Unit 1 Teaching Plan

Unit Name: Author’s Craft (Literary devices and narrative elements) in Poetry and Short Stories
Grade Level: 10th grade
Duration: 8-9 weeks.

Objectives (Know, Common Core State Language Vocabulary

Understand, Do) Standards (Adapted) Demand
Part 1: Poetry
-I can write a poem and a (Language) LO 2: -Author’s craft
narrative (short story) that Conventions: I can Level -engage/grab
meet basic English use conventions 1:summarize, -imagery
conventions. (spelling, punctuation define, -five senses
and grammar) in my identify, -personification
writing. describe -simile
-symbolism
(Reading) LO 1: Level 2: -metaphor
Comprehension: I can determine -hyperbole
-I can read both poems and demonstrate analyze, infer, -onomatopoeia
short stories and comprehend: comprehension of judge -alliteration
central ideas like theme, and key ideas and details -assonance
elements of plot. of grade-level literary Level 3: create, -end rhyme
and informational produce, -Haiku, free verse, limerick
texts. narrate, -rhyme scheme, stanzas, lines
imagine. -resilience
(Reading) LO 2: -determination
-I can understand, identify, Craft and Structure: I
and use various types of -adversity
can analyze and -bravery
author’s craft and analyze evaluate an author’s
their effect in poems and short -Hope
craft and structure.
stories.
Part 2: Narratives
(Writing) LO 1:
-I can write a narrative using -Narrative elements
Narrative Writing: I
basic literary devices. -Suspense
can write narrative
-Point of View
pieces.
-Narrator
Speaking-Listening -Plot: exposition/setting, rising
ALT2: Oral action, climax, falling action,
Presentation resolution
-Character:protagonist, antagonist
-conflict: external, internal.
-Hook, grab
-transition/sequence words

-guilt/conscience
-coming of age
-mental issues -valediction -
stagger -kegger -sentence
-loot -duffle bags
Accommodations Pre-Assessment Summative Formative Assessments
Assessment
-modeling by teacher and
student examples
-multiple intelligences:
interpersonal: pair talk,
discussion, summarize what
you just learned, dialogue
journal
intrapersonal: reflection
through writing
visual: watch video for Rose
that Grew from Concrete, look
at photos and describe them,
draw what you hear and read.
auditory: listen to songs and
identify examples of author’s
craft
film: watch a film and track
the plot devices.
-Outloud reading by teacher
and students; provide
audiobooks when available.
-comprehension/analysis
strategies: model writing in
margins, look up words you
dont know or use context
clues, use the word in a
sentence, draw out the word,
bookmark with metacognitive
strategies.
sentence stems and sentence
frames modeled and filled in
by teacher and students.
Book talks by the teacher
(how to talk about a book and
what we read)
What do you know Poetry:
about poetry? Part 1: Poetry -Creating author’s craft posters
Write your (group work)
We are all poets. own poem and -annotation of a poem - Rose that
provide an Grew from Concrete and Trees -
Understanding of Artist’s identifying examples and
what ‘author’s craft” Statement that explanations of author’s craft
means and how we analyzes the (group and individual)
describe things in our -rough creation of a poem in a
author’s craft
life. chosen form (e.g. haiku, limerick,
used in your
free verse) using author’s craft.
Imagery activity poem. (group and individual)
describing and -analysis of songs: Bob Marley’s
writing about the 5 Concrete Jungle and 2Pac’s Keep
senses using various Part 2: Short Ya Head Up for author’s craft
objects. Stories Write including rhyme.
Warmup activity your own short
researching chosen story and Short Stories:
types of author’s craft provide an -Identification of author’s craft,
and creating posters Artist’s plot and other literary devices in A
to decorate the room. Statement that Tell-tale Heart. (Group work).
-Watching Stand By Me and
analyzes the
tracking plot and character
author’s craft
development (group work)
and narrative -Analysis of a short story’s use of
techniques author’s craft and literary devices
used in your (plot and character and theme)
story. (Individual)
JOURNAL: (for completion)
-poem free writes
-story free writes