Short Story

      Week 1	SWBAT define and recognize elements of short stories (plot, setting, character, theme, conflict, resolution)
SWBAT create story maps of short stories that identify their elements

Week 2
	SWBAT use character web to analyze character
SWBAT brainstorm/identify theme in short stories
SWBAT compare and contrast characters and themes

Week 3	SWBAT make self to text, text to text, and text to world connections based on short stories
SWBAT brainstorm ideas of their own stories to correspond with the same themes they connected to in the sample stories
SWBAT create a review of a short story that explains character, plot, theme, connections (practice 5 paragraph essay) 

		
Week 4	SWBAT create story maps of their own stories
SWBAT draft their own stories
SWBAT participate in writing conferences/editing rubrics with peers	
		
Week 5	SWBAT create final draft of short story	
		
Assessment	SWBAT create a review of a short story/SWBAT create their own short stories

Possible Texts	The Lottery, The Lorax, Thank You Mr. Falker, Modern Fairy Tales	
		
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