Lesson
3
:
Writing a Narrative About Humanity
Grade
Grade 7
UNIT
9
•
Humanity
In Unit 9, Lesson 3, “Writing a Narrative About Humanity,” students will write a narrative that imaginatively engages with one of the readings covered earlier in this unit: Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide or All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat.
SUGGESTED TIME:
60 minutes of either in-class writing or a homework assignment
RELATED SUBJECT:
English Language Arts
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Write a narrative that develops an imagined experience with effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
- Demonstrate understanding of the character strength of humanity.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Prohuman Grade 7 Unit 9 Worksheet 3: Writing a Narrative About Humanity
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
- Have students choose one of the following prompts to write a 2-3 page narrative that focuses on humanity:
- Imagine you are a student at the school attended by the main characters Asha and Yesofu in the novel Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide. Write a scene in which you meet the character Akello. Write the dialogue of the conversation you would have with him in which you explain that you understand his view that Ugandans have been treated unfairly, and persuade him to show humanity to Indians in Uganda. Be sure to include how you imagine he would respond.
- Imagine you are a volunteer who has come to help the soccer team we learned about in the nonfiction book All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat. In this book, the author describes a wide range of different jobs done by volunteers from cooking to diving into the cave to help rescue the boys. Write a scene in which you arrive at the scene of the rescue and work as a volunteer. Show the work you do and how you feel about showing humanity.
- Tell students their narratives will be shared with 3 classmates for peer review.
GRADE 7 UNIT 9 WORKSHEET 3: WRITING A NARRATIVE ABOUT HUMANITY
Choose one of the following prompts to write a narrative that focuses on humanity:
- Imagine you are a student at the school attended by the main characters Asha and Yesofu in the novel Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide. Write a scene in which you meet the character Akello. Write the dialogue of the conversation you would have with him in which you explain that you understand his view that Ugandans have been treated unfairly, and persuade him to show humanity to Indians in Uganda. Be sure to include how you imagine he would respond.
- Imagine you are a volunteer who has come to help the soccer team we learned about in the nonfiction book All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat. In this book, the author describes a wide range of different jobs done by volunteers from cooking to diving into the cave to help rescue the boys. Write a scene in which you arrive at the scene of the rescue and work as a volunteer. Show the work you do and how you feel about showing humanity.
Your narrative will be shared with 3 classmates for peer review.
Your narrative will be graded on the extent to which it does the following:
- Meets the length requirement of 2-3 pages.
- Develops real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
- Engages and orients the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
- Uses narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
- Uses a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
- Uses precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
- Provides a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
- Has clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- Demonstrates command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- Demonstrates command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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