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12th grade English/ 28 students. Middle class, small school. 50 minute class Collaborative Story Unit __ Content Expectations __ : - CE 1.1.1 Demonstrate flexibility in using independent and collaborative strategies for planning, drafting, revising, and editing complex texts. - CE 1.1.2 Know and use a variety of prewriting strategies to generate, focus, and organize ideas. __ Main Goals __ : 1) Students will take the information they have gathered about their classmates (three total) and make on central character. They will name the character and give a full description (this is the main objective for the day, but will be done last).  2) As a **//pre-writing activity//**, students will write in their journals about the given prompt: //Describe, in detail, your favorite character from a book or movie. Include their name, age, and personal characteristics, as well as what it is about them that makes them your favorite character.// 3) Brief **//discussion//** about students’ favorite characters. Make list of various characteristics on the board/overhead and decide which are the most important. Are there specific characteristics that everyone is drawn to? __ Materials __ : Pencils/pens, paper, whiteboard/overhead, marker. __ Space Arrangement __ : Students will be in rows of five rows of three on each side of the room. The rows will be angled toward the middle of the classroom, so they form a sort of “V”. 
 * Thursday, Week 1 – Character Development (#1) **
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 * // Lesson Plan //**
 * ** Time ** || ** Activity ** ||
 * 15 minutes || Pre-writing Activity ||
 * 15 minutes || Class Discussion ||
 * 20 minutes || Character Development ||