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Lesson 7

We will respond to Part 2 of the Section 2 Diagnostic prompt, using what we have learned about characterization, word choice, and tone in narrative text to write an original narrative paragraph.

Lesson Goals

Reading and Knowledge

  • Attend to Details: How well do I recognize and interpret language and sentence elements and structures to deepen my understanding of texts?
  • Analyze Relationships: How well do I recognize and interpret important relationships among key details and ideas (characters, setting, tone, point of view, structure, development, etc.) within texts?
  • Determine Meaning and Purpose: How well do I use connections among details, elements, and effects to make logical deductions about an author’s perspective, purpose, and meaning in texts?
  • Gather and Organize Evidence: How well do I gather and organize relevant and sufficient evidence to demonstrate an understanding of texts and topics, support claims, and develop ideas?

Writing

  • Form Claims: How well do I develop and clearly communicate meaningful and defensible claims that represent valid, evidence-based analysis?
  • Develop Ideas: How well do I use devices, techniques, descriptions, reasoning, evidence, and visual elements to support and elaborate on coherent and logical narratives, explanations, and arguments?
  • Use Conventions and Produce Clear Writing: How well do I apply correct and effective syntax, usage, mechanics, and spelling to communicate ideas and achieve intended purposes?

Texts

Core

  • Digital Access
    • The Uprising, Diego Rivera, Museum of Modern Art, 1931

Materials

Tools

Reference Guides

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Write

We will identify the tone of The Uprising, a painting by Diego Rivera.

Look back at the Diego Rivera painting, The Uprising.

With a partner, determine one word that describes the tone of the painting and respond to the following question:

  1. What evidence from the painting supports your idea?

Write your evidence in your Learning Logs.

Activity 2: Write

We will apply our knowledge of characterization, word choice, and tone by writing an original narrative paragraph.

Review Part 2 of the Section 2 Diagnostic:

Part 2: Write an original narrative paragraph using Diego Rivera’s The Uprising as a springboard for writing, using purposeful and descriptive language in your narrative.

Imagine you are one of the characters depicted in The Uprising. Write a paragraph that narrates how you feel about what is happening in the scene. Be sure to use precise word choice to convey the narrator’s tone toward the situation in the scene.

Activity 3: Present – Discuss – Write

We will engage in a peer feedback process to improve our writing.

Share your narrative with your partner and listen to your partner’s narrative. Ask your partner the following questions:

  1. Is there an evident tone in the writing?

  2. What words would you use to describe the tone?

  3. How could the word choice be revised to make the tone more vivid?

Based on your partner’s feedback, make any revisions necessary. Submit the revised version to your teacher.

Activity 4: Write

We will reflect on our work on the Section Diagnostic and assess our progress toward the Culminating Task.

Step 1

Choose at least three of the questions below and respond to them in your Learning Log:

  1. How well did you take necessary action to prepare for the task?

  2. What went well for you during the completion of this task?

  3. What did you struggle with during the completion of this task? How did you push through that struggle?

  4. How well did you actively focus your attention during this independent task?

  5. How well did you develop and use an effective and efficient process to maintain workflow during this task?

  6. What would you do differently during the next Section Diagnostic?

Review your Culminating Task Progress Tracker. Think about all you have learned and done during this section of the unit. Evaluate your skills and knowledge to determine your progress on the Culminating Task.

Step 2

Review the Central Question of the unit:

How does perspective shape our understanding of events?

Use the following questions to guide a discussion with a partner or small group:

  1. What new knowledge do you have that relates to the Central Question?

  2. What are you still curious about that relates to the Central Question?

  3. What is the relationship between the Central Question and the texts you have read so far? How do the texts shed light on the question? How does the question help you understand the texts?

  4. How has your response to the question evolved, deepened, or changed?

In your Learning Log, write your response to Question 3. You will return to this response in later lessons to examine how your understanding of the Central Question has evolved.