The Choices We MakeLesson 1.4

Word Wall Vocab

•Narrative:tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident.

Exploring Personal Narratives

• You have read narratives in earlier grades, but a personal narrative tells a story about something that happened in the writer’s life.

• Poems, autobiography, memoirs, novels

• Complete the graphic organizer on page 14 to explore your prior knowledge or personal narratives.

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes (p.15)

• As a class, we will read an excerpt from the novel, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes in three chunks.

• Chunking the reading will allow us to interact with the text stopping briefly to use metacognative markers, which allow you to mark the text with symbols to reflect what you are thinking as you read.

Metacognitive Markers• During and after the reading of each chunk, you

can scan the text and use the markers to reflect your thinking. The markers are as follows:

• ? for questions you have about the text• ! for a positive reaction you have about the text• * for a comment you have about the text• _ for key information or details about the text

Observations & Feelings (p.17)

• Use the graphic organizer to identify the incident and respond and reflect to the text.

• What happened in the story?• What feelings did she have? Did you have?• What lesson did you learn?• How will you use this lesson in the future?

Lesson Check Point• On a post-it (within your color group),

answer the question:

• What are three examples of a personal narrative?

Brainstorm Choices

Timed Quick-Write:

•Complete Step #7 individually. (Bottom of pg. 17)•Answer each bullet with a complete sentence.

Before Reading (pg. 18)

• Recall an early memory from childhood that stands out to you. Think about stories that your family has shared about you growing up. For example, what were some milestones (your first toy, bike, or game) or a significant celebration or family event?

Write freely to explore your memory while thinking about any choices you made.

What was the lesson learned?

Dust Tracks on the Road (p.18-19)

As a small group, we will read the following passage and then answer the “After Reading”

bullets on pg. 19.1. Underline the passages to show what happened, who was

involved, and where the incident took place. Label each.2. Highlight the parts that show the narrator’s response to the

incident.3. Bracket [] where the narrator reflects on why this is a memorable

incident for the speaker.4. Explain in the margin how this event deals with the concept of

choice.