Unit 1 of the Third Space English class lays much of the foundation of creating community by inviting students’ lives into the classroom. They will begin by writing narratives and a poem about their identities, experiences, homes, and cultures. Students will work together to create an environment where sharing writing with classmates is normal and respected. They will practice writing with precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of experiences, events, settings, and characters. Students will engage in the writing process as they brainstorm, draft, revise, and edit their pieces with an audience of their peers in mind.
Except where otherwise indicated, this Third Space curriculum was developed by Rachel Brooks-Pannell and Whitney Larson from Columbus State Community College, along with English Language Arts instructors from Central Ohio high schools. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This license does not extend to the contents of external web pages.
