Module 1 Portfolio by Jacob Larson

1. Read - "Grounded"

jacoblarson — 2025-07-01 19:13:11 UTC

This is the reading we will use to begin Unit 1: Generations. This reading is also available in your student workbook. Please read it there. This is posted as a reference if you are working on any of these assignments at home and do not have your workbook.

A Few Reminders About This Unit :)

The question we will explore this unit is: What can one generation learn from another?
We will be reading, analyzing, and discussing examples of nonfiction personal narratives in this unit in preparation for writing your own nonfiction personal narrative!

2a. Guided Notes - "Grounded"

jacoblarson — 2025-07-01 19:44:23 UTC

For this activity, while you read the nonfiction narrative "Grounded" please complete the guided notes worksheet (if you complete this task you do not need to complete "2b").

This worksheet will help you identify elements of a story that can be included in a clear, concise, and accurate summary.

2b. Audio Text + Review Qs - "Grounded"

jacoblarson — 2025-07-01 20:15:31 UTC

This resource includes: Pre-reading vocabulary matching, an audio version of the text "Grounded", and 3 Review Questions.

If you wish, you may complete this nearpod in place of the guided notes in assignment "2a."

3. Summary - "Grounded"

jacoblarson — 2025-07-01 20:38:46 UTC

This resource gives you bullet points describing important elements of the story "Grounded." For this task, you will identify which elements are most important to include in your summary, then write an accurate, concise, and clear 2-3 sentence summary of the story.

0. Introduction - Module 1 Portfolio

jacoblarson — 2025-07-01 22:07:27 UTC

This video introduces the portfolio of assignments in this peardeck.

Objective:

Students will be able to read an example of a nonfiction personal narrative and identify elements of the story's structure and content: characters, setting, conflict, key events.

Students will be able to draw upon important elements of the story that they identify to include in an accurate, short, and clear written summary.

4. Create a Personal Narrative - "Across Generation"

jacoblarson — 2025-07-02 16:49:53 UTC

For this activity, you will give the program some information about an experience you had with a person from another generation (at least 10 years older or younger than you). Once you provide information, the program will create a draft of a short story about the experience. You will then make edits, and you can have the program rewrite the story in different styles! In the end, please publish your final story and copy and paste it into the assignment posted on google classroom.