their own short story to demonstrate their understanding of the literary and plot elements of a story. They will also be reflecting on the success of their choices in developing their written piece.
 * Performance Tasks: **
 * Unprompted Evidence: **
 * Student Self-Assessment: **

Stage 3 – Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction
<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Write a pre-reading journal entry based on a theme from the story <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Initially notes will be provided in the margins to prompt students to make predictions, develop questions, analyze plot elements, summarize the text, identify themes and interpret literary devises. Students will move on to conducting their own active readings. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Develop and respond to questions for the story using all levels of thinking <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Construct plot diagrams <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Create character sketches using graphic organizers <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Formulate written responses to the text <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Complete a pre-writing brainstorm activities to gather and organize ideas for each of the following: <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  Character sketches <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  Setting <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  Plot Map <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Peer Conferencing of Rough Draft – Revision Doctor Guidelines and feedback forms provided <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  One-on-one conference with teacher on revised rough draft <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Editing Session <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Final Copy sharing <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Short Story Assessment – Interactive Rubric & Reflection
 * // For each short story, students will:  //**
 * // Final Assessment Piece  //**
 * // Each student will:  //**

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