Clarification 2: Figurative language at this grade level should include any on which students have received instruction in this or previous grades. See Figurative Language Standard.
Course Number1111 | Course Title222 |
1000010: | M/J Intensive Reading 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2021, 2021 and beyond (current)) |
1000020: | M/J Intensive Reading and Career Planning (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2019, 2019 - 2021, 2021 and beyond (current)) |
1001010: | M/J Language Arts 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
1001020: | M/J Language Arts 1 Advanced (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
1002000: | M/J Language Arts 1 Through ESOL (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
1006000: | M/J Journalism 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2021, 2021 and beyond (current)) |
1009000: | M/J Creative Writing 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
1009030: | M/J Writing 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
1100000: | M/J Library Skills/Information Literacy (MC) (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
7810011: | Access M/J Language Arts 1 (Specifically in versions: 2013 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
1002181: | M/J Developmental Language Arts Through ESOL (Reading) (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
1009025: | M/J Creative Writing (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2021, 2021 and beyond (current)) |
Access Point Number | Access Point Title |
ELA.6.C.1.AP.2 | Write a personal narrative using precise words and figurative language with guidance and support. |
Name | Description |
The Secret Life Continues: An Extension of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" | After students read James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," they will write a narrative of a daydream to add to the text using narrative techniques and incorporating multimedia elements. |
Your Initials Personal Narrative | Using excerpts from Roald Dahl's Boy: Tales of Childhood and D is for Dahl: A Gloriumptious A-Z Guide to the World of Roald Dahl compiled by Wendy Cooling the students will examine the elements of personal narrative writing, including first person point of view. Then students will compose their own personal narratives using their initials to begin each paragraph. |
Planning and Producing Plot | Students will plan a fictional narrative focusing on the parts of the plot diagram- exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. They will create a storyboard to illustrate each element of their fictional narrative. |
Name | Description |
Portraits in Patriotism - Alejandro Brice: Elementary - Middle | Alejandro Brice and his family immigrated from Cuba at the beginning of the Cuban Revolution. His father was jailed as a counter-revolutionary sympathizer and upon release, the family fled the country. Dr. Brice shares his memories of his “freedom wings”, the culture shock of growing up in Ohio as immigrants, learning English in elementary school, watching his family start over, and becoming a U.S. Citizen. Dr. Brice is a college professor specializing in the education of immigrant children and English language learners. |