BHS ELA Instructional Guide

Unit 4

Multigenre

Pacing

Key Language Uses

6-7weeks

NARRATE and INFORM

Key 11-12 Standards Writing: In PLCs, create a multigenre writing project based on writing standards taught in Units 1-3. Multi-genre writing includes 2 or more writing genres. Consider ways to include multi-modal writing using next generation genres and 21st-century writing tools. Reading: 10. Analyze and evaluate the e ff ectiveness of structures across multiple texts about similar topics/themes, including whether the structures make points or events clear, e ff ective, convincing, or engaging. (RL & RI) 11. Analyze how an author’s geographic location, identity or background, culture, and time period a ff ect the perspective, point of view, purpose, and implicit/explicit messages of a collective body of work. (RL & RI) 12. Analyze how a subject and/or content is presented in two or more mediums by determining which details are emphasized, altered, or absent in each account and how these details influence audiences’ experiences and interpretations. (RL & RI) 14.a Analyze two or more texts of literary significance across and within time periods with similar topics and themes, drawing on their purposes, stylistic choices, and rhetorical features. (RL) Essential Questions ● How do narrative, argument, informative, and research writing intertwine in effective communication? ● What can real-world examples of writing teach us about effective communication? ● What 21st-century tools can we use to share writing? ● Where do we see writing in careers across disciplines? ● How does an author’s location, identity, background, culture, and time period impact their writing? ● What stylistic choices do writer’s make to convey their themes? End of Unit Writing Competency Example Tell a story about you: Be specifc. Take your belief out of the ether and ground it in the events that have shaped your core values. Consider moments when belief was formed or tested or changed. Think of your own experience, work, and family, and tell of the things you know that no one else does. Your story need not be heart-warming or gut-wrenching—it can even be funny—but it should be real. Make sure your story ties to the essence of your daily life philosophy and the shaping of your beliefs. Bebrief: Your statement should be between 500 and 600 words. That’s about three minutes when read aloud at your natural pace. Name your belief: If you can’t name it in a sentence or two, your essay might not be about belief. Also, rather than writing a list, consider focusing on one core belief. Sample Personal Essay Prompt: Write your own This I Believe Essay

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