Mr.+Ching's+Unit+Schedule

“The Elements” Final Assessment **Reading Reason:** “Reading is Rewarding” || “The Naming of Names” theme, setting || “All Summer in a Day” moral message || 3 Lesson Stories from //Native American Stories// **Focus**: central idea || “Bargain” **Focus**: plot || character development , plot || “The Smallest Dragonboy” **Foci**: character development, setting || “October 2026: The Million Year Picnic” setting || “The Samaritan” point of view || “The Frog Who Wanted to be a Singer” 10th reading reason focus: dialogue and moral message || Designing a Cover Booktalking **End of Unit – Hand in Final Drafts** ||  ||
 * __“Sharing Our Stories with Power: The Elements of Short Story”__**
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 * **Week 1** || Unit Introduction
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 * **Week 2** || Korean story
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 * **Week 3** || Drafting || Workshop stories || Edit and Proofread || Author’s Introduction

- Theme/Central idea/moral message - Creating character - Descriptive setting - Develop a complex plot - Point of view - Dialogue Length: 2-3 pages ||
 * Students will write a short story that demonstrates their understanding of this genre. They will show that they can apply the following short story techniques in their own story: