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Think of someone you admire because of his or her influence on your life.

Think of someone you admire because of his or her influence on your life. Teacher? Neighbor? Grandparent? Coach? Or…? How did that person change your life? Did he or she make you feel less alone? …help get you out of trouble? …prove you could do more than you thought you could?.

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Think of someone you admire because of his or her influence on your life.

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  1. Think of someone you admire because of his or her influence on your life. Teacher?Neighbor? Grandparent? Coach? Or…? How did that person change your life? Did he or she make you feel less alone? …help get you out of trouble? …prove you could do more than you thought you could?

  2. Share your answer with a partner! (…or two!) 

  3. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” • Maya Angelou (whose real name is Marguerite Johnson) recalls an important relationship that changed her life (personal narrative-style ) • She admires Mrs. Bertha Flowers who explains and proves the importance of the human voice using Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities • Mrs. Flowers is dubbed by Angelou as being “the measure of what a human being can be”

  4. Six-Word Story • Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was challenged to a bet that he couldn’t write an entire story in just six words. • What was his response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” • What could be the meaning of that? What story do you think is he trying to tell?

  5. Six-Word Story • What’s a six-word story? • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZOxhHXZW6o • So what? • In class (or homework tonight if you don’t finish), compose a six-word story that summarizes or offers insight into “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. • You will be presenting these tomorrow for points, so make sure you put some thought into this.

  6. Checking in… Your goals today were: • Students will learn the the unit goals and standards for the “Reading Fiction Strategically Unit”. • Students will read a short story by Maya Angelou and apply the elements of literature in order to create a six-word memoir. 3: You know the purpose of the unit and can turn “Caged Bird” into a six-word summary. 2: You know the purpose of the unit but may struggle trying to come up with a six-word summary of “Caged Bird”. 1: You do not know the purpose of this upcoming until and have no idea how to write a six-word summary of “Caged Bird”.

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