Narrative Writing Unitmrs. Parker's 6th Grade L.a. Class

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Ah, the dreaded college application essay. Here's a unique approach to crafting a powerful personal essay. Class members read The Autobiography of Malcom X and Leslie Marmon Silko's Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit, analyze the structure, style and content of these personal narratives, and then produce their own. Three writing samples with rationales that illustrate and explain how the scoring criteria fit each writing sample. Grade 6 Self-Assessment Checklist (for students to use) 3. Grade 6 Narrative Writing Scoring Guide (for teachers to use) Steps for Effective Use 1. Teachers familiarize themselves with each of the three components.

Distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.1.B Persuasive Writing Unit - MRS. PARKER'S 6TH GRADE L.A. CLASS Thematic Unit: Life, Love, and Learning: Final Assessments. Writing Roundup. Introduction and Novel- Bridge to Terabithia. Students are expected to study outside of class for all assessments. Math 6- Quarterly exams are given at the end of each quarter. Quarter 1 & 2 will make up the Semester 1 Exam grade. Quarters 3 & 4 will make up the Semester 2 Exam grade. Pre-Algebra will have two semester final exams. Semester exams make up only 14% of the semester grade.

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Ah, the dreaded college application essay. Here's a unique approach to crafting a powerful personal essay. Class members read The Autobiography of Malcom X and Leslie Marmon Silko's Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit, analyze the structure, style and content of these personal narratives, and then produce their own.

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Because most college essays are due by the middle of October, schedule the units for the beginning of the school year for seniors and at the end of the school year for juniors

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The units using The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit as anchor texts presume a protocol is in place for the safe, respectful discussion of emotionally charged language and controversial issues

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The massive packet includes the three separate units, lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics, activities, and links to related materials

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Personal Narrative

Mentor Texts Funeral by Ralph Fletcher Everything Will Be Okay by James Howe The Follower by Jack Gantos My First Step to the White House by Chris Van Allsburg Look Up And Watch The Show Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Video: The Dumbest Boy in the World by Jack Gantos Ali's Notebook Student Journal with Anchor Charts Student Journal Examples Student Final Narrative Examples Example 1Example 1Example 4 Example 2Example 2Example 5 Example 3
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Bend I Session 1: Setting Up to Write Session 2: Calling On All Strategies Session 3: Writing from Moments that Really Matter Session 4: Telling the Story from the Narrator's Point of View Session 4.5: Showing Not Telling Session 5: Reading Closely to Learn from Other Authors Session 6: Taking Stock: Pausing to Assess and Set Goals Bend II Session 7: Rehearsing: Experimenting with Beginnings Session 8: Flash-Drafting: Get the Whole Story on the Page Session 9: Using Writer's Notebooks for Mindful, Goal-Driven Work Session 10: Re-Angling and Rewriting to Convey What a Story is Really About Session 11: Elaborating on Important Scenes and Adding New Ones from the Past Session 12: Using All Available Resources to Aid with Final Touches	Bend III: Session 13: Taking Charge of the Writing Process: Deciding Where to Begin and How to Revise from the Get-Go Session 14: Slowing Down and Stretching Out the Story's Problem Session 15: Ending Stories in Meaningful Ways Session 16: Editing Sentences for Rhythm and Meaning Session 17: Publishing and Celebrating as a Community of Writers Convention Lessons: Dialogue Run-On Sentences
Rubric for Final Personal Narrative 6th Grade Narrative Writing Rubric	Personal Narrative Checklist Personal Narrative Checklist