Unit 5: 22- 26 days Reading: RL.1, Students analyze character Narrative Task - Graphic How do the choices we make reflect Description: Risk and RL.2, RL.3, Novel from Another Point of decisions and values in order to better our beliefs and values? Reward RL.4, RL.5, understand why characters take risks. View When is the risk worth the reward? RL.6, RL.7, Students also discuss and identify elements RL.9 of fantasy stories as they compare how two Students choose an important Writing: W.3 authors develop similar themes in two event from their novel to Language: L.2, analyze. Then, students rewrite fantasy stories. L.4, L.5 the event from a different point Speaking and Big Idea: Decisions we make often reveal of view in the form of a graphic Listening: SL.4, what we believe and value. Decisions are novel. Students will share their SL.5, SL.6 also impacted by weighing the risks and graphic novels with their peers. rewards. Core Works: Various literary texts, The One and Only Ivan, Frindle, Tuck Everlasting, The Hobbit
Unit 5: Risk and Reward 22- 26 days Reading: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, RL.6, RL.7, RL.9 Writing: W.3 Language: L.2, L.4, L.5 Speaking and Listening: SL.4, SL.5, SL.6 Description: Students analyze character decisions and values in order to better understand why characters take risks. Students also discuss and identify elements of fantasy stories as they compare how two authors develop similar themes in two fantasy stories. Big Idea: Decisions we make often reveal what we believe and value. Decisions are also impacted by weighing the risks and rewards. Core Works: Various literary texts, The One and Only Ivan, Frindle, Tuck Everlasting, The Hobbit How do the choices we make reflect our beliefs and values? When is the risk worth the reward? Narrative Task - Graphic Novel from Another Point of View Students choose an important event from their novel to analyze. Then, students rewrite the event from a different point of view in the form of a graphic novel. Students will share their graphic novels with their peers.
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