1. How & Why Do We Tell Stories?
A Storytelling Unit
Day 15

2. STORYTELLING UNIT: DAY 15
Instructions: Correct the following sentence in the Bell Ringer section of your binder.
Bell Ringer:
Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter wrote the song Here Comes Sunshine my friends and I who heard it preformed on July in Irvine California loved Robben Ford’s rendition.
REVIEW OF BELL RINGER 2 MINUTES AFTER THE BELL RINGS!

3. Daily agenda Attendance/Roll Call
Review Bell Ringer: Everything you’ve learned so far
Vocabulary Spotlight: Review Sentence
Writer’s Studio: Focus –
2nd Period = Polishing & Publishing
3rd/4th Periods = Refining Characters & Plot

4. Review Bell Ringer 5 minutes
Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter wrote the song Here Comes Sunshine my friends and I who heard it preformed on July in Irvine California loved Robben Ford’s rendition.
BE PREPARED TO SHARE ONE CORRECTION WHEN CALLED UPON!

5. VOCABULARY SPOTLIGHT 5 minutes
Sentence Completion Challenge
When lightning struck the tree outside my bedroom window, the electricity in the air was ______________; I could actually feel it hit my chest.
Apprehensive
Inevitable
Ostentatious
Palpable
What are the context clues in this sentence?

6. Writer’s Studio 70 minutes
2nd Period Instructions:
Begin polishing your story (fix errors, refine details, etc.)
Create a storyboard to share with the artists and programmers.
Determine where each passage of text will go and what information will need to be communicated in the pictures.
Find someone outside of your group to complete the Peer Review. Share your story “Can View Only” with that person.

7. Writer’s Studio 70 minutes
3rd & 4th Period Instructions:
Continue developing your characters.
Revise setting: Add/subtract detail as needed
Complete your second draft and share with Mrs. Barnett before class tomorrow.

8. Clean-up & Announcements 5 minutes
Clean-up your work area:
Dispose of garbage
Return pencils & makers
Homework:
Work on Free-Read Project and Storytelling Project as needed.