Short Story Narrative Assignment

    HONORS:

         Short Story “Coming of Age” Assignment 

      Your story must be a minimum of 2 pages and a maximum of 5 pages. The assignment can be written in blue or black ink or must be typed using size 12 font and double spaced.

      Your story must have ONLY one main character.

      Your story must have a minimum of ONE and a maximum of 3 supporting characters.

      Your story must clearly fit on a plot graph (contain all 6 sections of a plot).

      Your story can include dialogue but must have a CLEAR point of view (1^st or 3^rd person   Limited, Objective or Omniscient)

      Your reader should be able to understand your “Tone” as the author and determine an appropriate Mood after reading it.

      Your story must make clear use of two of the following techniques: Direct or Indirect Characterization, Irony (must specify which type on your proposal), Imagery or Symbolism.

ON-LEVEL:

             Short Story “Coming of Age” Assignment 

         

         Your story must be at least 1 ½ - 2 pages. The assignment can be written in blue or black ink or must be typed using size 12 font and double spaced.

         Your story must have ONLY one main character.

         Your story must have a minimum of ONE and a maximum of 3 supporting characters.

         Your story must clearly fit on a plot graph (contain all 6 sections of a plot).

         Your story can include dialogue but must have a CLEAR point of view (1^st or 3^rd person Limited, Objective or Omniscient)

         Your reader should be able to understand your “Tone” as the author and determine an appropriate Mood after reading it.

         Your story must make clear use of one of the following techniques: Direct or Indirect Characterization, Irony (must specify which type on your proposal), Imagery or Symbolism.

August 28 - September 1, 2017

·       Monday:

o   Warm Up: Sustained Silent Reading

o   Opening:  EOC Prep (USA Test Prep)

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will Review Unit 1 Theme: Coming of Age. (Springboard p. 1)

§  Guided Practice (We do): Students will discuss what “Coming of Age” means to them. Teacher will show students various movies/series that deal with the Unit Theme. Students will discuss why “Speak”(our reading from Thursday) is considered a “Coming of Age” story.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will unpack the embedded assessment: Writing a Short Story. (Springboard pg. 143) Students will complete the embedded assessment worksheet.

On-Level – Students will complete this form in groups of 3.

Honors – Students will complete this form individually.

o   Closing: Students will watch Alfred Hitchcock’s version of Lamb to the Slaughter while comparing & contrasting the movie version to the text. (chart) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1sBQZfDh0

·       Tuesday:

o   Warm Up: Sustained Silent Reading

o   Opening:  EOC Prep (USA Test Prep)

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review Week 2 Vocabulary words in Springboard. Teacher will explain how all the vocabulary covered so far will need to be embedded/considered while writing their short story.

§  Guided Practice (We do): We will review pages 97-99 in our Springboard books – Planning a Story.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will complete page 98 & 100.

Students will take notes on the Week 2 Vocabulary words.

Honors - Students will individually create foldables for Irony/Point of View for our classroom word wall. Students must define the term in their own words and create an example.

On-Level – Students will create a class chart on Irony/Point of View.

o   Closing: Students will share their foldable with a partner.

·       Wednesday: HALF DAY FOR STUDENTS/SHORTEN CLASS PERIODS

o   Warm Up: Sustained Silent Reading

o   Opening:  EOC Prep (USA Test Prep)

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review the importance of USATESTPREP assignments. Teacher will show students how to access the assignments/tests.

§  Guided Practice (We do):  We will do a quick review before our quiz. Quiz will cover the following: Plot Elements, Irony, Characterization, Point of View and Week 1 Vocabulary words from their Springboard books.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will take a quiz on all elements covered so far in the Unit. This will prepare them for creating their own short story as all elements should be present in their own story.

o   Closing: Students will be given their USATESTPREP log in information. Students will begin receiving weekly assessment online for a grade.

·       Thursday:

o   Warm Up: Sustained Silent Reading

o   Opening:  EOC Prep (USA Test Prep)

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review expectations for their Coming of Age short story. (Topic ideas, length, elements needed)

§  Guided Practice (We do): Students will read a “Coming of Age” short story as a class. We will break how what make this story a great example.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will begin brainstorming about their short story about Coming of Age. This assignment will be due Monday.

o   Closing: Students will partner share their brainstorm ideas. Students are expected to provide and openly receive constructive feedback from their partner.

·       Friday:

o   Warm Up: EOC Prep Point of View

o   Opening:  Sustained Silent Reading

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review expectations for their Coming of Age short story. (Topic ideas, length, elements needed)

§  Guided Practice (We do): Students will have one on one conferences with me about their short story brainstorm ideas. I will make sure all students are following the guidelines of creating a “Coming of Age” short story.

§  Independent Practice (You do):  Students will begin writing their short stories.

o   Closing: Students must complete their Embedded Assessment Brainstorm sheet. This is due before leaving the class.

August 21 - 25, 2017

Monday:

o   Warm Up: EOC Prep: Characterization

o   Opening:  Review Coat of Arms Projects Requirements

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Coat of Arms Projects

- On-Level: Students should finish designing their Coat of Arms in Class.

- Honors:  Students should have completed their Coat of Arms over the weekend. Teacher will review presentation requirements.

§  Guided Practice (We do): Teacher and students will discuss essay requirements that goes with their Coat of Arms. Students should write an essay that explains the symbols and motto used for their Coat of Arms. Essay should be at least 3 paragraphs.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will write their essays using rubric.

o   Closing: Table of Contents Set-up (Interactive Notebooks)

·       Tuesday:

o   Warm Up: Coat of Arms Selected Presentations

o   Opening:  Sustain Silent Reading Introduction/Importance

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Students will discuss the UNIT 1 Vocabulary Words -SpringBoard p.2; Teacher will discuss how as a class, we will creatively build our classroom word wall week by week.

§  Guided Practice (We do): Students will discuss/teach the words for this week: Voice, Tone, Diction, Narrative & Narrator. Students will take Cornell Notes on the words of the week. Teacher will introduce the Frayer Model.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will pick 3 words from this week to create Frayer Model charts. Frayer Model should be creative! These will be on display in the classroom.

o   Closing: Students will partner share their Frayer Model.

·       Wednesday:

o   Warm Up: EOC Prep: Point of View

o   Opening:  Sustain Silent Reading

o   Work Session -  

§  Instruction (I do): Coming of Age Intro (SpringBoard p. 1)

A. Teacher will teach Point of View (Powerpoint/Cornell Notes)

B. SpringBoard: Talking About Voice Intro

§  Guided Practice (We do): As a class, we will discuss the differences between Diction, Syntax and Imagery. We will then do Activity 1.2 together.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Activity 1.3 – Narrative Voices: From Speak

Students will complete the chart on page 12.

o   Closing: Partner Review/Share Page 12 (SpringBoard)

·       Thursday:

o   Warm Up: EOC Prep: Point of View  

o   Opening:  Sustained Silent Reading

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review Irony & Characterization from previous weeks. (Verbal, Situational & Dramatic Irony as well as Indirect/Direct Characterization will be seen in the next short story that we read)

§  Guided Practice (We do): Students will watch a short bio on Roald Dahl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLtEzpFoBJQ Students should write down 5 facts about the author in their notebooks;

On-Level: As a whole class, we will read “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl

§  Independent Practice (You do): Honors:  Students will silently read “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl; Students will answer comprehension questions and complete character chart for the main characters in the short story.

o   Closing: Open Discussion about the Point of the View Dahl decided to use and the effect it had on the story.

·       Friday:

o   Warm Up: EOC Prep Point of View

o   Opening:  Sustained Silent Reading

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Review Comprehension Questions – “Lamb to the Slaughter”

§  Guided Practice (We do): Students will watch Alfred Hitchcock’s version of Lamb to the Slaughter while comparing & contrasting the movie version to the text. (chart) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1sBQZfDh0

§  Independent Practice (You do): Quiz – Plot Elements, Irony, Characterization, Point of View

o   Closing: Review Quiz together as a class.

Coat of Arms Project

Use the link below to view directions and to get a blank Coat of Arms Template, in case you need a new one!




https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1uPCycmziTgQ0tWQmNKQ1ROcTQ/view?usp=sharing

Week of: August 14 - 18, 2017

   Monday:

o   Warm Up: EOC Prep Question

o   Opening: Teacher will review will review syllabus

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do):

A. Teacher will review Part II of their Short Story Assignment (Students as a group/pairs wrote short stories that had to include all the elements of a plot and one of the three type of Irony.

B. Teacher will teach Characterization; Powerpoint (Cornell Notes)

§  Guided Practice (We do):

A. Students will discuss what to look for when plotting the other group’s short story. (Exposition, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Denouement, Conflict, Theme & Irony)

B. Students will take Cornell Notes on Characterization.

§  Independent Practice (You do):

A. Students will exchange their short stories with about pair/group and plot their story on a Plot Diagram. Students must be able to accurately graph the elements and explain the Irony seen.

B. Students will review Characterization through passages.

o   Closing: Discuss Characterization seen in “Thank You Ma’am” (Short story from last week)

·       Tuesday:

o   Warm Up: Continue setting up Interactive Notebooks

o   Opening:  Open Discussion on Edgar Allen Poe

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will show a video biography on Edgar Allen Poe, Teacher will teach lesson on Irony

§  Guided Practice (We do): Discuss Catacombs (p. 127) Whole Class Reading: Cast of the Amontillado in the SpringBoard books (p. 131) Teacher will explain the importance of annotating while reading a text.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Silent Reading of Cast of Amontillado (Honors); Reading Comprehension Questions/Annotations.

o   Closing: Open discussion of The Cast of the Amontillado

o    

·       Wednesday:

o   Warm Up:  Independently, students will finish comprehension questions from The Cast of the Amontillado

o   Opening: With an elbow partner, students will review comprehension questions.

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review the importance of a Coat of Arms in The Cast of the Amontillado.

§  Guided Practice (We do): Teacher will show students various Coat of Arms in history as well as break down the Coat of Arms for Montressor’s family.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will create a Personal Coat of Arms

o   Closing: Students will make a class list of the Do’s and Don’ts of Presenting

·       Thursday:

o   Warm Up: Explain Common Assessment)

o   Opening: Common Assessment (Theme/Complex Characters)

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review Presentation guidelines and rubric for presentations.

§  Guided Practice (We do): Students will present their Coat of Arms to the class

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will provide constructive feedback of presentation using rubric.

o   Closing: Teacher will remind students about their skill review assessment next week.

·       Friday:

o   Warm Up: EOC Prep Questions

o   Opening: Weekly Review: Elements of a plot, Irony, Characterization

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review Presentation guidelines and rubric.

§  Guided Practice (We do): Students will present their Coat of Arms to the class

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will answer comprehension questions from “Lamb to the Slaughter”

o   Closing: Teacher will remind students about their skill review assessment next week.

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Week of: August 7 - 11, 2017

Monday:

o   Warm Up: Summer Reading Assignment (Honors is due today; On-Level on Friday)

o   Opening: Teacher will review what Unit 1 will cover/review syllabus

  Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Review Elements of a Plot

§  Guided Practice (We do): Teacher will discuss the importance of being able to identify the elements of a plot in different mediums.

Teacher will have students watch the short film Alma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tECaYQ1AzkM

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will plot the elements on the given diagram and highlight the type of Irony seen in the short film.

o   Closing: Review Diagram in Alma

·       Tuesday:

o   Warm Up: Students will receive their Springboard books/Interactive Notebook Set-up

o   Opening: Reading Inventory Assessment

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review the Elements of a Plot (Powerpoint) and students will take notes using a diagram. Teacher will discuss and students will take notes on the three Types of Irony –Dramatic, Situational, Verbal (Honors)

§  Guided Practice (We do): Read the short story – Thank You Ma’am (Langston Hughes – bio video)

§  Independent Practice (You do): Identify the Elements of a Plot in the story & complete comprehension questions

o   Closing: Discuss Reading Inventory Assessment

·       Wednesday:

o   Warm Up: Continue setting up Interactive Notebooks

o   Opening:  Open Discussion on Edgar Allen Poe

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will show a video biography on Edgar Allen Poe

§  Guided Practice (We do): Discuss Catacombs (p. 127) Whole Class Reading: Cast of the Amontillado in the SpringBoard books (p. 131) Teacher will explain the importance of annotating while reading a text.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Silent Reading of Cast of Amontillado (Honors); Reading Comprehension Questions/Annotations.

o   Closing: Open discussion of The Cast of the Amontillado

·       Thursday:

o   Warm Up:  Independently, students will finish comprehension questions from The Cast of the Amontillado

o   Opening: With an elbow partner, students will review comprehension questions.

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review the importance of a Coat of Arms in The Cast of the Amontillado.

§  Guided Practice (We do): Teacher will show students various Coat of Arms in history as well as break down the Coat of Arms for Montressor’s family.

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will create a Personal Coat of Arms

o   Closing: Students will make a class list of the Do’s and Don’ts of Presenting

·       Friday:

o   Warm Up: Collect signed Syllabus sheets and Summer Reading Blogs

o   Opening: Weekly Review: Elements of a Plot & Irony

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Teacher will review Presentation guidelines and rubric.

§  Guided Practice (We do): Students will present their Coat of Arms to the class

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will provide constructive feedback of presentation using rubric.

o   Closing: Teacher will remind students about their skill review assessment next week.