Read Ch. 10 of The Lightning Thief of Rick Riordan.
-Class Craft - Video on Dialogue - Book Report Activities
“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” (Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury)
What is the literary theme of the passage?
A. Travel is a worthy pursuit.
B. Live every day to the fullest.
C. The quest for power is a wasted desire.
D. Youth and beauty are fleeting.
MODELED INSTRUCTION:
TW: Read the Narrative ECR prompt to students.
TW: Tell students that you will show them how to respond to the Narrative ECR. Before you respond to this task, tell students that you are going to circle the words that summarize the task; then underline things that should be included. Students should follow along to circle and underline along with you.
TW: show students how you can quickly skim back through the passage looking for facts, definitions, details, examples, quotations, and other information that you may want to use as you write your own original story. As you skim through the articles, think aloud as you underline words and phrases you may want to include in your story. Have students underline along with you. TW: finish reading and underlining, explain how you completed the simple plan sheet (included). Remember to share your thinking used throughout the whole process.
TW:Keep referring to the words and phrases you underline as you include them in your story. Be sure to emphasize how you are adding in story elements so that your final product looks and sounds like a story instead of a report or informational essay.
SW: mark the narrative as you go through the beginning, middle, and end.
TW: help students see the connections you are making between the articles and story elements in order to write your fictional story. Students should follow along to circle, box, and underline along with you.
GUIDED PRACTICE:
TW: ask students to do what you just did using a different writing prompt with the same informational text. Display the following Narrative ECR prompt: write an original story, with dialogue, from the point of view of an experienced rock climber who is climbing with a friend.
TW: have students make a plan for their stories using the Student Practice sheet.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
After plans are completed, students should begin drafting their stories.SW: work on their intro duction of their narrative
EXIT TICKET:
SW: provide a completed writing plan and introduction