Essential Questions
1. Can there be progress without conflict?
2. How can I write a stunning short story?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3 - Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.A - Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.B - Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.C - Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.D - Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.E - Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
Monday 05/12/14
1. Weekly
2. Description/Brainstorm handouts for your Short Story: characters, conflict, symbols
2. Description/Brainstorm handouts for your Short Story: characters, conflict, symbols
Tuesday 05/13/14 and Wednesday 05/14/14
1. Mini-lessons on characterization, character development, and dialogue
2. Begin reading "A Problem" by Anton Chekhov p. 254
3. Target Practice: identifying characterization and character development in reading
2. Begin reading "A Problem" by Anton Chekhov p. 254
3. Target Practice: identifying characterization and character development in reading
Thursday 05/15/14 and Friday 05/16/14
1. Mini-lesson on theme
2. Finish reading "A Problem" by Anton Chekhov
3. Target Practice: identifying theme in readings
