Narrative Unit

Learning Goals
English 7

This is new to me

I have questions about this...

I am making good progress

I could teach someone else about this

Reading

I can...

identify a theme/ big idea and cite supporting evidence from the text
use reading strategies to analyze the text
understand unfamiliar words and phrases in context
identify genre and story elements
analyze how stories develop and how elements affect one another
(characters, theme, plot, setting, etc.)
discuss the authors craft and decision-making

Writing

I can...

write a beginning that sets a story in motion, grounding it in place or

situation, including details that will be important later in the story {Lead}
develop the action, dialogue, details and inner thinking to convey a scene or
moment {Elaboration}
*give a sense of closure which leaves the reader thinking about theme
{Conclusion}
use Writers Toolbox effectively (such as metaphor, simile, personification,
using the weather, using repetition); vary sentences to include descriptive
phrases (participials, adverbials, other modifiers) {Craft}

Speaking and Listening

I can...

listen and contribute in a positive manner to a group

consider what others think and how it changes my thinking

Language and Grammar

I can...

punctuate dialogue correctly

in my writing, use commas correctly between independent clauses
(FANBOYS)
in my writing, correctly use commonly confused homophones (their/there/
theyre; your/youre; its/its; to/too/two; were/were/where)
Revised August 2015