“Quality Time” by Barbara Kingsolver

Take out your reading questions for 1-5 and a piece of paper. Prediction: What do you think “Quality Time” will be about?

Write down a rule or approach Taylor has for parenting Write down a rule or approach Taylor has for parenting. Do the same for Mattie, Lou Ann, and Mama.

Post-reading Questions: -What does Miriam learn about parenting? -What connections can you make between the novel and this short story? -Review the last sentence in the story. Come up with your own statement about parenting that begins with, “Parenting is something…” After writing your statement, write a justification for your statement, this can be something you’ve seen, something you’ve experienced, anything really.

Write a theme paragraph for the short Story Theme: a piece of literature’s overall message(s). Use the perfect paragraph format: Topic sentence where you state the theme Elaboration of topic sentence Evidence/quotation Analysis/reinforcement of topic sentence Concluding sentence + insight