Curriculum Unit
Tiffany Kannengieszer
Featuring Fandom
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
Students will be able to analyze the structure used in short stories.
Students will be able to write short stories as pieces of fanfiction.
Students will be able to edit, revise, and publish pieces of fanficiton.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
Why do authors create fanfiction? How does dialogue enhance the development of characters, set the mood, and drive the plot forward?
How does structure impact the engagement of the audience?
What pre-writing strategies can best be used to plan a piece of fiction? How does peer editing aid in the revision process?
How can pre-writing be used to create a first draft of a piece of fiction?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
The Writing Process
Pre-writing
Fanfiction
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
What pre-writing strategies can best be used to plan a piece of fiction?
How can pre-writing be used to create a first draft of a piece of fiction?
Why do authors create fanfiction?
How does dialogue enhance the development of characters, set the mood, and drive the plot forward?
How does peer editing aid in the revision process?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C
Fanficiton
Revision
Dialogue
Plot
Pre-writing
Fichtean curve
Freytag’s Pyramid
Free writing
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES
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