ELA6, CSS, Sferrazza

So how does one describe and connect to place?

To what special places do I feel connected?  

Overview of Lessons:

1. Read about and view various places to explore the  idea of "sense of place" while learning about some parts of speech, literary devices, and reading strategies. 

2. Complete and submit the activities in the learning guide.

3. Choose and complete a reading project.

4. In the writer's workshop, you will go through the writing process to create a description of one of your special places.

Learning Targets:

By the end of this unit, you should be able to:

• describe the form, function, and genre of descriptive texts
• apply strategies good readers use during and after reading
• understand how descriptive text helps a reader visualize images in their mind
• know some parts of speech and literary devices that authors use to make descriptive writing come to life
• understand how you show you are an active listener
• use strategies you can use to generate ideas and share information clearly 
• take part in the writing process to plan, draft, and revise a descriptive piece of writing

Before Starting:

When you see the green "Learning Guide Activity" icon below, this means you will go to your print or computer learning guide to complete an activity. Sometimes, it will be at the end of a lesson and sometimes you will work in your learning guide throughout a lesson. Be sure to use the learning guide WITH the online lesson books. They work together! Don't try to go through one without the other. 

Go to your Learning Guide and answer a couple of prompts that will help your teacher get to know more about your communicating style, strengths, and needs.