High School Creative Writing Unit Plan for Realistic Fiction Short Stories
Help high school Creative Writing students better understand the conventions of realistic young adult fiction and prepare for the drafting of original short stories with this comprehensive, low-prep, standards-aligned unit plan. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) Included are the following:
A detailed, standards-based unit plan articulating the unit's transfer goal(s), essential question(s), enduring understanding(s), learning target(s), academic vocabulary, formative assessment(s), summative performance task(s), and learning plan(s).
Representative realistic fiction narratives.
Worksheets to facilitate analysis of representative literature.
Detailed directions.
A comprehensive outline for student planning.
A document to facilitate the editing process.
A comprehensive rubric for evaluating student writing.
By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:
Develop greater understanding of the conventions of the realistic fiction genre.
Analyze how Langston Hughes used dialect to convey authenticity of character, as well as other characterization details to convey strength, thoughtfulness, and generosity in the short story "Thank You, Ma'am."
Analyze how Doris Lessing used figurative and descriptive language to generate a compelling, realistic narrative, as well as characterization details to convey resilience and maturity in the short story "Through the Tunnel."
Organize initial ideas in a coherent manner.
Engage the reader with a compelling exposition that establishes realistic setting, characters, and conflicts
Use many appropriate narrative techniques (dialogue, dialect, description, pacing, etc.) to enhance a plot that is consistent with the realistic fiction genre
Draft a coherent, cohesive, and appropriate narrative that builds toward a particular tone and outcome (a sense of mystery, suspense, etc.)
Use precise words and phrases, active verbs, and sensory language to convey a compelling story
Draft a reasonable and unrushed conclusion that resolves conflicts and conveys a theme
Show mastery of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Unit plans are available for a variety of writing tasks:
Help high school Creative Writing students better understand the conventions of realistic young adult fiction and prepare for the drafting of original short stories with this comprehensive, low-prep, standards-aligned unit plan. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) Included are the following:
A detailed, standards-based unit plan articulating the unit's transfer goal(s), essential question(s), enduring understanding(s), learning target(s), academic vocabulary, formative assessment(s), summative performance task(s), and learning plan(s).
Representative realistic fiction narratives.
Worksheets to facilitate analysis of representative literature.
Detailed directions.
A comprehensive outline for student planning.
A document to facilitate the editing process.
A comprehensive rubric for evaluating student writing.
By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:
Develop greater understanding of the conventions of the realistic fiction genre.
Analyze how Langston Hughes used dialect to convey authenticity of character, as well as other characterization details to convey strength, thoughtfulness, and generosity in the short story "Thank You, Ma'am."
Analyze how Doris Lessing used figurative and descriptive language to generate a compelling, realistic narrative, as well as characterization details to convey resilience and maturity in the short story "Through the Tunnel."
Organize initial ideas in a coherent manner.
Engage the reader with a compelling exposition that establishes realistic setting, characters, and conflicts
Use many appropriate narrative techniques (dialogue, dialect, description, pacing, etc.) to enhance a plot that is consistent with the realistic fiction genre
Draft a coherent, cohesive, and appropriate narrative that builds toward a particular tone and outcome (a sense of mystery, suspense, etc.)
Use precise words and phrases, active verbs, and sensory language to convey a compelling story
Draft a reasonable and unrushed conclusion that resolves conflicts and conveys a theme
Show mastery of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Unit plans are available for a variety of writing tasks:
Help high school Creative Writing students better understand the conventions of realistic young adult fiction and prepare for the drafting of original short stories with this comprehensive, low-prep, standards-aligned unit plan. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) Included are the following:
A detailed, standards-based unit plan articulating the unit's transfer goal(s), essential question(s), enduring understanding(s), learning target(s), academic vocabulary, formative assessment(s), summative performance task(s), and learning plan(s).
Representative realistic fiction narratives.
Worksheets to facilitate analysis of representative literature.
Detailed directions.
A comprehensive outline for student planning.
A document to facilitate the editing process.
A comprehensive rubric for evaluating student writing.
By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:
Develop greater understanding of the conventions of the realistic fiction genre.
Analyze how Langston Hughes used dialect to convey authenticity of character, as well as other characterization details to convey strength, thoughtfulness, and generosity in the short story "Thank You, Ma'am."
Analyze how Doris Lessing used figurative and descriptive language to generate a compelling, realistic narrative, as well as characterization details to convey resilience and maturity in the short story "Through the Tunnel."
Organize initial ideas in a coherent manner.
Engage the reader with a compelling exposition that establishes realistic setting, characters, and conflicts
Use many appropriate narrative techniques (dialogue, dialect, description, pacing, etc.) to enhance a plot that is consistent with the realistic fiction genre
Draft a coherent, cohesive, and appropriate narrative that builds toward a particular tone and outcome (a sense of mystery, suspense, etc.)
Use precise words and phrases, active verbs, and sensory language to convey a compelling story
Draft a reasonable and unrushed conclusion that resolves conflicts and conveys a theme
Show mastery of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Unit plans are available for a variety of writing tasks:
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Help high school Creative Writing students better understand the conventions of realistic young adult fiction and prepare for the drafting of original short stories with this comprehensive, low-prep, standards-aligned unit plan.