Unit 1 Activity 1.10 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Preparing to Write a Short Story

Unit 1 Activity 1.10 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Preparing to Write a Short Story

​Good to Google Slides

​Go to Planbook:

​1. Writing

​2. Start with Slide 3 and work up to slide 1.

Objectives:

​CO: We will Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.  ( L.6.6)

​Learning Targets pg. 48

• Reflect on prior learning and identify the skills and knowledge necessary to complete Embedded Assessment 2 successfully.

• Reassess knowledge of academic vocabulary and literary terms in the unit.

• Compare and contrast writing a personal narrative and writing a short story.

​Learning Strategies

1. ​QHT

2. Close Reading

3. Paraphrasing

4. Graphic Organizer

​Making Connections

• ​In the first part of this unit, you thought about changes in your life and learned how to write a personal narrative.

• In the second part of the unit, you will expand on your writing skills by learning to write a short story that will appeal to an audience.

​Essential Questions:

1. ​Reflect on your understanding of the first Essential Question: How can change be significant?

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Change can be significant

Open Ended

​Reflect on your understanding of the first Essential Question:

How can change be significant?

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Change can be significant

​Developing Vocabulary

We will a graphic organizer with three columns, one each for Q, H, and T.

Then write Q,H,T next to the words.

​Good to you Google Slides

​1. Go Planbook.com

​2. Click on the Writing Springboard

​3. Start on Slide 3

Poll

topic sentence

• Question

• Heard

• Teach

Poll

commentary

• Question

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Poll

novel

• Question

• Heard

• Teach

Poll

subplot

• Question

• Heard

• Teach

Poll

literary analysis

• Question

• Heard

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Poll

introduction

• Question

• Heard

• Teach

Poll

hook

• Question

• Heard

• Teach

Poll

thesis statement

• Question

• Heard

• Teach

Poll

conclusion

• Question

• Heard

• Teach

Poll

nonfiction

• Question

• Heard

• Teach

Poll

imagery

• Question

• Heard

• Teach

Open Ended

What do you think theme means? How would you explain them to a friend? What do you know about theme?