Unit 4 Plan- Canadian Short Stories
Time Hours: 24 hours
Unit Title: Canadian Short Stories
Topics:
- Canadian Hero’s
- Myths
- Key elements of short stories (characterization, theme, plot, structure, setting, voice, literary devices)
- Genres
Overall Expectations:
Listening and Speaking:
2. use speaking skills and strategies to communicate in English for a variety of classroom and social purposes;
Reading:
1. read and demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts for different purposes;
2. use a variety of reading strategies throughout the reading process to extract meaning from texts;
3. use a variety of strategies to build vocabulary;
4. locate and extract relevant information from written and graphic texts for a variety of purposes.
Writing:
1. write in a variety of forms for different purposes and audiences;
2. organize ideas coherently in writing; 3. use correctly the conventions of written English appropriate for this level, including grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation;
4. use the stages of the writing process. .
Social-Cultural Competence and Media Literacy:
2. demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship, and of the contributions of diverse groups to Canadian society;
4. demonstrate an understanding of, interpret, and create a variety of media texts.
Unit Goals:
-Students will successfully read several level- appropriate Canadian short- stories
- Students will be able to understand the key elements of a short story (characterization , theme, plot, structure, setting, voice, literary devices)
- Students will be able to interpret different types of genres and literary styles
- Students will acquire the vocabulary and grammar skills necessary for discussing and interpreting literary styles
- Students will develop the skills to incorporate good storytelling components in their own writing
Accommodation to ELL:
- Include visuals/visual cues
- Video Subtitles
- Graphic Organizers
- Chunking of tasks
- Oral explanations
- Frequent breaks
- Provide sentence structures
- Read aloud -Technological Aids
Assessment Evaluation
Assessment FOR Learning
- Self- assessment
- Peer- assessment
Assessment AS Learning
- Daily Quiz
- Breakout Rooms
- Observation Charts
- Exit Cards
Assessment OF Learning
- Students will create their own Canadian Short Story