Lesson
Change the Ending, Take Back Your Power
By Cristeta Boarini, 826 MSP
In this lesson, students explore the genres of historical and speculative fiction before they reimagine a time they felt powerless and write a different outcome.
Level
Grades 9–12
Type
Narrative, Poetry, Social-Emotional Learning
Commitment
3 Sessions: 1 Hour Each
What Your Students Will Learn
Your students will learn the fundamentals of historical and speculative fiction, and use those fundamentals to create their own stories.
Common Core Alignments
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.E
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.E
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.E
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.E
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)
What Your Students Will Produce
Students will produce a speculative and historical fiction piece.
Writing Samples from This Lesson
- Where I'm From by Charles, 826 MSP
- Beat of the Drum by Aniah, 826 MSP
- The Rez Girls Are Powerful! by Navayah, 826 MSP
- Used To Be Booty, Now I’m Good by Rey, Grade 9, 826 MSP