Unit Topic: Who am I?
Vertical Alignment
In 5th grade, students read and analyzed a variety of text. Students compared and contrasted two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
In this unit, students will describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. In addition to literature, students will read a variety of informational text related to the them of "Who am I"? to determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details. Students will write a memoir that captures a story from their own lives.
Essential Questions
1. How am I?
2. How do I define who I am?
3. How do stories help us understand our world?
4. How do an author's choices impact mood and meaning?
5. How do authors develop experiences, events, and characters?
Vertical Alignment
In 5th grade, students read and analyzed a variety of text. Students compared and contrasted two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
In this unit, students will describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. In addition to literature, students will read a variety of informational text related to the them of "Who am I"? to determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details. Students will write a memoir that captures a story from their own lives.
Essential Questions
1. How am I?
2. How do I define who I am?
3. How do stories help us understand our world?
4. How do an author's choices impact mood and meaning?
5. How do authors develop experiences, events, and characters?