Think about the different ways people cope with sadness. Which of these is closest to the way you handle sadness? 1.Keeping your feelings to yourself 2.Talking about it with someone 3.Using your imagination to cheer yourself up

What are the strengths and weaknesses associated with each of these ways of coping? 1.Keeping your feelings to yourself 2.Talking about it with someone 3.Using your imagination to cheer yourself up

Active Reading Pink = This is probably IMPORTANT to the story Blue = This is CONFUSING to me; I have a QUESTION about this.

What Was Important? Share with your group one of the places you marked as important. EXPLAIN WHY you think it will be important.

Critical Writing Review the spots you marked with PINK or BLUE markers. Write one question you had, and then answer it if can. Write one important part you noticed and why you thought it was important.

What Do You See? (7 min.) When told to do so, ONE member of the group carefully removes the cover of the basket. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING IN THE BASKET. Make observations with your eyes, not your hands. What do you see? When told to do so, cover the basket and make a list of what you saw.

A Second Look? What did you miss the first time? When told to do so, remove the cover from the basket and see if you observe anything else in the basket. Add the new details to your list.

CW: Finish this sentence: Looking at the basket a second time is like reading a story a second time because…

Factual or Interpretive? 1.How old are you? 2.What are the names of your sixth grade teachers? 3.How long have you gone to Wright Elementary school? 4.What is the most important part of the school day? 5.How do teachers help students at Wright learn?

What are the most important questions we have about the story? (15) 1.Skim through the story to remind yourself of the questions you had yesterday. 2.Each member of the group writes ONE question on a sentence strip. The first word should start with a capital letter and the sentence should end with a question mark. 3.Compare your questions and determine which ones are factual and which ones are interpretive.

Directed Notes (40) 1.Make note of at least one location that you see a person facing the truth. 2.Make note of at least one locationsthat you see a person avoiding the truth.

Keeper Questions These questions usually have answers that are found throughout the story. What are our Keeper Questions? Write this question next to “Big Idea.”

Shared Inquiry Discussion 1.Read the story carefully before participating in the discussion. 2. Discuss ONLY the story everyone has read. 3. Support your ideas with evidence from the story. 4. Listen to other participants and respond to them directly. 5. Expect the leader to only ASK questions.

Critical Writing You have the rest of the class period to produce a written response to a prompt about this story. It is a writing grade, so pay attention to the rubric. You can following the writing process, but the final draft is due at the end of class.