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Curricular Resources > 2008 Volume II > Unit 6 (08.02.06) > Section 1

Storytelling: Fictional Narratives, Imaginary People, and the Reader's Real Life

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CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.02.06

Unit Guide

Narrative
Rationale
Practicing Language Arts CAPT skills
Students write stories revealing their own identity
“Little Things are Big” (The power of fear over cultural heritage) by Jesús Colón
Graphic organizers to help answer, “How does he change in the story, and why?”
“The Last Spin” (what price, gang loyalty) by Evan Hunter
“A Greedy Friend” (exacting justice) anonymous
“Once Upon a Time” (death by xenophobia) by Nadine Gordimer
Lesson Plan # 1 Students practice answering the CAPT question, “Why does the protagonist change in “Little Things are Big?”
Lesson Plan # 2 Students clarify justice and the law, to prepare for a writing activity, after reading “A Greedy Friend”
Lesson Plan # 3 Students track how a sequence of decisions and actions leads to an ironic and fatal outcome in “Once Upon a Time”
Appendix: Implementing Language Arts Standards in my unit
Website
Working Bibliography

Short Stories: Finding Ourselves in the Fiction

Sandra K. Friday

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