Curriculum Unit
Wendy S. Girnis
The Evolution of Storytelling
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
How does a writer establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters and organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally?
How do I conduct a short research projects that build knowledge about the history of stories?
How do I develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
Revising and Editing
Conduct Research
Elements of a Pourquoi tale and a Folktale.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
How can I use my prewriting to produce a final draft?
What tools can be used to edit and revise my written work?
What is the evolution of storytelling?
How were Cave Paintings used to tell stories in primitive times?
How was oral storytelling used to pass down stories through the ages?
What are the elements of a Pourquoi Tale?
What are the elements of a Folktale?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B Vocabulary B
Revise, edit, conventions, organization, development
Sources, Cave paintings, hieroglyphics, oral storytelling, evolution
Pourquoi Tale, Folktale, elements, natural phenomenon, personification
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES