Jefferson Township Schools
Grade: Level 4
Thematic Unit: The Short Story
Time frame: September - November
Enduring Understanding: Students will understand that short stories can offer a snapshot into the lives of a cultural group.
Essential questions: 1. How is daily life portrayed in short stories?
2. What are the roles of social-economic classes, racism, sexism, and ageism?
3. How are moral topics conveyed in short stories?
Objectives: Students will be able to identify elements of fiction, the roles of characters within fiction and the portrayal of daily life, by reading and analyzing short stories in the target language.
NJ Standards: 7.1.AL.A.1-8, 7.1.AL.B.1-6, 7.1.AL.C.1-6
Scope and SequenceInstructional Activities / Culture / Content
Connections / Grammatical
Structure / Assessment / Teacher
Resources
Introduction to fiction
· Teacher defines fictional writing such as short stories novels, plays, etc. (7.1.AL.A.2)
· Teacher identifies the elements of fiction. (7.1.AL.A.2)
· Teacher highlights types of figurative language found in short stories. (7.1.AL.A.2)
· Teacher reads to the class a simple story in the target language that the students are familiar with such as Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, etc. (7.1.AL.A.2, 6)
· In pairs the students identify the basic elements of the fictional piece using a graphic organizer. (7.1.AL.B.2, 4)
Character
· Students provide definition of character. (7.1.AL.B.2)
· Teacher defines protagonist, antagonist, and secondary characters. (7.1.AL.A.2)
· Students read a story rich in characters and list them into categories. (7.1.AL.A.2, 6, 7; 7.1.AL.B.2)
· Students discuss the lists’ accuracy. (7.1.AL.B.4)
Setting and Mood
· Teacher provides definition of setting in fiction; time and place. (7.1.AL.A.2)
· Class discussion on mood and its use in fictional writing, such as Snoopy, using leveled readers in the target language. (7.1.AL.B.2, 4)
· Students provide examples of how mood can be altered in stories, television shows, movies, emotion games, etc. (7.1.AL.B.2, 4)
· Class listens to a story on audio with strong setting language, sound effects, music, etc. as teacher uses TPR method. (7.1.AL.A.1-2, 6)
· In groups of three-four the students take the story they listened to and rewrite it so that the setting and mood of the story change. (7.1.AL.C.3)
Theme
· Teacher identifies theme and moral. (7.1.AL.A.2)
· Students will write the theme for three stories that have been read in class. (7.1.AL.A.2, 6)
· Students themes are discussed in class. (7.1.AL.B.2)
Style or Voice
· Students will complete a guided writing where they identify their individual style. (7.1.AL.B.2)
· Teacher will read the descriptions to the class and the class will attempt to identify the student. (7.1.AL.A.2)
· Teacher identifies the components of style in fiction. (7.1.AL.A.1-2)
· Teacher provides the students with examples of different styles and they are discussed in class. (7.1.AL.B.4)
Writer’s Workshop
In groups of 3-4,
· Students will create characters for a short story. (7.1.AL.C.3)
· Students will create the setting for a short story. (7.1.AL.C.3)
· Students will create a theme for a short story. (7.1.AL.C.3)
· Students will put together the elements of character, setting, and theme, created previously, to write a short story. (7.1.AL.C.3)
· The students will transfer their stories into an electronic media and present it to the class. (7.1.AL.C.1, 3) / Fairy Tales
Culture:
Jugement de Jehan le fou
Los tres cerditos
Culture:
Target language countries
Comic Strips
Culture:
Mythology
Fables
Folk Tales
Legends
Culture:
Fairy Tales
Mythology
Fables
Folk Tales
Legends / Language Arts:
Elements of fiction.
Figurative language.
Short story analysis.
Language Arts:
Character analysis.
Language Arts:
Setting
Geography:
Cultural
Physical
Media:
Television
programs
Movies
Electronic games
Language Arts:
Theme
Moral
Language Arts:
Elements of
writing style / Review of general grammar.
Preterite Tense
Imperfect Tense
Grammatical Structures:
Review of general grammar.
Present Tense
Present Progressive Tense
Grammatical Structure:
General review of grammar
Preterite Tense
Imperfect Tense
Past Progressive Tense
Grammatical structures:
Review of general grammar.
Grammatical structures:
Review of general grammar. / Formative:
- Quizzes
- Reading comprehension
Formative:
- Quiz
- Character list
Formative:
- Quiz
- Listening comprehension
- Rewritten story
Formative:
- Class discussion.
Formative:
- Guided writing.
Summative:
- Characters
- Setting
- Theme
- Short Story
- Multimedia presentation. / Textbook
Anthology
Leveled Chapter Books
Short Stories
Technology
Audio recording
Video recording
PowerPoint
Elements of good story
http://reading.pppst.com/elements.html
7 Elements of Fiction
http://exchange.guhsd.net/details.php?object_id=216
Story map
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/Story%20Map%202.pdf
Author’s Purpose
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/authors%20purpose%20spanish.pdf
Story Sequence Map
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/graphic_organizers/Story%20Sequence%20Map.pdf
Teacher’s Resources:
Textbook
Anthology
Leveled Chapter Books
Short Stories
Technology
Character Analysis
http://www.myeport.com/published/t/uc/tucson5/collection/10/15/upload.pdf
Teacher Resources:
Textbook
Anthology
Leveled Chapter Books
Short Stories
Technology
Video Recordings
Audio Recordings
Setting Map
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/literacycenters/setting%20map%20spanish.pdf
Analyzing Setting
http://www.myeport.com/published/t/uc/tucson5/collection/10/13/upload.pdf
Teacher Resources
Textbook
Anthology
Leveled Chapter Books
Short Stories
Technology
Analyzing Theme
http://www.myeport.com/published/t/uc/tucson5/collection/10/14/upload.pdf
Teacher Resources
Textbook
Anthology
Leveled Chapter Books
Short Stories
Technology:
Story map
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/Story%20Map%202.pdf