We're getting to know ourselves and our peers. 

What elements make my whole self? How does this relate to my peers? 

Student Objective: You will self-reflect to write out the building blocks of your personal history. You'll examine your thoughts about reading, 

your likes and dislikes, and your dreams. Using this information, you'll write a narrative about yourselves from two perspectives. 

Objective:

RI6.6 Author’s point of view and purpose

W6.3 Write narratives 

What Essential Questions will be considered?

 How could I create a narrative using elements of my own life? How could I create different points of view in my writing? 

What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit? 

Organize, establish a point of view, and use techniques to write a narrative. 

Week One
Day One: complete reader's survey

Day Two: Begin ABCs of Me graphic organizer. Fill in information relating to elements of your life. Sample is provided in the CIA notebook.

Week Two

Day One: Students finish their organizers today. If they have completed to the teacher's satisfaction, they will move to a separate location. 

                Using note paper (blank paper is fine), use one or more elements from your ABC Brainstorm sheet to tell a story from YOUR point of view. 

                First person pronouns you might use include: I, we, our, mine,  or us. 

                Although I would like complete sentences and punctuation, this is just the first draft to get ideas on paper. Don't stress!

Day Two: Finish your story drafts today. If time allows, revise. Does your story have:

• characters (at least one - you!)
• setting
• conflict/rising action
• resolution/falling action
• conclusion 

Day Three: Shift your perspective! Rewrite your story in third person. Use more elements from your ABC Brainstorm list to shift the story a little. 

                  Some third-person pronouns you might use include: he, she, they, them, theirs

                  Their, there and they're.... how are they different? What is the correct usage?

Day Four: Finish your stories. Revise to be sure they have all the story elements listed above.

Day Five: Volunteer to read your story. No volunteers? Ms. Dextre' will randomly select. Be prepared to share!