SB 1.5
A. Set up CNs on ISN page 13.
Topic: Analyzing Incident, Response, and Reflection.
EQ: How can I analyze the organization structure of a personal narrative?
B. Read the learning target/s on SB page 18. Review the blue boxes on pages 18 and 19.
C. Quickwrite about an early memory from childhood. This can be an incident that has been told about you, one that you don’t necessarily remember. I have heard the tale of the time I almost drowned as a toddler so many times that I feel as if I remember the actual event, but I was actually too young to for a memory to form back then. Responses should go in your ISN on page 13.
D. We are going to do a shared reading of this excerpt from Zora Neale Hurston’s autobiography, “Dust Tracks on the Road.” The excerpt is a humorous personal narrative of a childhood incident in which Hurston tells how she finally learned to walk to avoid an encounter with a ravenous sow. Use metacognitive markers to mark the text as we read (see SB page 15 for a description of the ‘metacognitive markers’ strategy).
E. Let’s review the literary concept of tone. What is the definition of tone? Discuss.
F. How many of you came up with a definition similar to this: Tone is the writer’s attitude toward the subject.
G. Discuss with a partner the answer to the ‘Key Ideas and Details’ question on page 19.
H. Work in a collaborative group to answer question #3 on page 19. Take turns marking the text. Don’t forget to label the ‘incident,’ ‘response,’ and ‘reflection’ in the “My Notes Section”
I. Respond to question #4 on SB 19.
J. Assess: Complete the ‘Check Your Understanding’ question at the bottom of page 19 right in the workbook.
K. Turn to SB page 20. Review the verb tenses described here. Now look at the writing you have done so far in this unit to check your verb use. Revise as needed to use correct tenses.
L. In your ISN on page 13, please write one sentence in the present tense and label it. Now rewrite the sentence using the ‘progressive’ tense, the ‘present perfect’ tense, and the ‘past perfect’ tense. For example: Present tense: I am driving to the mall. Progressive tense: I was driving to the mall. Present perfect tense: Malls have been driven to by me. Past perfect tense: I had driven to the mall. Did anyone notice how awkward the sentence I wrote in ‘present perfect’ tense is? Good writers avoid using too much ‘present perfect’ (also known as passive voice) tense in their writing.
M. Don’t forget to interact with today’s CNs and to do a left page activity.