S1+Petroska,+Kirsten

=Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results= B2 Narrative Grades 9 - Diploma Students embed narrative writing in a written text when appropriate to the audience and purpose. a. Use diction, syntax, imagery, and tone to create a distinctive voice ||
 * **Establish Goals (MLR):** **(G)** ||
 * Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts- B. Writing

//What understandings are desired?//
• Students will understand that the order of events in a story effects how it is perceived. • Students will understand that a narrative can be told in different ways ||
 * **//Students will understand that://** **(U)** ||
 * • Students will understand that word choice and order are crucial in developing a unique voice.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
• How do you best construct a narrative? • How many ways can you tell a story? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * • Why does an author choose one word or phrase over another?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
• Critical Details: the who, what, when, where, and why of a story, and in what sequence • Styles and Genres: fiction vs. nonfiction, personal narrative, reality- basted, fantasy/sci-fi, mystery, historical, humor, etc. || • Students will be able to describe what components are necessary to create a literary voice. • Students will be able to make sense of the order of events and how it affects perception. • Students will be able to use dictation, syntax, imagery, and tone to create voice. • Students will be able to compare different ways of ordering a story for effect. • Students will be open to using the in different ways. • Students will be able to realize how they can use the narrative to convey a story or message. ||
 * **//Students will know://** **(K)** || **//Students will be able to://** **(S)** ||
 * • Terminology: imagery, tone, syntax, diction, voice


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.**