Written by a teacher with an MFA in Creative Writing! This product provides everything you need to teach the reading and writing of fiction to your students. Road-tested and student-approved! All texts inside were selected for their accessibility and student-friendly language. The authors included are from diverse backgrounds with a focus on contemporary fiction. Everything in this comprehensive, half-semester unit plan is ready-to-roll and designed to help you reclaim your weekends!
 
 
This purchase includes:
-A unit plan doc with daily lesson plans (and essential questions, CCSS, and all daily materials conveniently linked in document)
-Ready-to-print handouts on how to discuss fiction, the parts of a metaphor, and how to spice up the verbs in your writing, and point of view
- Interactive lessons on point of view and setting
- Slides for mini-lessons on character, setting, and plot/story structure- 
- Slides of targeted journal prompts for each lesson
- Original activity using the New Yorker Fiction podcast that encourages independent listening and small-group discussion
- Links to creative writing games to play with students
 
 
What customers have said:
"This is a great unit and it has served me well with my students... it took a load of work off my shoulders in preparing for this unit. Thank you so much for putting this together."
"Good presentation of material and I love the detail included in each lesson... I felt prepared to answer questions about the history because of the complexity of the docs and slides provided."
"What's not to love?... The kids could follow with this resource, no problem."