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The Choices We Make

In this lesson, students will explore personal narratives through reading and analyzing various texts. They will learn to use metacognitive markers to reflect their thinking and identify key information and details. The lesson also includes a timed quick-write activity and group reading and analysis of a specific passage.

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The Choices We Make

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  1. The Choices We Make Lesson 1.4

  2. Word Wall Vocab • Narrative:tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident.

  3. Exploring Personal Narratives • You have read narratives in earlier grades, but a personal narrative tells a story about something that happened in the writer’s life. • Poems, autobiography, memoirs, novels • Complete the graphic organizer on page 14 to explore your prior knowledge or personal narratives.

  4. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes (p.15) • As a class, we will read an excerpt from the novel, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes in three chunks. • Chunking the reading will allow us to interact with the text stopping briefly to use metacognative markers, which allow you to mark the text with symbols to reflect what you are thinking as you read.

  5. Metacognitive Markers • During and after the reading of each chunk, you can scan the text and use the markers to reflect your thinking. The markers are as follows: • ? for questions you have about the text • ! for a positive reaction you have about the text • * for a comment you have about the text • _ for key information or details about the text

  6. Observations & Feelings (p.17) • Use the graphic organizer to identify the incident and respond and reflect to the text. • What happened in the story? • What feelings did she have? Did you have? • What lesson did you learn? • How will you use this lesson in the future?

  7. Lesson Check Point • On a post-it (within your color group), answer the question: • What are three examples of a personal narrative?

  8. Brainstorm Choices

  9. Timed Quick-Write: • Complete Step #7 individually. (Bottom of pg. 17) • Answer each bullet with a complete sentence.

  10. Before Reading (pg. 18) • Recall an early memory from childhood that stands out to you. Think about stories that your family has shared about you growing up. For example, what were some milestones (your first toy, bike, or game) or a significant celebration or family event? Write freely to explore your memory while thinking about any choices you made. What was the lesson learned?

  11. Dust Tracks on the Road (p.18-19) As a small group, we will read the following passage and then answer the “After Reading” bullets on pg. 19. • Underline the passages to show what happened, who was involved, and where the incident took place. Label each. • Highlight the parts that show the narrator’s response to the incident. • Bracket [] where the narrator reflects on why this is a memorable incident for the speaker. • Explain in the margin how this event deals with the concept of choice.

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