Behind-the-Scenes Rationale
Teaching context:
This assignment is to help students grasp the concept of different elements that make up a story. As indicated in the worksheet, this will help them better understand the text since they have messages to convey to the audience when drafting their stories. The standards require them to know what various elements of a story are, and by completing this assignment, they are applying this to their daily experiences, making this meaningful to them. This assignment involves the writing process, and also applies to the text they are reading, Hole in My Life. To help students understand elements of a story, I may bring up the common television shows students watch. This is, overall, a fairly simple assignment to carry out.
I chose this commercial because it tells a great story in less than five minutes. It is very to the point. Also, since “elements of a story” is a part of the standards, this commercial is a great embodiment of it. This commercial is very touching, and I think students will enjoy the story. In tweeking the setting of the story will let students get creative with the writing assignment.
Standards:
ELA9RL2 The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in literary works from various genres and provides evidence from the works to support understanding. The student
a. Applies knowledge of the concept that the theme or meaning of a selection represents a universal view or comment on life or society and provides support from the text for the identified theme.
c. Applies knowledge of the concept that a text can contain more than one theme.
ELA9RL4 The student employs a variety of writing genres to demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of significant ideas in selected literary works. The student composes essays, narratives, poems, or technical documents. The student
a. Demonstrates understanding of significant themes in specific literary works.
b. Supports important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references or allusions to the text.
