Students will also be looking back through the story and picking out
5 - descriptions/imagery that they feel appealing
5 - examples of figurative language
They will post these on the blogs with 2-3 sentences discussing how imagery and/or figurative language makes this story more effective.
Unit
Learning goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the structure of
fiction by breaking down the essential building blocks (literary elements) of
short stories by plot, dialogue, imagery, character development, figurative
language (metaphor, symbolism, irony), point of view, connecting these blocks
to the overall meaning (or theme) of the text, and final writing a personal
narrative using some of these devices.
Scale/Rubric
relating to learning goal:
4 – The student can analyze the elements of a short story
come up with a valid theme (or themes) of a text and relate this theme to other
texts and/or movies and real world situations.
The student is able to write a personal narrative using these elements
to create a text with a realistic theme that relates to the student’s life.
3 – The student can analyze elements of a short story and
come up with a valid theme for a text.
The student is able to write a personal narrative using some of these
elements to create a text with a valid theme that relates to the student’s life.
2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student
can analyze the elements of a short story and come up with a theme for a
text. With some direction/help from the
teacher the student is able to write a personal narrative using some of these
elements to create a text with a valid theme that relates to the student’s
life.
1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable
to analyze elements of a short story and come up with a theme for a text. Even with help from the teacher the student
in unable to write a personal narrative using some of these elements to create
a text with a valid theme that relates to the student’s life.
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