1. Bellringer: Dec 18 Write in your notebook with your lesson notes.
The film begins comparing and contrasting Diane and Michael. Why would Sarah begin her text doing that? Explain.

2. Today WE will finally finish READING the film.
Don’t zone out – I can’t help you if you don’t do the work.
Put your phones away. I will not respond kindly to your disregarding the OBVIOUSLY POSTED zone notice.

3. Homework
You will not have homework. You will finish today’s assignment in class today.
If you don’t finish, you will hand in what you have done.

4. Ticket Out
Based on our lesson and text, explain why perceptions people have and create of themselves really are important?
Do this ticket out on the paper provided.

5. How can we determine the truth when storytellers manipulate the way the story is told?
A: Information Given –
- What information did you find the most valid?
- Who seemed to have his or her own agenda in telling the story?
- Who seemed to have the most to gain in the telling of the story?
- What kinds of relationships did the storyteller seem to have with each source?

6. How can we determine the truth when storytellers manipulate the way the story is told?
B – Sequence of the Story
- Create a timeline of Diane Polley’s life.
- Why did the storyteller jump around with certain events?
- What was a surprise in the story?
- What was a connection she made between events that were not sequential?

7. How can we determine the truth when storytellers manipulate the way the story is told?
C: Mode of Storytelling
- What types of evidence did the storyteller use?
- How did she organize the evidence?
- Was this only a narrative? Was it a description without a plot?
Was this an exposition (one side of an issue)? Was this an argument (two sides of an issue)

8. What is the Message that Polley is making in her film?
Think in terms of a THEME.
Let’s start with possible topics: Love, Truth, Parenting, Life, Family…
Now think about what she’s saying about ONE. Use universal terms, not specific to this one film and this one situation.

9. Now, let’s brainstorm.
Start by stating what her “truth” is – look at what you wrote for the previous slide.
Now, how does the type of information and the validity of her sources help us to see this truth?
How does the sequence of her film help us to see this truth?
How does the mode of her film help us to see this truth?

10. Now, let’s write our responses.
Start by identifying what the message or “truth” is from the film.
Now state that Polley manipulates the information, the sequence, and the mode of her story in order to create this truth.
Now go through each of the categories. Give examples of each and explain how the manipulation of each helps us to see the truth. Connect the dots like I can’t read your mind. See the rubric to help.