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Dr. Hartman,
Im not sure if Ive clearly identified the ways that my assignment fulfills Common
Core Curriculum. There were several standards that I found to match my goals for
the assignment but it may be that I am covering more general knowledge regarding
these standards and I should be getting very specific instead. Most of the standards
I found were for 9th and 10th grade. Because this assignment is structured for 9 th
graders I wanted to focus more on introducing them to concepts in writing and
allowing them experience with those concepts. Im uncertain where the line begins
and ends with 9th grade and 10th grade standards. Hopefully the citations Ive
provided can help you help me in that regard.
Im excited about the way that this writing assignment encourages students to work
creatively not only individually but also together. I hope that by placing the group
activities at the beginning and end I can give my students a sense of security in
writing that they would not have if I only asked for an individual creative
assignment.
This is a concern for later, but how will one of my peers function as an entire class?
Will it be that the individual portions of the assignment are geared towards her and
the group portions of the assignment are geared towards she and I working
together? Again, that is a question that you dont need to give great attention right
now.
Im worried that Ive overlooked the practicality of several aspects of the
assignment, as is my tendency. If you could bring me down from the clouds to lay
better groundwork I would appreciate it. Im also worried that I assumed a lot about
the education of the hypothetical students in my class based on my 9 th grade
experience and the experience of other 9th graders who came through the same
school system. If you could help me get rid of those assumptions that would be
great too.
Thank you,
Sarah Anne
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semester when the students will present their stories to one another in a series of
readings and create a map of the town they designed together.
Goals/Objectives/Standards:
The standards that this assignment meets are as follows:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective
technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3.a
Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or
observation,
establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a
narrator and/or
characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or
events.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3.b
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection,
and multiple
plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3.c
Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one
another to create a coherent whole.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3.d
Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to
convey a vivid picture
of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3.e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced,
observed, or
resolved over the course of the narrative.
Production and Distribution of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations
for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.5
4
Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting,
or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a
specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate
command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grades 9-10 here.)
Works Cited:
Common Core Standards Initiative. Common Core State Standards Initiative:
Preparing Americas Students for College and Career. Common Core
Standards Initiative, 2015. Web. 21 February 2015.
<www.corestandards.org>
We will create the fictional town together and then everyone will
receive a handout of the specifics we outline for personal
reference during your creative process.
Your story should include:
-a narrative of a character who lives in the fictional town we
create
-a setting
-sensory descriptions (sight, sound, taste, touch, hearing)
-dialogue
-a PLOTLINE (this story has to move)
We will also create the town map together and everyone will
contribute to this process at the end of the project.
You are individually responsible for the development and
execution of your own creative process throughout the duration of
the project.
Notes: (Anything else I need to know?)
This is supposed to be fun. Enjoy working with your classmates to
create this fictional town. The more each of you enjoys the project
and really interacts with the assignment, the more all of us will
enjoy the project. Ill be writing a story along with you guys to
populate our town so well all get to experience it together.
Due Dates: (When do we need to turn this in?)
We will have our fictional city created by February 27 th
First drafts of stories will be due on March 20 th
Final drafts of stories will be due on April 3 rd
Final short stories will be due on
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