Onward: Developing Literacy Skills with the Disney Pixar Film

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Subject English Language Arts — Language, Reading Standards for Fiction, Speaking and Listening, Writing
Grade Level Grades 3-8
Resource Type Activity
Standards Alignment
Common Core State Standards
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Invite your students to hone their creative writing skills with activities inspired by the magical adventures of two elf brothers in the new movie from Disney & Pixar, Onward.

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Made Possible By: Disney & Pixar.

Lesson Plan for Middle School

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March 20, 2020
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Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.5
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.3
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.5
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.4
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.10
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.2
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.3
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.4
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.6
Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.3
Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.5
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.4
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.5
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.10
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.2
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.3
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.4
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.5
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.6
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.4
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.4
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.5
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.10
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.2
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.3
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.4
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.5
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.6
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.4
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.4
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.5
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.10
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.2
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.3
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.4
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.6

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