“A Woman on the Street” Funnel Activity

Number the paragraphs in “A Woman on the Street Number the paragraphs in “A Woman on the Street.” Don’t do anything with the dialogue.

With a highlighter, pencil, or pen, find the PARAGRAPH that is most powerful to you, or moves you the most, or is most meaningful to you, or grabs you the most, or tells you the information you find most important.

Share with your neighbor. Explain why you picked the paragraph. Decide who’s going to share with the class. Whole class discussion of important paragraphs.

With your writing utensil, find the SENTENCE that is most powerful to you, or moves you the most, or is the most meaningful to you, or grabs you the most, or tells you information you find the most important. You can use dialogue for the most important sentence.

Share with your neighbor. Explain why you picked the sentence. Decide who’s going to share with the class. Whole class discussion of important sentences.

With your writing utensil, find the WORD that is most powerful to you, or moves you the most, or is the most meaningful to you, or grabs you the most, or tells you information you find the most important. You can use a word from a piece of dialogue.

Share with your neighbor. Explain why you picked the word. Decide who’s going to share with the class. Whole class discussion of important words.

Memoir: A book that focuses on one part of a person’s life. Nonfiction Told by the person who experienced the events

Autobiography Nonfiction A book that covers the majority of a person’s life Told by the person who lived it