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December 2, 2010 Word Choice Day 4 “The Decision That Changed a Country”

December 2, 2010 Word Choice Day 4 “The Decision That Changed a Country”. What word(s) in the text do you think readers might need defined? What is the effect of not defining the word? What will readers do? Add a context clue to the sentence to help define abolitionists.

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December 2, 2010 Word Choice Day 4 “The Decision That Changed a Country”

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  1. December 2, 2010 Word Choice Day 4“The Decision That Changed a Country” • What word(s) in the text do you think readers might need defined? • What is the effect of not defining the word? What will readers do? • Add a context clue to the sentence to help define abolitionists. Abolitionist: person who fought to end slavery.

  2. Student Goals • Read “The Storyteller” to understand omniscient narrator anddetermine the writer’s purpose or intent as a strategy for comprehension.

  3. Narrators

  4. QuickWrite List several of your favorite stories or books from when you were younger. Why did they capture your interest? Write a paragraph explaining why these stories appealed to you. The title of the story is “The Story Teller.” Using the painting and the writing we just did, make a prediction about the subject of this story. Support your prediction with logical details from the painting and sound reasoning. What Do You Think? How can stories influence behavior or situations?

  5. During Reading: • As you read, complete the Literary Focus and Reading Focus questions. • Remember we are focusing on the narrator and the writer’s purpose. • It is important to remember that this short story is SATIRE! Try to figure out what the author is satirizing.

  6. Exit Ticket • Since satire is supposed to be funny—it is poking fun at human foibles—what has the author done in “The Story Teller” that you find funny? • Be specific.

  7. Homework • Week 13 due Monday, Dec. 6. • Read the rest of “The Storyteller” and finish the questions. • Books read by Tuesday, Dec. 14.

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