S1+DeRaps+Hattie

=Stage 1 Identify Desired Results= //A2 Literary Texts//: //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian// //Grades 9-Diploma// //Students read text, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, and present analyses of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry, using excerpts from the text to defend their assertions.//
 * **Establish Goals:** **(G)** ||
 * //Maine Learning Results//: English Language Arts-//A. Reading//

//Maine Learning Results//: English Language Arts-//B. Writing// //B2 Narrative Writing//: //The "This I Believe" Project// //Grades 9-Diploma// //Students embed narrative writing in a written text when appropriate to the audience and purpose.// ||

//What understandings are desired?//
•there are enduring themes and conflicts that authors use in their writings to explore common social and societal issues. •narrative writing allows the author to create a distinctive voice within a piece of written/ audio text ||
 * //Students will understand that:// **(U)** ||
 * •assertions made in an analysis of fiction requires the use of excerpts from the text to support findings and opinions.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
•How does Alexie's use of internal and external conflict affect the characters in this novel? •To what extent do the themes and conflicts presented in //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian// occur in other works? •How is narrative writing used to develop the distinctive voice of the main character in //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian//? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * •Where and how does Sherman Alexie effectively develop the novel's implicit and explicit themes?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
conflict (internal vs. external) (double consciousness) •**literary elements** theme narrative voice || •describe the central theme(s) and conflict(s) of //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian// •document historical allusions in //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian// •use quotations to justify assertions •compare/ contrast themes and conflicts presented in //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian// work to other literature •consider how internal and external conflicts in //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian// affect characters •reflect on the enduring themes and conflicts that have affected your life •use narrative writing to create a distinctive voice within a piece of writing ||
 * //Students will know:// **(K)** || //Students will be able to:// **(S)** ||
 * •**literary techniques**


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**