Ubd Unit Plan
Ubd Unit Plan
Ubd Unit Plan
Established
Goals
SOL 6.5
The student will read
and demonstrate
comprehension of a
variety of fictional texts,
narrative nonfiction, and
poetry.
a) identify the elements
of narrative structure
including setting,
character, plot, conflict,
and theme.
c) describe cause and
effect relationships and
their impact on plot
f) use information in the
text to draw conclusions
and make inferences
g) explain how
character and plot
development are used
in a selection support a
central conflict or story
line.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.6.2
Determine a theme or
central idea of a text
and how it is conveyed
through particular
details
Name:
Kristina Gooden
Content Area:
Grade Level:
English
6
Meaning
UNDERSTANDINGS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Acquisition
KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS
LITERACY.RL.6.3
Describe how a
particular story or
dramas plot unfolds in a
series of episodes as
well as how the
characters respond to
change as the plot
moves toward a
resolution
Rubric Criteria
(Categories)
GOAL: To discover the effects of changing one aspect of a story to the understanding of the story as a
whole, demonstrating that when one small piece is changed or omitted the entire story has to change in
some way.
Ideas
Organization
Sentence Fluency
Length of Synopsis
Length of
Explanation
STAGE 3: THE LE ARNING/FORM ATIVE ASSESSMENT PL AN (USE AS M ANY ROWS AS NECESS ARY)
Le s s on # &
Topi c / Foc us
UKDs (You c a n
i nc l ude # s from
S ta ge 1 )
#1
De fi ni ng
E le me nts of
P l ot
U1 , U3, K1 a,
K1 b, K1c , K1 d,
K1 e, K1 f, K1 g,
K2 , D1 , D4
Af t e r in t ro du cin g t he p lot e le me n t s an d t he ir
def in it io n s, I wi ll ask f o r st ud en t s to ca ll ou t
so me n am es of f a vo rit e TV sho ws/ mo vie s/b o o ks
th at t he y a re f am ilia r wit h . The y wi ll t he n b e p ut
int o gro up s b ased o n sim ila r mo vie o r b oo k
int e re st s b a se d o n wh at t he y a re f am ilia r wit h .
Ea ch g rou p wi ll b e a ske d to d iscu ss t he clima x
of th e ir sto r y an d p ost th e ir d iscu ssio n to a
Pa dle t pa ge th at wi ll be cre a te d f or t he cla ss.
Af t e r e ve ryo n e ha s d iscu sse d an d h ad a cha n ce
to po st , we wi ll d iscu ss t he re spo n se s a s a
cla ss t o se e if we ca n a ll a gre e on wh a t t he
clima x is f o r e ach of th e st o rie s.
I h a ve ch o se n clima x f o r t h is act ivit y be cau se it
se em s t o b e t he mo st d iff icu lt o ne to f igu re ou t
wh e n d et e rm in in g st o ry e le me n t s.
#2
Con ti nua ti on of
da y 1 ;
re vi ew ing pl ot
e le me nts
U1 , U2 , K1a ,
K1 b, K1c , K1 d,
K1 e, K1 f, K1 g,
D1 , D2 , D4
Le s s on # &
Topi c / Foc us
UKDs (You c a n
i nc l ude # s from
S ta ge 1 )
#3
Di rec t a nd
I ndi re c t
Cha rac te ri za ton
U3 , U4 , K2 , K3 ,
K4 a, K4 b, K4 c
#4
P rota gonis t/
An ta goni s t a nd
Con fl ic ts
(c ha ra c te r vs .
c hara c ter/ se l f/
na ture /s oc ie t y
U3 , U4 , K2 , K3 ,
K6 , K7 , D2 , D5 a,
D5 b
o r a n o ve l, an d h o w t he y a re d iff e re nt . Th is wi ll
le ad in to ou r n e xt sh o rt st o r y, Th e L an d la d y , in
wh ich th e y wil l be asked t o spe cif ica ll y lo o k f or
con f lict s.
#5
O ve r vi ew of
P l ot Uni t,
Re vi ew Da y
U2 , U3 , K1 a,
K1 g, D2, D4
A s a f in al le sson f o r t he p lo t un it , st u de nt s wil l
b e ref le ct in g on wh a t t he yve lea rn ed an d t yin g
it a ll to ge t he r. St ud en t s wi ll co mp le te th e
S hort S tor y P l ot Ma trix f o r a ll of th e sho rt
st o rie s th at ha ve b ee n re a d t h rou gh ou t th e
u n it . Th e y will list th e m a jo r p lot e lem en t s,
cha ra ct e rs an d con f lict s f o r ea ch of t he
st o rie s. This will se r ve as a st ud y gu id e f or th e
f in a l t e st co ve rin g th e diffe ren t ele me nt s of
p lot . W e wi ll go o ve r it a s a cla ss af te r t he y
h a ve ha d t ime to wo rk on it t o ma ke su re t he y
h a ve th e co rre ct inf o rma t ion . I wil l a sk t he m t o
m ake ch an ge s a s we go o ve r it wit h a red pe n
so th at I ca n se e wh at t he y a re st ill m issin g
a nd wh a t e ve ryo n e se em s to ha ve m ast e red .
Name:_________________________
3-2-1
Three Things I know about plot
After Lesson:
One thing Ive learned today
Date____________________
Topic______________________________________________________________
Find someone who:
knows the plot
knows the
problem/conflict
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At the end,
Mean Jeans character is
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but________________________________
so__________________________________________________________________
Name:_____________________
Story Title
Plot Elements
All Summer
in a Day
Date:__________________
The Recess
Queen
The
Landlady
Plot
Characters
(protagonist
and
antagonist)
Setting
Climax
Theme
Conflict
Name___________________________
Date________________
Hints/tips:
Keep in mind Remember to
Concept/Topic__________________________________________