S1+Hill,+Colby

=Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results= Content Area: Writing Standards Grade Level: 9-10 Domain: Writing Standard: Text Types and Purposes Cluster: 3 ||
 * **Establish Goals (MLR or CCSS):** **(G)** ||
 * Common Core Standards

//What understandings are desired?//
• they must use precise words or details to fully impact the reader. • they must create a coherent flow with a conclusion that follows and reflects. ||
 * **//Students will understand that://** **(U)** ||
 * • in order to write well-developed and engaging narratives, they must use various techniques.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
• Why will the use of precise words make a difference in writing? • How can writing keep a coherent flow, and is the conclusion part of that flow? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * • How can a reader be truly engaged, and with what techniques?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
reflection,narrative, conclusion, coherency, engaging, word choice, structure, flow, multiple plot lines. • formula: where to start and end, how techniques build up and work together, what makes an engaging read. • critical details: how everything works and flows together, conclusion has confidence and student realizes this is what the reader will remember. || • demonstrate their knowledge of various writing techniques. • make meaning of an engaging story and be able to judge their own work. • produce a conclusion that follows and flows with their writing. • analyze word choice and decide if it is appropriate. • imagine they are inside of the narrative. • be aware of the strategies used. ||
 * **//Students will know://** **(K)** || **//Students will be able to://** **(S)** ||
 * • terminology: dialogue, pace, description, detail,


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.**