| Writing a narrative |
Grade:
Sixth |
Content Area:
Language Arts |
Time Frame:
8 days |
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Unit/Lesson Overview:
Students will read the short story "Eleven". They will write a narrative composition, focusing on the 6-Trait VOICE, concerning the topic of their worst/best birthday memory. Students will also use computer programs to create a pre-writing graphic organizer and use the word processor for the final draft of their composition.
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Student Standards (TEKS)
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| Technology: |
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Language Arts - 15A-H,16A-G,17A-I, 18A-H,19A-C,
Technology -N2,K6,W1,W2,W7,W11,W15,W16,W17,G1-7,G9-15 |
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I Can....
Write a narrative composition with VOICE. I can use Inspiration to make a graphic organizer and a word processor to publish my composition. |
Assessment(s):
Print from the computer complete graphic organizer and composition with attached rubric for self-evaluation.: |
TAKS Objectives:
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| Writing: |
1,2,3,4,5 |
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Bloom's Taxonomy
| Yes |
Knowledge |
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Comprehension |
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Application |
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Analysis |
| No |
Synthesis |
| Yes |
Evaluation |
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Big 6 Skills
| Yes |
Task
Definition |
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Info. Seeking
Strategies |
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Location and
Access |
| Yes |
Use of Information |
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Synthesis |
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Evaluation |
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Supplementary Resources / Materials:
6th grade literature book "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros,Inspiration program for graphic organizer,Microsoft Word for word processing and a Grading rubric (attachment)
File: attatchment to narrative tech le.doc
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| Procedures |
Introductory Activity (Warm-Up):
Practice graphic organizer for pre-writing |
Lesson:
Read "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros
Discuss comprehension and analysis questions. Talk about her distinct Voice.
Create a graphic organizer brainstorming ideas on the topic of your best/worst birthday memory using the computer program Inspiration.
From the graphic organizer, create a composition on the topic of your best/worst birthday memory. During the lesson, Voice should be stressed. Read several different pieces of work in the same genre as Sandra Cisneros and ask students to try and identify the author. Discuss the fact that some authors sound different when they write and you can sometimes tell who the author is just by the way they write. Students can take the idea that they choose from the brainstorm and begin to outline that idea in Inspiration using the Outline view. Adding supporting details and notes the students can begin to work through their paper. If there is time, students can either type on Alphasmarts or export paper to Word and begin to compose from there. Once the papers are typed in the computer, incorporate peer revising to see if Voice is a part of the paper. Use attached rubric.
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Reteach:
Computer skills as needed.
Grammar, punctuation, and spelling rules as needed.
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Extension:
Students can write a composition about their best AND their worst birthday memory.
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Guiding Questions:
How do I use Inspiration to create a graphic organizer?
How do I use the writing process to complete a composition?
Have you chosen a moment that will allow for your personality to shine through when you write?
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Summary Questions:
How do I use Inspiration to create a graphic organizer?
How do I use the writing process to complete a composition?
Does my personality shine through in the work? Can other students guess who wrote my piece by the way I write?
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Reflection:
Self-evaluation of student work using the rubric
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