Objective: Students will be able to use their knowledge of storytelling to tell their own stories.
Journal: FREE WRITE
Agenda: 1) Go over Vocabulary Development Worksheet for “Storyteller” words
2) Take Vocabulary Quiz # 1
3) Group Choices: Select students who you would/would not like to be in a group with for the rest of the semester.
GROUP SELECTION
ON NOTECARD:
1) List the name of THREE classmates you would like to work with in a group for the rest of the semester. List them in order of preference putting the person who you would MOST like to work with FIRST on your list.
Ex. 1) Paris
2) Kim Kardashian (My friend)
3) Albert Eintstein (A smart kid I can copy answers from)
2) List the name of THREE classmates who you DO NOT think you would work well with.
Ex. 1) Chris Brown (My Ex)
2) Rihanna (My Ex’s Ex)
3) R. Kelly (A lazy kid who will try to copy all
my answers)
4) Video: “Anansi”
5) Finish work on flood myths
6) Storytelling: Composing a short story using this week’s vocabulary words.
STORYTELLING: Composing a Short Story
Assignment: Compose a short, fictional story that teaches a moral lesson OR explains how something came to be.
Ex. The moral of “The Storyteller” was that kids can be good and still have something bad happen to them.
Ex. “The Great Flood” myth explained why humans are so tough and able to endure so much pain (because they are made from stones)
Requirements:
1) Length (20 pts.): 4 paragraphs (at least 5 complete sentences per paragraph)
2) Vocabulary (10 pts.): Use all 9 of this week’s vocabulary words correctly in your story
3) Moral/Explanation (5 pts.): Your story teaches a moral lesson OR explains how something came to be.
4) Creativity/Originality (5 pts.): Your story is your own work and is not a re-telling of a pre-existing story.
TOTAL = 40 Points
***DUE MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20***
Homework: Finish short story
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