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** Session #1.11 **

__** Title of lesson: **__ // What makes a good narrative? //

__** Description of lesson: **__ // Students will research elements of storytelling and writing. Children already know what makes a good story, but they probably don't know how to verbalize it. During this class period they will learn how to do just that. The homework paper will allow them to demonstrate that. //

Assignment: **4) Narrative qualities introduction-**//Literary terms will now be introduced in context of the comments made in the last activity. (15 min)// **5) Narrative qualities synthesis-** //In small groups, students will discuss which techniques and qualities they feel they can implement in their own stories. (15 min)// **HOMEWORK:** //For homework, students will write a 1-2-page proposal (to me) detailing what story they are choosing to write about, what makes a good narrative, and how/why they are going to use certain qualities/techniques to make their narrative a good one.// Resources/materials needed: A computer with internet access. media type="custom" key="8682684"
 * 1) Free write (Anticipatory set)- ** //Students will do a quick free write on the quote. "// // A narrative is like a room on whose walls a number of false doors have been painted; while within the narrative, we have many apparent choices of exit, but when the author leads us to one particular door, we know it is the right one because it opens." -John Updike (5 min) //
 * 2) Divergent stories introduction- //Students will be presented with a few short, but very different stories. Some will contain elements of a well told story while the others will not. (10 min)// **
 * 3) Divergent stories explanation- ** //Students will now explain why they liked one particular story more than the others. (10 min)//

http://mrmsworldofwriting.tumblr.com/

Technology reflection: // Without the use of tumblr, I would print off countless sheets of paper and kill tons of trees. Its also quite the advantage to have the rubric, tumblr page, and book reference up while researching and writing. //

Evaluation: //I need to emphasize the use of literary terms in their proposals. This lesson not only serves to map out what students want to write about, it will also serve to reinforce the use of literary terms that will be used throughout the year. //