Curriculum / ELA / 6th Grade / Unit 4: Finding Connection: The Outsiders / Lesson 11
ELA
Unit 4
6th Grade
Lesson 11 of 26
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Gather information and create an outline for a fictional diary entry written from Cherry Valance's perspective.
Book: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton — 85-86; 127-130
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Gather information from The Outsiders in preparation for answering the following prompt:
Because The Outsiders is written from Ponyboy's first-person perspective, the reader only experiences the world of the novel through his eyes. How would the reader's understanding of the text change if they had access to the thoughts and feelings of other characters?
Write a three-to-four paragraph diary entry from Cherry Valance's perspective reflecting on events since Bob's death. The diary entry should include an explanation for why she has decided to act as a spy for the greasers, her feelings about the greaser/Soc conflict more generally, and her perspective of Ponyboy more specifically.
Your diary entry must:
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Reading and/or task to be completed at home in preparation for the next lesson.
Finish gathering details about Cherry in preparation for tomorrow's class.
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W.6.3 — Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
W.6.5 — With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.6.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
RL.6.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
RL.6.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6—8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
SL.6.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.6.6 — Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
W.6.4 — Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.6.6 — Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.
W.6.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Lesson 10
Lesson 12
Explain how S. E. Hinton begins to develop the narrator’s point of view in The Outsiders.
RL.6.6
Explain how specific sections of Chapter 2 fit into the overall structure of The Outsiders and develop the reader’s understanding of characters.
L.6.1 L.6.1.e RL.6.5
Explain how Hinton continues to develop Ponyboy’s point of view and identify how and why his point of view changes.
L.6.1 L.6.1.e RL.6.3 RL.6.6
Explain how specific scenes and lines of text fit into the overall structure of The Outsiders and move the plot forward.
RL.6.5
Compare and contrast setting elements and scenes from The Outsiders with the film version and describe the experience of viewing the film.
RL.6.7
Explain how Hinton continues to develop Ponyboy’s point of view, and identify how and why his point of view changes.
RL.6.3 RL.6.6
Determine the theme of “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and explain how poet Robert Frost uses literary devices to develop that theme.
L.6.5 RL.6.2 RL.6.4
Explain how Hinton develops different characters’ perspectives and analyze how and why characters’ perspectives change.
Explain how Hinton develops different characters’ perspectives and analyze how and why characters’ perspectives change in response to plot events.
Writing
W.6.3 W.6.5
Draft a diary entry written from Cherry Valance's perspective, focusing on using precise words and descriptive language.
W.6.3
Explain how Hinton develops mood in significant scenes in this chapter, and how this chapter fits into the overall structure of The Outsiders.
RL.6.4 RL.6.5
Explain how Hinton develops Ponyboy’s point of view and his reactions to plot events.
Explain how Hinton develops Ponyboy’s perspective, and identify how and why his perspective has changed.
Identify characters' perspectives and explain how and why they change in Chapter 12 of The Outsiders.
RL.6.2
Compare and contrast scenes from The Outsiders with the film version and describe the experience of viewing the film.
Determine the meaning of unknown words in an informational article using context clues and Greek/Latin roots.
L.6.4 L.6.4.a L.6.4.b RI.6.4
Explain how poet Gwendolyn Brooks uses literary devices to develop tone and meaning in the poem, “We Real Cool.”
L.6.5 RL.6.4
Determine the meaning of unknown words through context clues, and then successfully use those words in their own writing.
L.6.4 L.6.4.a L.6.6 RI.6.4
Socratic Seminar
Engage in a Socratic Seminar with peers, responding directly to others by rephrasing and delineating arguments and posing clarifying questions.
SL.6.1 SL.6.1.d SL.6.3 SL.6.4
Unpack a writing prompt, study a mentor text, and begin to brainstorm ideas for narratives.
Create a plot outline for a sequel to The Outsiders.
RL.6.5 W.6.3 W.6.3.a W.6.5
Identify the features of a text's exposition and draft one exposition paragraph.
W.6.3 W.6.3.a W.6.3.b W.6.3.d W.6.5
Write four exposition paragraphs of a sequel to The Outsiders.
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