Download Grade 6 ELA Curriculum: Writing Short Stories Unit and more Study notes Design in PDF only on Docsity! Grade 6 ELA Curriculum Madison Public Schools | July 2016 17 Unit 5 WRITING - Writing Short Stories Overview Fifth grade students wrote personal narratives and mysteries in the narrative genre. They worked to develop scenes and characters with a variety of planning tools. Students will develop short stories with a universal theme embedded throughout the writing process. 21st Century Capacities: Reflection, Design Stage 1 - Desired Results ESTABLISHED GOALS/ STANDARDS CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.A Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.B Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.C Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts Transfer: Students will be able to independently use their learning in new situations to... 1. Generate and capture ideas to pursue in future writing 2. Use the writing process to thoughtfully produce and publish with a variety of tools for an intended audience, purpose and message. 3. Evaluate writing using a variety of tools and mentor writing to identify areas of strength and set goals for future development. Meaning: UNDERSTANDINGS: Students will understand that: 1. Writers explore ideas that are important to them for a variety of audiences, purposes, and messages. 2. Writers use a cyclical process of planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing and reflecting to make their writing better. 3. Theme: Writers write under the influence of mentor authors, using craft, style and organizational structures. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Students will explore & address these recurring questions: A. How can I breathe life into my writing and engage readers throughout the piece? B. How can I improve my work? C. How does my audience influence what I write and the way I write? D. How can I consider reader feedback to reflect on my writing and plan revision? How can I help other writers plan to make their writing better?
