Running Head: UNIT PLAN ON LITERATURE/ELEMENT OF FICTION

Nabin Duthraj

Unit Plan on Literature/Element of Fiction

International Teachers College

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Literature: Element of Fiction

Subject Area Developmental Profile

English literature
According to US school system, the age of grade 8-9th students is
Length of Time 13-14. According to Eriksons stages of psychosocial development
theory, 12-18 ages children face the task of identity vs. role
10 period (1 hour each) confusion. An adolescents main task is developing a sense of self.
Two weeks They struggle with questions such as Who am I? and What do I
Grade Level want to do with my life? They will be unsure of their identity and
confused about the future.
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Main Idea (Claim)

Literature: Element of fiction is Plot, Setting, Character, Symbol, Point of View, and Theme. Students
will able to identify element of fiction.

Biblical Perspective and Interdisciplinary Connections

All truth is Gods truth. Everything created by God including language and writing story. Bible also
has many fictions story. People are creative so that they started to play with words. They write fiction
story, poem, and epic etc. Story, poem, and epic cannot be made without element of fiction. God is
great because he is the one who gives knowledge and wisdom to write fiction story. So, we can glorify
God by learning element of fiction and maybe writing fiction story.

1. Everything was created by God. God used his words/language to create everything. (Genesis 1)
2. God created the language and divided it into many other languages. (Genesis 11:1-9, the tower
of Babel).
3. Bible is written language.
4. Bible is also one of the work of literature and it has narrative story like Genesis chapter 1.
5. Bible contains fiction story such as the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30).
6. In every work of literature or in the fiction stories, it has the elements of the fiction. Without it
the story or myth or epic or the writing cannot happen.
7. Since the bible also contains variety of fictions story, we can also see ourselves in the story. We
can connect our lives in it.
8. By studying literature (the element of fiction), we can stimulate our minds and write stories.
9. We can glorify God because He is the one, who created language (everything), and it is very
beautiful because we are able to speak, have relation with one other.
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Enduring Understandings Essential Questions
Reading literature/fiction stories widely Why is it important to read literature
and carefully are important life skills widely and carefully?
which enables a person to find How can literary work affect the reader or
himself/oneself and amplifies ones listener?
creativity. The learner will have life skills What is my view on the literature or
to approach new obstacles in their lives literary work?
and reading literature/fiction stories gives
inner peace.

Knowledge Skills Dispositions

Knowledge
The learner will know or
1. Define new vocabulary
words.
2. Identify the purpose of
specific literary work.
3. Define Fiction
4. Define and identify Plot
5. Identify Setting
6. Analyze and judge the
Character
7. Identify Symbol
8. Explain the Point of
view
9. Identify and write theme
of the literary work.
The learner will be able to:
1. Identify plot, setting,
character, symbol, point
of view, and theme.
2. The students will be able
to make the judgement
of the literary work.
3. Define and interpret the
stories.
4. Display critical thinking.
The learner will value:
1. Value Gods creation.
2. Relating fiction story to
own life. Compare and
contrast the character in
the story and real life.
3. Value culture and moral
ideas.
4. Understand the condition
of a characters in the
story and view the
character positively.

Objectives Objective
Formative Assessments Summative Assessment(s)
Assessed s Assessed
Question and answer. K.1. One exam in the end of the S.1.
Class discussion. K.2. unit. S.3.
Check for understanding. K.3. Select response items S.4.
K.4. - Multiple choice
Exit/Admit slips
K.5. - True/false
Learning/Response logs K.7. - Matching
Pop-quiz. K.8. Short answer
K.9. - Fill in the blank
- One sentence response.
Short essay (based on the
element of fiction).
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Mapping

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Tone
Review and
style

Unit Schedule

Lesson
Day Lesson Objectives Assessment Activities Idea
Focus
1. Remember Introduction Student will be able to Exit slips Reading short
of syllabus define literature and story
identify element of fiction.
2. Understand Teach plot: Identify exposition, rising Written Quiz Role play
action, climax, falling
action, and resolution.
Quiz in the end of the
class.
3. Understand Setting: Identify Locale, time of Quiz Read the story
year, time of day, elapse And find and
time, mood and identify the
atmosphere, climate, setting
geography, Man-made
geography, and population.
4. Remember Character. Explain the importance of Oral quiz Read a story
character in the fiction and analyze the
story and value character. character in 4
sentences
5. Understand Symbol. Identify symbol and Presentation Presentation
students will be able to
describe the meaning of
symbol in the story.
Students will be able to
interpret the symbol in the
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story.

6. Understand Point of Explain and identify Question and Group work and
view: different types of point answer presentation
view.
7. Understand Metaphor Identify and explain the Thumbs up, Classroom
metaphor. Thumbs down mingle (think
pare share)
8. Understand Theme: Identify the theme and Read the fable Share it to the
and Analyze write down the theme of a fox and grapes class
story. and write
theme
9. Remember Tone and Identify and explain tone Analyze tone Share it to the
and Style and style. Analyze the tone class
Understand of A clean well-lighted
place by Hemingway.
10. Create Review Students can ask the Group Four corners
questions that they did not presentation share answer
understand. Students will
work in group.
11. Create Exam
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How to Approach Unit Planning using the Template

CONSIDER THE TOPIC, CONTEXT, AND AUDIENCE

Questions to think through:
a. What are the parameters?
i. Course subject?
ii. Topic to teach in the unit?
iii. Length of time for the unit?
b. Who is my audience? What do they need?
i. Grade?
ii. Development profile?

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Subject Area The discipline or course focus School or curriculum
Length of Time Number of school days that the unit will Curriculum map
take. Typical units are 2-8 weeks in course scope and sequence
length.
Grade Level The year of school that the unit will be School or curriculum
taught
Developmental Profile A description of the psychosocial and Van Brummelen, pp. 115-120
cognitive developmental stage(s) of the Fennema, pp. 9-15
students Piaget
Erikson
Egan

RESEARCH
Questions to think through:
a. What is there to know about this topic?
i. How does it connect to the discipline? Reality? The class as a whole?
ii. What are the important concepts, skills, processes?
iii. What is the history, significance, or context?
b. What is a biblical perspective on this topic?
i. Creation: What is Gods creation intention for this area?
ii. Fall: How has sin distorted Gods intention for this area?
iii. Redemption: What has the cross achieved in confronting brokenness in this area?
iv. Restoration: How do we bring renewal and right stewardship in this area?

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Biblical Perspective An articulation of how the topic is CFRR Descriptors (NICE)
and Interdisciplinary viewed through the lens of Creation, Transforming by Design, pp. 43-57
Connections Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. Fennema, pp. 23-34
Demonstrates how this area of study
reveals Christs Lordship in all areas and
our right response. Interdisciplinary
connections make clear and relevant
relationships to other standards,
curriculum, or performance indicators
allowing learners to explore the
interdisciplinary nature of our world.
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DESIGN THE BIG PICTURE

Questions to think through:
a. Whats the main idea or claim of the unit?
b. What are the essential understandings?
c. What are the essential questions?
d. What are the knowledge, skills, and dispositions?

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Main Idea (Claim) A single sentence that captures the Transforming by Design
central, overarching big idea of the unit.
It focuses and hold together the unit; all Also called thematic statement or transfer
components should align towards it. statement
Should be written in language that
students can understand and use.
Enduring The key principles and generalizations Erickson, pp. 45-50; 83-90
Understandings that support the Main Idea and develop
from the fact base. They are abstract, Also called essential understandings in
conceptual, transfer through time and PYP, MYP
across cultures, and display deep
understanding. Are stated as full
sentences.
Essential Questions Open-ended questions engage students Erickson, pp. 90-94
in inquiry that will leader toward the Essentialquestions.org
enduring understandings. Wiggins & McTighe

Knowledge, Skills, and A statement of what we want students Curriculum standards
Dispositions to know, be able to do, and value about
the topic. The focus is on concrete Also called learning outcomes
knowledge, skills, and dispositions, not
activities that will be done during the
unit.

PLAN ASSESSMENTS
Questions to think through:
a. How will you know if students understand the main idea, essential understandings?
b. How will you know if they know, can do, and can value the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of the unit?

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Formative Assessment Assessment throughout the unit that
provides feedback that can be used to
plan or alter instruction. Should prepare
students for the summative assessment.
Summative Assessment Final assessment tasks at the end of the Erickson, pp. 98-106
unit of study that assess deep Also called culminating performance task.
understanding, knowledge, skills, and
possibly dispositions.
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PLAN INSTRUCTION
Questions to think through:
a. How will I get my students from where they are to successful and independent accomplishment of the
summative assessment?
b. What is the best order of lesson plan objectives and instructional strategies?

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Unit Schedule The sequence of the lessons that will
comprise the unit as a whole.

TEACH THE UNIT

Questions to think through:
a. What changes do I need to make to my plan as a result of the formative assessments?
b. What other changes might be more beneficial to student learning?
c. How effective were the changes I made and why?

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REFLECT AND REVISE

Questions to think through:
a. Did my students come to understand the main idea, essential understandings?
b. Do my students know what they are supposed to? Can they perform the unit skills? Do they value what was
intended?
c. What was most effective? least effective?
d. What changes will I make for next time?

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