12 th Standards
1. Oral Expression and Listening
1. Effective speaking in formal and informal settings requires appropriate use of methods and audience awareness
2. Effective collaborative groups accomplish goals
2. Reading for All Purposes
1. Literary criticism of complex texts requires the use of analysis, interpretive, and evaluative strategies
2. Interpreting and evaluating complex informational texts require the understanding of rhetoric, critical reading, and analysis skills
3. Writing and Composition
1. Style, detail, expressive language, and genre create a well-crafted statement directed at an intended audience and purpose
2. Ideas, evidence, structure, and style create persuasive, academic, and technical texts for particular audiences and specific purposes
3. Standard English conventions effectively communicate to targeted audiences and purposes
4. Research and Reasoning
1. Independent research designs articulate and defend information, conclusions, and solutions that address specific contexts and purposes
2. Logical arguments distinguish facts from opinions; and evidence defines reasoned judgment

Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Monday
Truth is stranger than fiction: 2 Truths, 1 Lie
Which one is the lie about Dalby?
1.
I’ve read over 5,000 pages in 4 hours and 1 day.
2.
I’ve swam over 3 miles in 1 day when practicing to complete in the Olympics.
3.
I’ve fought my friend over a tree house when I was in kindergarten.
Homework: If you have not already done so,
• Organize your handouts and notes in preparation for the
Quarter 1 final this week!

Past, Present, Future
• Creative imitation writing time
• Peer feedback
• Preparation for Quarter 1 Final
• Quarter 1 Final (Part 1)
• Preparation for Quarter 1 Final (part 2)
Monday

What is Modern Fiction?
Short Stories
Standard 3 Writing and Composition
Monday
Objective: you will be able develop a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Relevance: By interpreting text complex texts, providing evidence, and communicating ideas, we are practicing the skills need in any workplace or postsecondary setting. By reading modern fiction, we examine aspects of ourselves and others and how social and historical events impact the way in which we communicate.
Essential Question: What is modern fiction?
• How do these short stories reflect the the characteristics and themes of modern fiction?
• What social or historical events seem to have influenced these works?

Instruction: Obtain
I Do – We Do
Monday
Purpose/Objective: to practice developing a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Tasks:
1.
Read the prompt
2.
Annotate the prompt
3.
Brainstorm
4.
Write a thesis statement
5.
Write an introduction for the thesis
6.
Find examples
Outcome/DOL: Introductory paragraph

Prompts: I Do – We Do
Tasks 1, 2, & 3
Monday
• During Quarter 1, we have read and studied several short stories of the Modern era. Consider the common themes that exist in modern fiction. What does a particular story we’ve read show us about ourselves as human beings or the world in which we live? Write a short constructed response that identifies a theme (or two themes) that exist in one particular story. Give specific examples from the story and explain how these examples support the given theme(s).
• During Quarter 1, we have read and studied several short stories of the Modern era. Consider the common characteristics of modern fiction. Which story best exemplifies these characteristics? Write a short constructed response that identifies two (or more) characteristics that exist in one particular story. Give specific examples from the story and explain how these examples make it an example of modern fiction.

Thesis: I Do – We Do
Task 4
Monday
1. Subject: “Title,” author, genre
2. Assertion: related to prompt, action verb*
*uses, shows, employs, illustrates, addresses, reveals, portrays, examines
3. Key Term(s): if needed to guide paragraphs
I Do:
1.
“Ordeal by Cheque,” Wuther Crue, short story
2.
Exemplifies the characteristics of modern fiction
3.
Minimalist style and unusual narrative perspective
1.
“Ordeal by Cheque,” Wuther Crue, short story
2.
Shows the conflict of the individual versus society, ultimately revealing that the pressures of society can be costly.

Introduction: Model
Task 5
Monday
• Model
With so much turmoil in the world, innocence does not last forever.* This is a truth experienced by the main character in Judith
Ortiz Cofer’s “American History.” Elena, a Puerto-Rican teenager from an immigrant family living in Paterson, New Jersey in the 1960s , is often the target of bullying and belittlement and naively struggles in a world seemingly predestined to be against her. In the fictional narrative “American History,” Judith Ortiz Cofer employs the craft tools of symbolism and dialogue to illustrate the disparity and isolation experienced by immigrants.
* Often writers use a well-known quote, an interesting statement or fact, an anecdote, or a universal truth to hook their readers.

Introduction: I Do – We Do
Task 5
Monday
Our daily lives are filled with activities: work, chores at home, errands to the store. These daily activities make up the bigger story of our lives. Wuther Crue used such daily activities, recorded in a check book, to tell a story in “Ordeal by Cheque.”
Set in California from 1903 to 1931, the story shows the activities and events in the lives of Lawrence Exeter Sr. and Jr. By examining the dates, “pay to the order of,” dollar amounts, and signatures, the reader must infer a story of hope, conflict, and loss. Wuther Crue’s short story “Ordeal by Cheque” exemplifies the characteristics of modern fiction through its minimalist style and unusual narrative perspective.

Body Paragraph
Task 6
Monday
• Find Examples

What is Modern Fiction?
Short Stories
Standard 3 Writing and Composition
Monday
Objective: you will be able develop a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Relevance: By interpreting text complex texts, providing evidence, and communicating ideas, we are practicing the skills need in any workplace or postsecondary setting. By reading modern fiction, we examine aspects of ourselves and others and how social and historical events impact the way in which we communicate.
Essential Question: What is modern fiction?
• How do these short stories reflect the characteristics and themes of modern fiction?
• What social or historical events seem to have influenced these works?

Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Tuesday
Truth is stranger than fiction: 2 Truths, 1 Lie
Which one is the lie about Bregan?
1.
I love biking even though I get tired from it.
2.
I play Dungeon’s and Dragon’s with friends on the weekends and after school.
3.
I’ve been a video gamer since I was three.
Homework: If you have not already done so,
• Organize your handouts and notes in preparation for the
Quarter 1 final this week!

Past, Present, Future
• Preparation for Quarter 1 Final
• Preparation for Quarter 1 Final
• Quarter 1 Final (Part 1)
• Preparation for Quarter 1 Final (part 2)
Tuesday

What is Modern Fiction?
Short Stories
Standard 3 Writing and Composition
Tuesday
Objective: you will be able develop a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Relevance: By interpreting text complex texts, providing evidence, and communicating ideas, we are practicing the skills need in any workplace or postsecondary setting. By reading modern fiction, we examine aspects of ourselves and others and how social and historical events impact the way in which we communicate.
Essential Question: What is modern fiction?
• How do these short stories reflect the characteristics and themes of modern fiction?
• What social or historical events seem to have influenced these works?

Instruction: Obtain
Tuesday
Purpose/Objective: to practice developing a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Tasks:
1.
Review yesterday’s writing
2.
Find examples to support your thesis
3.
Write a topic sentence for a body paragraph
4.
Incorporate examples/evidence into the body paragraph
5.
Explain the examples/evidence
6.
Write a concluding sentence
7.
Write a concluding paragraph
Outcome/DOL: Body paragraph(s) and concluding paragraph

Task 1 Introduction
Our daily lives are filled with activities: work, chores at home, errands to the store. These daily activities make up the bigger story of our lives. Wuther Crue used such daily activities, recorded in a check book, to tell a story in “Ordeal by Cheque.”
Set in California from 1903 to 1931, the story shows the activities and events in the lives of Lawrence Exeter Sr. and Jr. By examining the dates, “pay to the order of,” dollar amounts, and signatures, the reader must infer a story of hope, conflict, and loss. Wuther Crue’s short story “Ordeal by Cheque” exemplifies the characteristics of modern fiction through its minimalist style and unusual narrative perspective.

Task 2 Find Examples
• What is the difference between a direct quote and paraphrasing?
• Brainstorm: What examples will best support your thesis?
My thesis: Wuther Crue’s short story “Ordeal by Cheque” exemplifies the characteristics of modern fiction through its minimalist style and unusual narrative perspective.
minimalist style Look back at my notes…
Basic Qualities of Minimalist Fiction
•
Short words, short sentences, short paragraphs, leading to a very short story
• Easy vocabulary
• Simple sentence structure
• Little figurative language
• Minimal description of characters and setting
• Minimal background information
• Use of brand names to quickly characterize/describe
• Very little action
• Often written in the present tense
• No resolution
• Nihilistic tone
What are some examples of these in the text?
Narrative Perspective
What are some examples of these in the text?

Instruction: Obtain
Model Body Paragraph
Tuesday
Cofer uses two main symbols, a door and the snow, to represent the struggles that immigrants, as well as young people, often face. For example, at the climax of the story, Elena is “turned away from the green door,” the door to Eugene’s house that Elena describes as “painted a deep green: verde the color of hope, I had heard my mother say it: Verde-Esperanza” (green hope), and Elena hears the door close gently behind her. The door is a symbol of hope and, more specifically represents Elena’s hopes and dreams. Elena has peered down from her tenement building on this house, the only one with a yard and trees, for years and dreamed of entering it and sitting with
Eugene drinking coffee and talking about books at the kitchen table. The closing of the door symbolizes the end to Elena’s dream. Not only will she not study with her teenage
“crush” Eugene, but also it seems that Elena, representing all immigrants, will not have easy access to the opportunities and privileges that the white community seems to have.
Another symbol Cofer provides is the snow. The story is set on a “cold day…that warns of early snow.” Snow is referenced again when Elena describes driving to the suburbs “where children made snowmen in the winter from pure white snow, not like the gray slush” in her city. Finally, at the resolution of the story, Elena looks up at a streetlight and sees the “white snow falling” but she does “not look down to see it turn gray as it touched the ground below.” The white snow represents a better life, one that includes owning a home and relaxing on the weekends, the American dream. The gray slush symbolizes the harsh reality of her immigrant life and the discrimination with which she was just confronted. Even though Elena had just been turned away from her dreams at Eugene’s door, she seems to have the strength of character to hold onto the purity of her dream.

Activities: Develop & Apply
Tasks 3 – 6 We Do
Tuesday
• Purpose: to practice developing a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Tasks:
1.
Read through the sample handout on Developing Body
Paragraphs and Incorporating Evidence
2.
Based on your thesis and examples, write a body paragraph!
• Outcome: One body paragraph with one example and explanation/elaboration

Instruction: Obtain
Model Conclusion
Tuesday
Judith Ortiz Cofer uses two specific symbols and poignant dialogue in “American History” to reflect and convey the experiences of a Puerto-Rican immigrant teenage girl. As immigrants struggle to obtain the American dream, they often are confronted with discrimination and pre-conceived judgments that seems difficult to overcome. While it would be nice to live in a world that is always accepting and treats everyone equally, the reality is that it is not. Sooner or later, this reality confronts everyone, and who we are as human beings is reflected in how we handle it.

Activities: Develop & Apply
Task 7 We Do
Tuesday
• Purpose: to practice developing a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Tasks:
1.
Read through the sample handout on Writing Effective
Conclusions
2.
Based on your thesis and body, write a concluding paragraph!
• Outcome: A concluding paragraph

What is Modern Fiction?
Short Stories
Standard 3 Writing and Composition
Tuesday
Objective: you will be able develop a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Relevance: By interpreting text complex texts, providing evidence, and communicating ideas, we are practicing the skills need in any workplace or postsecondary setting. By reading modern fiction, we examine aspects of ourselves and others and how social and historical events impact the way in which we communicate.
Essential Question: What is modern fiction?
• How do these short stories reflect the characteristics and themes of modern fiction?
• What social or historical events seem to have influenced these works?

Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Thursday
Truth is stranger than fiction: 2 Truths, 1 Lie
Which one is the lie about Ember?
1.
I have 18 piercings.
2.
I live with my boyfriend in Woodland Park.
3.
When no one else is around, I watch My Little Pony.

Past, Present, Future
Thursday
• Preparation for Quarter 1 Final
• Quarter 1 Final (Part 1)
• Preparation for Quarter 1 Final (part 2)

What is Modern Fiction?
Short Stories
Thursday
Standard 3 Writing and Composition
Objective: you will be able develop a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Relevance: By interpreting text complex texts, providing evidence, and communicating ideas, we are practicing the skills need in any workplace or postsecondary setting. By reading modern fiction, we examine aspects of ourselves and others and how social and historical events impact the way in which we communicate.
Essential Question: What is modern fiction?
• How do these short stories reflect the characteristics and themes of modern fiction?
• What social or historical events seem to have influenced these works?

Instruction: Obtain
I Do
Thursday
Purpose/Objective: to show what you know about modern fiction!
Tasks:
1.
Complete Quarter 1 Assessment (part 1)
2.
Final copy of a response to modern fiction
If you finish before others, find all of your creative imitation drafts in the stack.
Read through them, and consider which one is your best work.
Use the peer feedback and Criteria to make turn it into a final copy! TELL ME WHICH ONE YOU PLAN TO RE-DO!

Model: Reponse to Literature
With so much turmoil in the world, innocence does not last forever.* This is a truth experienced by the main character in Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “American History.” Elena, a Puerto-Rican teenager from an immigrant family living in Paterson, New Jersey in the 1960s , is often the target of bullying and belittlement and naively struggles in a world seemingly predestined to be against her. In the fictional narrative “American History,” Judith Ortiz Cofer employs the craft tools of symbolism to illustrate the disparity and isolation experienced by immigrants.
Cofer uses two main symbols, a door and the snow, to represent the struggles that immigrants, as well as young people, often face. For example, at the climax of the story, Elena is “turned away from the green door,” the door to Eugene’s house that Elena describes as “painted a deep green: verde the color of hope, I had heard my mother say it: Verde-Esperanza” (green hope), and Elena hears the door close gently behind her. The door is a symbol of hope and, more specifically represents Elena’s hopes and dreams. Elena has peered down from her tenement building on this house, the only one with a yard and trees, for years and dreamed of entering it and sitting with Eugene drinking coffee and talking about books at the kitchen table. The closing of the door symbolizes the end to Elena’s dream. Not only will she not study with her teenage “crush” Eugene, but also it seems that Elena, representing all immigrants, will not have easy access to the opportunities and privileges that the white community seems to have.
Another symbol Cofer provides is the snow. The story is set on a “cold day…that warns of early snow.” Snow is referenced again when Elena describes driving to the suburbs “where children made snowmen in the winter from pure white snow, not like the gray slush” in her city. Finally, at the resolution of the story, Elena looks up at a streetlight and sees the “white snow falling” but she does “not look down to see it turn gray as it touched the ground below.” The white snow represents a better life, one that includes owning a home and relaxing on the weekends, the American dream. The gray slush symbolizes the harsh reality of her immigrant life and the discrimination with which she was just confronted. Even though Elena had just been turned away from her dreams at Eugene’s door, she seems to have the strength of character to hold onto the purity of her dream.
Judith Ortiz Cofer uses two specific symbols and poignant dialogue in “American History” to reflect and convey the experiences of a Puerto-Rican immigrant teenage girl. As immigrants struggle to obtain the American dream, they often are confronted with discrimination and pre-conceived judgments that seems difficult to overcome.
While it would be nice to live in a world that is always accepting and treats everyone equally, the reality is that it is not.
Sooner or later, this reality confronts everyone, and who we are as human beings is reflected in how we handle it.

What is Modern Fiction?
Short Stories
Thursday
Standard 3 Writing and Composition
Objective: you will be able develop a short constructed response that identifies, exemplifies and explains the characteristics of a work of modern fiction.
Relevance: By interpreting text complex texts, providing evidence, and communicating ideas, we are practicing the skills need in any workplace or postsecondary setting. By reading modern fiction, we examine aspects of ourselves and others and how social and historical events impact the way in which we communicate.
Essential Question: What is modern fiction?
• How do these short stories reflect the characteristics and themes of modern fiction?
• What social or historical events seem to have influenced these works?

Hook, Housekeeping
& Homework
Friday
Truth is stranger than fiction: 2 Truths, 1 Lie
Which one is the lie about Willie?
1.
I’m the shortest guy in this class.
2.
I play three sports: football, basketball, and track.
3.
I play five sports: football, basketball, track, wrestling, soccer.
Reminder: for everyday an assignment is late it is docked 10%, stopping at 5 days
Homework: If you have not already done so,
• finish your modern fiction creative imitation for Monday
• practice reading it aloud!

Past, Present, Future
• Quarter 1 Final (Part 1)
• Preparation for Quarter 1 Final (part 2)
• Presentation of Final (part 2)
Friday

What is Modern Fiction?
Short Stories
Friday
Standards 3 Writing and Composition AND 1 Oral Communication and
Listening
Objective: you will be able
• Develop clear and coherent story that imitates the characteristics of modern fiction
• Prepare an oral reading of the story
Relevance: By interpreting text complex texts, providing evidence, and communicating ideas, we are practicing the skills need in any workplace or postsecondary setting. By reading modern fiction, we examine aspects of ourselves and others and how social and historical events impact the way in which we communicate.
Essential Question: What is modern fiction?

Activities: Develop and Apply
Friday
Purpose/Objective:
• Develop clear and coherent story that imitates the characteristics of modern fiction
• Prepare an oral reading of the story
Tasks:
• Type final, original work of fiction that imitates the modernist
• PRINT TWO COPIES
• Read and practice oral presentation of story
Outcome/DOL:
Prepared story for oral presentation next week!

What is Modern Fiction?
Short Stories
Friday
Standards 3 Writing and Composition AND 1 Oral Communication and
Listening
Objective: you will be able
• Develop clear and coherent story that imitates the characteristics of modern fiction
• Prepare an oral reading of the story
Relevance: By interpreting text complex texts, providing evidence, and communicating ideas, we are practicing the skills need in any workplace or postsecondary setting. By reading modern fiction, we examine aspects of ourselves and others and how social and historical events impact the way in which we communicate.
Essential Question: What is modern fiction?