1. Slow Way Home Chapter 18 Unit 6 Lesson 2

2. Sunshine State Standard LA.910.4.2.2 The student will record information and ideas from primary and/or secondary sources accurately and coherently, noting the validity and reliability of these sources and attributing sources of information; LA.910.4.2.2 The student will record information and ideas from primary and/or secondary sources accurately and coherently, noting the validity and reliability of these sources and attributing sources of information;

3. Read Aloud Chapter 18 of Slow Way Home Chapter 18 of Slow Way Home What do you think is going to happen in this chapter? What do you think is going to happen in this chapter? Tell the person next to you. Tell the person next to you. After the read aloud, talk about your predictions, and then predict what will happen in chapter 19 After the read aloud, talk about your predictions, and then predict what will happen in chapter 19

4. Share Share the information from the interview you did yesterday with the person sitting next to you. Share the information from the interview you did yesterday with the person sitting next to you.

5. Practice Now, write a one paragraph news story based on the interview. Now, write a one paragraph news story based on the interview. Be certain to attribute the source for example, Be certain to attribute the source for example, According to (person’s complete name), age (age), “(what he/she says)” if quoting directly, or no quotes if paraphrasing. According to (person’s complete name), age (age), “(what he/she says)” if quoting directly, or no quotes if paraphrasing.

6. Teacher Post your interview paragraph as an example for students to model. Post your interview paragraph as an example for students to model. You may want to write it in front of the students. You may want to write it in front of the students.

7. Storycorps Ok, after that practice session, you are pretty good at interviewing people, right? Ok, after that practice session, you are pretty good at interviewing people, right? Now we are going to look again at the Storycorps website Now we are going to look again at the Storycorps website Remember, this is a national project that is attempting to preserve the stories of normal American citizens and archive them for the future. Remember, this is a national project that is attempting to preserve the stories of normal American citizens and archive them for the future.

8. Storycorps Link Storycorps Link listen to these stories listen to these stories This will give you an idea of the stories you hope to generate from the person you interview!

9. Now, find the best story That the person you interviewed told. That the person you interviewed told. This is where you become the editor. This is where you become the editor. You can’t include everything in your article. You can’t include everything in your article. Only include the story that is the most interesting Only include the story that is the most interesting

10. Talk it out Help one another decide what is the best story gathered from the person you interviewed. Help one another decide what is the best story gathered from the person you interviewed.

11. Newspaper Deadline Pretend that you have to get the story written in 25 minutes to hand to your editor so it can be printed in the paper. Pretend that you have to get the story written in 25 minutes to hand to your editor so it can be printed in the paper. Write your story in 25 minutes right now! Write your story in 25 minutes right now!

12. Shape it! Make it interesting! Give it a beginning, a middle and an end. Give it a beginning, a middle and an end.

13. After writing your story Hand it to the person behind you. Have him/her pencil in corrections. Take five minutes for these corrections. Hand it to the person behind you. Have him/her pencil in corrections. Take five minutes for these corrections. Then pass it back again. Then pass it back again. Continue passing until everyone on your row has read your story and you have read all of their stories. Continue passing until everyone on your row has read your story and you have read all of their stories.

14. Now, reread your story Draft a final copy. Draft a final copy.

15. Read it aloud In groups of five, read your stories aloud to one another. In groups of five, read your stories aloud to one another.

16. Homework Find graphics to go along with your story. Find graphics to go along with your story. It may be pictures of the person you interviewed. It may be pictures of the person you interviewed. It may be pictures of the places they talk about. It may be pictures of the places they talk about. Be creative. Be creative. Find pictures that illustrate your story. Find pictures that illustrate your story. If possible, save them on a thumb drive, or email them to yourself. If possible, save them on a thumb drive, or email them to yourself. If not, bring hard copies to class tomorrow. If not, bring hard copies to class tomorrow.