Focus: What do we enjoy in stories?
Objective: Students will identify strengths in stories.
1. We each spent ten minutes writing a short story about a time we learned a lesson.
2. In small groups, we read several sets of the stories written by our classmates, identifying the strengths of a favorite for each set.
3. As a class, we compiled a list of the things we enjoyed in our stories and briefly considered the many reasons people tell stories.
Homework: No homework.
Objective: Students will identify strengths in stories.
1. We each spent ten minutes writing a short story about a time we learned a lesson.
2. In small groups, we read several sets of the stories written by our classmates, identifying the strengths of a favorite for each set.
3. As a class, we compiled a list of the things we enjoyed in our stories and briefly considered the many reasons people tell stories.
Homework: No homework.