Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Supplemental Activities

Fictional Short Story Students compose a short story using unit vocabulary: conflict, plot line, characterization, etc. Invite an Author Read a novel by an author and then have the author visit school. Learn about the author's writing process.

Supplemental Activities (cont’d)

Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Competition Students write essays or create a video to submit. Science Fiction Narrative Students create their own science fiction short story.

Class Science Fiction Short Story Students split into different groups responsible for designing a world, researching technology, planning plot, creating characters, etc. Apply narrative concepts from Unit 1, application of ethical dilemma.

Rewritten Fairy Tale in Science Fiction World (modeled after The Lunar Chronicles)

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