Lesson 5: Culminating Writing Task
Duration of Days: 5
Lesson Objective
n this unit’s culminating writing task, students will choose and view a film or stage adaptation of the play in order to answer the following questions. How does the film or stage play reimagine each moment? Who is the intended audience and what devices does the film or stage play employ to reach that audience?
How do contemporary storytellers adapt a classic to reach a new audience?
CCSS Language Standards: L.4, L.5, L.6,
CCSS Reading Information Standards: RI.1, RI.4, RI.9, RI.10
CCSS Reading Literature Standards: RL.1, RL.4, RL.10
CCSS Speaking & Listening Standards: SL.1
CCSS Writing Standards: W.8, W.9
DOK 1-4
Sight Vocabulary and High-Frequency Words
Making Predictions
Drawing Inferences and Conclusions
Negatives and Contractions
Using Prior Knowledge
Language Structures
Visual and Contextual Support
Spelling Patterns and Rules
Sentence Lengths
Acquiring Vocabulary
This assessment uses grade-level appropriate passages and writing prompts to assess student performance against the key reading, writing, and language standards covered in the unit.