W5Q3 – 01/30/23

Setting Character Map

TeacherHaley Taylor
Subject AreaAdvanced ELA
Grade Level6th, 7th, and 8th
Week #5
Unit of InstructionSetting, Character Development, and Conflict
Standard(s) Taught

6th Grade

  • ELA.6.R.1.1 – Analyze how the interaction between characters contributes to the development of a plot in a literary text.

7th Grade

  • ELA.7.R.1.1 – Analyze the impact of setting on character development and plot in a literary text.

8th Grade

  • ELA.8.R.1.1 – Analyze the interaction between character development, setting, and plot in a literary text.
Learning Targets and Learning Criteria

6th Grade

  • Analyze the impact of setting on character actions
  • Analyze the development of characters through changes in traits

7th Grade

  • Analyze the impact of setting (location, time period, and culture) on character actions
  • Analyze the impact of setting (location, time period, and culture) on plot conflicts
  • Analyze the impact of conflict on character development

8th Grade

  • Analyze the impact of setting (location, time period, and culture) on character actions
  • Analyze the impact of setting (location, time period, and culture) on plot conflicts
  • Analyze the impact of conflict on character development
Classroom Activities

6th Grade

  • Read Bronze Bow (Chapter 5 and 6)
  • Finish identifying cultural customs and traditions in Bronze Bow
  • Finish practicing analyzing the connection between setting and character traits
  • Introduction to perspective and point of view

7th Grade

  • Read The Hobbit (Chapter 5, begin Chapter 6)
  • Explain the impact of setting on character development in The Hobbit
  • Practice identifying an external and internal conflict
  • Explain the impact of internal and external conflicts on character development in The Hobbit
  • Begin identifying the different parts of plot structure

8th Grade

  • Read The Hiding Place (Chapter 6 and 7)
  • Explain the impact of setting on character development in The Hiding Place
  • Practice identifying an external and internal conflict
  • Explain the impact of internal and external conflicts on character development in The Hiding Place
  • Explain how character traits are developed through different attitudes and motivations
Assignments Due

6th Grade

  • Bronze Bow Reading Journal Entry
  • Setting/Character Map

7th Grade

  • The Hobbit Reading Journal Entry
  • Setting/Character Map

8th Grade

  • The Hiding Place Reading Journal Entry
  • Setting/Character Map
Additional Resources

If students were absent on Thursday or Friday, they may makeup their work during DEAR Time on Wednesdays, or at home.

Remind Codes

  • 6th Grade: @3bhe4e3
  • 7th Grade: @4gdb6k
  • 8th Grade: @8d277c

Email

taylorh@ivyhawnschool.org

*Accommodations:

ESE – Special Considerations based on IEP

504– Special Considerations based on Accommodation Plan

ESOL – Appropriate printed material, pre-teaching activities, various instructional approaches, student engagement and thinking activities, differentiation, check for content comprehension, resources for assistance, reinforce study skills, linguistic modifications, specific vocabulary, alternative assessment.