11 Lang Arts L3 Work: Our Stories, Our Lives

Grade Level:

11

Subject:

Language Arts

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Goal Summary:

Students will read and analyze narratives relating to the topic of work. Elements of personal narrative will be examined. From this modelling, students will write their own personal reflective narratives drawing from their own personal observations and experiences, and interviews in their vocational areas. This topic was chosen for this grade and course level because students are immersed in work experience and are at the beginning of their career lives.

Students will write their own vocational personal reflective narrative based on work they are doing in their individual vocational areas.

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1. What are the elements of a personal reflective narrative?
2. How can one use word choice to enhance voice in writing?
3. How does one communicate purpose in writing?

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See DESE attachment (below), Lesson 1, "John Updike's 'A&P': Critical Thinking Questions" and "Socratic Seminar Questions." See also web guide for "A&P." The lesson plan and these questions will be adapted for L3 students. We plan to incorporate earlier-practiced skills of Compare/Contrast, Reading Comprehension, Decoding Vocabulary, and Cornell Notetaking that have been covered in earlier units.

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