Writing Narratives: Understanding Urban Settings
Writing Standard:
8.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.research to Build and Present Knowledge
8.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships
between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
8.7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating
understanding of the subject under investigation.
8.8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each
source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
8.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
8.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.research to Build and Present Knowledge
8.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships
between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
8.7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating
understanding of the subject under investigation.
8.8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each
source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
8.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Researching Urban Settings
Students will research urban settings from the sites below to build their knowledge of the urban setting they will be "visiting". They will create a trip planner and itinerary to help them with their day to day blogs. Visit San Francisco Visit New York |
Documenting Our JourneyStudents will use information they have researched about urban settings and write a daily blog about their imagined experiences. They will use narrative structures to write about their experiences including use of descriptive details, dialog, and well structured plot.
Trip Blog |