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No More Dead Dogs. Cycle 1, Day 1. Agenda. Reading Goal: As we read, we will determine how a narrator’s opinions and experiences affect how he or she tells the story. Today’s Big Question: Is it ALWAYS safe to tell the truth? Team Cooperation Goal: help and encourage others.
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No More Dead Dogs Cycle 1, Day 1
Agenda • Reading Goal: • As we read, we will determine how a narrator’s opinions and experiences affect how he or she tells the story. • Today’s Big Question: • Is it ALWAYS safe to tell the truth? • Team Cooperation Goal: help and encourage others
Survey and predict T-P-S • What classic dog stories have you read? How many can you name? • Survey the book • Do you predict that we will be reading another dog story? • What do you think the tone of this novel will be? What makes you think this? • Is a cast of characters something you expect to see in a novel?
Narrators T-P-S • When we talk about the narrator of a story, what do we mean? • Think back to all the stories you have ever read. Does every story have a narrator? • Is a narrator the same thing as an author?
Excerpts in your Student Edition, Cycle 1 Day1 • T-P-S • Which excerpt has an internal narrator? How do you know? • Have you read stories with more than one internal narrator? • How might changing narrators affect the telling of a story?
Listening • pgs 1-5 • Think Aloud • T-P-S • Does the voice of this narrator affect your expectations of the story? How?
Partner read pgs 5-15 (stop after 2nd paragraph) • Why do you think Wallace begins this story by describing certain childhood experiences? How are they important to this story he is telling? (write) • Does Wallace see himself as a football hero? Why or why not? • How does Rachel feel about acting and drama? • With Rachel as narrator, the reader sees Wallace Wallace from a different point of view. How does Rachel see Wallace Wallace?
Reflection # heads • Wallace says, “For me, honesty wasn’t just the best policy; it was the only one.” Do you think Wallace is overreacting? • When you are asked your opinion about something, do you always say how you honestly feel? Why or why not? • Is it always safe to tell the truth? • Vocab practice.