Unit+1

By the end of this unit, student should know:

 * **Stages of Plot** (exposition (introduction), rising action (building suspense), climax (turning point), falling action, resolution)
 * **Conflict** (internal vs. external) & how to use **inferencing to determine conflict**
 * How **setting influences conflict and plot**
 * **Elements of Narrative Non-fiction **
 * How to recognize **Chronological Order** and identify the **signal words** to indicate the sequence (i.e., first, then, next, after, followed by, specific dates/times, etc.)
 * How to **recognize Cause and Effect**
 * Ways to **Correct Run-on Sentences**
 * How to correctly **Punctuate Possessives**
 * How to **Maintain Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement**
 * How to Write a **Focused Descriptive Essay**

**Cause & Effect Diamante Poem Site:** http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/

** Unit 1 Comprehension Review: **

Complete the practice activities in the order that they are listed below:
**1. Short Story Elements:** []

**2. Suffixes:** []


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 * 4. Chronological Order Practice: **

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 * 5. Cause and Effect: **

**6. Story Elements Quiz:** []

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 * 7. Suffixes: **

** Unit 1 Grammar Review: ** **8.** ** Punctuating Possessives: **
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**9. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement / Pronoun Practice:**
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