- Student Samples
- Narrative Nonfiction
Monday:
Read sources, take notes, ;and read https://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_arts/hmhcollections2017/resources/gr6/collection_resources/lt15_c03_sm_001.pdf
Tuesday
Plot stages lesson:
https://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_arts/hmhcollections2017/resources/common/level_up/lit210/index.html
My Score was: __________________________
And
Conflict Lesson:
https://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_arts/hmhcollections2017/resources/common/level_up/lit212/index.html
My Score Was: _________________________________
Wednesday
Exposition: could be a paragraph, a page, or more
Thursday
Rising Action: could be a paragraph, a page, or more
I would suggest 2-3 paragraphs
Friday
Rising Action: could be a paragraph, a page, or more
I would suggest 2-3 paragraphs
Monday
Climax: could be a paragraph, a page, or more
Tuesday
Falling Action: could be a paragraph, a page, or more
Wednesday
Resolution:could be a paragraph, a page, or more
Thursday
Revise and edit
Friday
Revise and edit: Story due by 5pm
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Extra lesson on how to write a story for support
https://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_arts/hmhcollections/resources/gr6/digital_lessons_9780544154049/lit_dlo_g6_03_04/index.html
Teacher Resources: click on links below
Go to Performance Assessments:
https://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_arts/hmhcollections2017/ca/gr6/teacher_resources_hub_/index.html
Narratives
https://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_arts/hmhcollections2017/ca/gr6/dlo_landing_page_9780544630390_/Teacher_Landing_Page/index.html?tab=1&MenuLink=DL3
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2017 California Fires: Click on the below on the links, read the articles, watch videos, view images, take three notes per source.
Source A : Times For Kids Articles: California fires, there are 3 reading levels choose the one that feels right to you.
https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/california-fires-2/
dozen wildfires broke out in the state””
winds of up to 50 miles per hour
“These fires have destroyed structures and continue to threaten thousands of homes, necessitating the evacuation of thousands of residents,” California’s governor, Jerry Brown, said on October 9.
forced to evacuate.
The fires burned through parts of eight counties, including Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino
Taken as a group, authorities say, the fires already rank among the 10 deadliest in California’s history.
October is when wildfires usually produce the most destruction in California. But it is unusual for so many fires to start at once.
SourceB: Dogo news, article to be read or listened to / video to view/listen toBrave Dog Saves Family Goats And Stray Deer From California Wildfires
https://www.dogonews.com/2017/10/17/brave-dog-saves-family-goats-and-stray-deer-from-california-wildfires
Brave Dog Saves Family Goats And Stray Deer From California Wildfires100,000 evacuees
217,000 acres burned and more than 5,700 structures destroyed, many are returning to charred remains.
Odin, who protects the family’s eight bottle-fed rescue goats from coyotes and mountain lions at night, refused to leave his wards. With the fire descending upon the house at an unprecedented speed, there was no time to load the goats, leaving Hendel with no option but to take off without his precious 1.5-year-old dog.
When Hendel was finally allowed to return to his incinerated house on October 15, he saw a miraculous sight he had not dared to hope for: “a burned, battered, and weakened Odin surrounded by his eight goats.”
Source C:
Mike Hargreaves of the City of Santa Rosa created this comparison fire map of the Tubbs fire (2017) and the Hanly fire (1964). Striking visualization.
2,136 Shares
The recent Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa is a near repeat of a fire that happened in 1964. A comparison map was recently created and there were more than 2,136 shares on Facebook.
Photograph: Five Firefighters Dancing
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Five firefighters jumping and dancing
Prompt:
Use the above sources ( Mostly A and B) and pages 2-4 in your handout to write a creative story inspired by the recent events of the 2017 California fires. Find creative ways to use and cite sources. Include the helpers, the heros, and survivors in your story. Have fun and feel free to make up details that you imagine may have happened and include the facts from the sources in fun ways that are believable.