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previewing embedded assessment 2 and preparing to Write a Short Story
LearNING STraTeGIeS:
QHT, Close Reading, Paraphrasing, Graphic Organizer
Literary Terms
Academic Vocabulary
narrative
characterization
setting
conflict (internal/external) dialogue
connotation denotation
simile
metaphor
sensory language personal narrative
analyze sequence cause-effect transitions coherence
my Notes
Learning Targets
• Reflect on prior learning and identify the skills and knowledge necessary to complete Embedded Assessment 2 successfully.
• Reassess knowledge of academic vocabulary and literary terms in the unit.
• Compare and contrast writing a personal narrative and writing a short story.
Making Connections
In the first part of this unit, you thought about changes in your life and learned how to write a personal narrative. In the second part of the unit, you will expand on your writing skills by learning to write a short story that will appeal to an audience.
Essential Questions
1. Reflect on your understanding of the first Essential Question: How can change be significant?
2. Have your ideas about what makes a good story changed?
Developing Vocabulary
Create a graphic organizer with three columns, one each for Q, H, and T.
Re-sort the following words from the first half of the unit using the QHT strategy. Compare this sort with your original sort. Where has it changed most? Where has it changed least?
Unpacking Embedded Assessment 2
Closely read the assignment for Embedded Assessment 2: Writing a Short Story.
Write a story using dialogue, vivid verbs, and figurative language that captures a real or imagined experience and includes characters, conflict, and a plot with exposition, climax, and resolution.
Also read the Scoring Guide for Embedded Assessment 2 on page 88. With your class, create a graphic organizer to use as a visual reminder of the required knowledge (what you need to know) and skills (what you need to do). Copy the graphic organizer for future reference. After each activity, use this graphic to guide reflection about what you have learned and what you still need to learn in order to be successful on the Embedded Assessment.
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