Digital Unit Plan Template Own Your Opinion Unit Title: Novels and Narratives Content Area: English/

Language Arts
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s): Structural Features of Literature 3.2 Compare and contrast the presentation of a similar theme or topic across genres to explain how the selection of genre shapes the theme or topic. Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text 3.3 Analyze interactions between main and subordinate characters in a literary text (e.g., internal and external conflicts, motivations, relationships, influences) and explain the way those interactions affect the plot. 3.4 Determine characters traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration, dialogue, dramatic monologue, and soliloquy. 3.5 Compare works that express a universal theme and provide evidence to support the expressed in each work. 3.6 Analyze and trace an authors development of time and sequence, including the use of complex literary devices (e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks). 3.7 Recognize and understand the significance of various literary devices, including figurative language, imagery, allegory, and symbolism, and explain their appeal. 3.10 Identify and describe the function of dialogue, scene designs, soliloquies, asides, and character foils in dramatic literature. Big Ideas: Research: Reading several different novels. Analyze: Analyzing resources to determine their genres. Express: Relating genres to life today. Food for Thought: How does literature help us better understand ourselves? How is a Novel a Novel? In what ways can a Novel relate to our Essential Question? How can language affect a Novel? How do plot devices affect a Novel? How does the plot help the reader understand the characters? Unit Goals and Objectives: 1. Students will complete close readings in order to understand how Novels can relate to today. 2. Students will collaborate in groups to talk about relation to Novels/Narratives. 3. Students will complete various assignments to prove their knowledge of Novels.

Name: Bree Chapman Grade Level: 8-10

Unit Summary:

How does literature help us better understand ourselves? In this unit we will continually ask and answer this question when studying Novels. Not only will we relate the novels to our lives in the 21st century, but we will analyze and evaluate how these Narratives related to the lives of people in the time period in which they were written.
Assessment Plan: Entry-Level: - KWL Chart - Guided Notes Formative: - Multimedia Project - Quiz - Webquest - Quizlett - Quiz Summative: - Graphic Organizer - Unit Test

Lesson 1 Student Learning Objective: To learn the different genres of Novels we will be studying. Acceptable Evidence: Students will show what they knew prior to lecture and after lecture. Instructional Strategies: Communication Collection Organization Interaction Instructional Strategies: Communication Collection Collaboration Organization Presentation Interaction Lesson Activities: KWL Chart- Students will make a KWL Chart of what they know abou these genres prior to learning about them, what they want to know, and what they learned. Guided Notes- Students will complete the notes attached below the teacher lecture in order to learn more in depth about the novel. Lesson Activities: Multimedia Project- Students will complete a project in groups focused on one novel showing how old themes relate to todays world. Quiz- Students will take a quiz on one novel the class has gone over. Webquest- Students will complete the webquest with the given websites to find the information. Quizlett- Students will use Quizlett in order to help them prepare for a vocabulary quiz. Quiz- Students will be quizzed on the second book the class has gone over. Lesson Activities: Graphic Organizer- Students will show their understanding of the three novels the class has gone over by completing a graphic organizer of the genre, theme, and plot of each novel. Unit Test- Students will be tested on their entire knowledge of the unit, covering the three different novels as well as information on genres, and parts of novels; theme, plot, etc.

Lesson 2 Student Learning Objective: To focus on specific novels and relate each to life as a teen today. Acceptable Evidence: Students will show their relation through projects and quizzes to prove their knowledge of the subject and readings.

Lesson 3 Student Learning Objective: To make sure the Students understand the genre, theme, and plot of the types of novels. Unit Resources: The Best books of ALL time This website shows students novels they may be interested in reading. http://entertainment.time.com/2005/10/16/all-time-100-novels/#how-we-picked-the-list Acceptable Evidence: Students will show their understanding through graphic organizers and use this to study for their Unit Test. Instructional Strategies: Communication Organization Interaction

Analyzing Text This YouTube video gives a quick explanation of how students should read critically and analyze what the text is saying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljQ1tPQQvn4 Close Reading This is another YouTube video showing students how to read beyond the words. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-98K3dsb_U Definition of a Novel This site shares with students the specific definition of a Novel. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/novel Novel, Romance, and Gothic This website gives a more in depth description of a Novel as well as other types of Novels. http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/novel.htm Identifying Genre This site can help students decipher which genre a novel may be. http://www.rachellegardner.com/2012/04/identify-your-novels-genre/ Types of Novels This website shows the various types of Novels. http://www.creative-writing-now.com/types-of-novels.html A List of Literary Devices This site gives a list of devices authors use in Novels and Literature as a whole. http://wisdomseekersinc.wordpress.com/2006/03/29/a-list-of-literary-devices-in-literature/ Index of Literary Terms This site gives definitions of various types of devices. http://library.thinkquest.org/23846/library/terms/ Timeline of a Novel This website will show students how the Novel has evolved. http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rickard/NovelTL.html The American Novel This website will show students how the Novel has evolved in America. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/index.html Useful Websites: What is a Novel? This site gives an in depth definition of a Novel. http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-novel.htm Analyzing Theme This website shows students how to examine a theme from a novel. http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/theme1.html Finding a Theme This site tells students what a theme is and how to identify one. http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/read/theme2.html Plot Structure- This website gives examples of plot and explains the structure, allowing students to identify plot in their readings. http://english.learnhub.com/lesson/4579-plot-structure/