2020-11-11T10:42:11-05:00 2017-06-20T13:52:28-04:00 2020-11-11T10:42:11-05:00 Acrobat PDFMaker 11 for Word uuid:003a370d-15fb-4a3d-8c92-403276ead86d uuid:7691eed5-1a71-4061-bf57-bf3318db3f0b 2 xml 16.01.02: Their Stories Live On ELA Jenna Flickinger story writing narrative interview storytelling culture mexico mexican muertos grief Adobe PDF Library 11.0 story, writing, narrative, interview, storytelling, culture, mexico, mexican, muertos, grief Curriculum Unit

Their Stories Live On

Jenna Flickinger

Title Author KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.

Seventh-grade students can enhance their story-telling abilities by learning from professional writers and taking a developmentally-appropriate approach to building their ideas into well-developed stories.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT

Using what they have learned about developing a narrative and information from an interview, students will write a narrative of a person’s life.

CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C

We can learn from the stories of others.

Stories serve many purposes in our live.

A story is more than just a complete plot.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C

Why is it that stories transcend time? What is it about them that makes them timeless?

Why do we tell stories?

What is a story?

VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A

Meaningful, timelessness, tradition, heritage

Authentic storytelling, narrative, affirmation

Elements of plot, suspense, character, thoughts, ideas, development, change, theme

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES

A Short History of Story, BBC Podcast

TEDTalks.com

Google chromebooks

TheAtlantic.com