Curriculum Map 6 th Grade Reading

Unit of Study: Plot and Characterization in Fiction Text

How does a story or drama’s plot unfold in a series of episodes? 2nd Quarter
How does the author develop the character and the character’s point of view? 6-7 weeks
Standards Addressed Skills Instructional Strategies Assessments
RL 6.1 Cite textual  Draw inferences and analyze text -Whole Group -Character change
evidence to support  Support inferences with evidence from text -Direct Instruction ACE response
analysis of what the  Describe the plot -Kagan Strategies (50 points)
text says explicitly as  Sequence a series of episodes in a story or drama -Collaborative -Characterization
wells as inferences  Identify the problem and solution Reasoning and Plot Unit Test
drawn from the text  Summarize -Small Group (50 points)
RL 6.3 Describe how  Describe how characters change throughout a story or drama -Technology
a particular story’s or  Describe how characters respond as the plot moves towards Assessment
drama’s plot unfolds resolution and determine resolution Hyperlinks are on
in a series of  Describe how the author chooses to develop the characters and bottom of document.
episodes as well as the authenticity of the characters.
how characters  Understand how settings and plot develop
respond or change as  Understand and analyze how text structure contributes to the
the plot moves development of the plot
towards a resolution  Identify the point of view of the narrator
RL 6.5 Analyze how  Understand and explain how the point of view is developed by
a particular sentence, the narrator or speaker and influences the reader
chapter, scene, or  Understand the use of flashbacks and foreshadowing in
stanza falls into the narrative text.
overall structure of a  Independently read and comprehend texts of increasing
text and contributes complexity
to the development See following site for specific question stems and prompts:
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or plot. tcoe_bookmarks_grade_6.pdf
RL 6.6 Explain how
an author develops
the point of view of
the narrator or
speaker in a text
RL 6.10 By the end of
the year, read and
comprehend
literature in the grade
6-8 text complexity
band proficiently with
scaffolding as needed
at the high end of the
range.
W.6.1Write
arguments to support
claims with clear
reasons and relevant
evidence.
W.6.9 Draw evidence
from literary or
informational texts to
support analysis,
reflection, and
research.
District-Supplied Essential Vocabulary
Resources
 McDougall
Litell Lit Book  Analyze- examine parts to understand how they work together to create meaning as a whole
 Fiction Novel  Explicit- state clearly and completely
Sets  Inference- a conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning
 The Reading  Textual evidence- evidence taken from text
Strategies  Conclude- to end or summarize ideas
Book  Summary- a brief statement of the main ideas
 Exposition- introduction to a narrative; setting, background, and characters are introduced
 Rising action- part of the story that shows how the characters react to the conflict; antagonist is
revealed
 Climax- point of the story when the action is at its highest point, a turning point for the
protagonist
 Falling action- the main problem or conflict is resolved; most issues are wrapped up
 Resolution- The part of the story when it is revealed how everything turns out for the characters
and the story ends
 Episode- an event occurring as a part of a larger sequence
 Setting - the time and place of a story, play, or poem
 Stanza - a group of lines making up a section of a poem
 Plot - the main events that make up the story in a play, movie, or book
 Dialogue - the words spoken between two or more characters
 Viewpoint and point of view- the mode of narration that an author uses to let the readers “hear” and “see”
what takes place in a story, poem, or essay
 Chronological order - events are presented in the order in which they occur
 Flashback- an interruption in the action of the plot to tell what happened at an earlier time
 Foreshadowing - author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events will occur later in the plot
 First person- a narrative told from the perspective by one or several characters; uses “I” and other
first-person pronouns
  Second person -a narrative perspective that typically addresses the audience; uses “you” and
other second-person pronouns
 Third person - a narrative told from the perspective of an outside figure who does not participate
directly in the events of the story; uses “he”, “she”, and “it” to describe events and characters
 Objective- not influenced by personal feelings
 Omniscient- all knowing
 Problem- a conflict in a story
 Solution- how a problem in a story is resolved
 Characterization- the ways individual characters are represented by the narrator or author of a text; includes
descriptions of the characters’ physical appearances, personalities, actions, interactions, and dialogue
Plot and Characterization in Fiction Text Assessment:
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Answer Key:
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Plot and Characterization in Fiction Text Assessment FORM B:
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Answer Key:
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Ace Response Rubric:
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SLO Goal Literacy Analysis and ACE Response Rubric with student input:
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Teaching Materials:

Characterization Prezi (covers conflict):

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Guided review practice (before test):

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