1. Unit 8 Telling Your Story Essential Question:
What message do I have for the world?

2. Telling Your Story I can:
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
► Write Arguments that anticipate audience knowledge, concerns, values, and biases
►RL/RN 2.1 cite strong textual evidence to support analysis and interpretations drawn
from the text where the author leaves matters uncertain
►RL/RN 2.2 compare and contrast themes and/or central ideas
►SL 3.2 evaluate speaker’s pt of view, reasoning, uses of evidence, stance, ideas, word
choice, and tone
►ML 2.2 analyze the impact of media
►RL 2.3 analyze the author’s choices to develop the story

3. “The number one quality of all great storytellers is their willingness to be vulnerable, to tell on themselves in front of thousands. Each story told is a gift to the listeners.
But the audience brings a gift of their own. We live in a world where bearing witness to a stranger's unfiltered story is an act of tremendous compassion. To listen with an open heart and an open mind and try to understand what it’s like to be them- why they think like that, dress like that, made the choices they did- takes real courage.
…But we look away at our own peril. For what wonders await us when we don’t turn away? Sometimes it is easier to try to make sense of the world one story at a time. And when we dare to listen, we remember that there is no “other,” there is only us, and what we have in common will always be greater than what separates us.”
Catherine Burns
Artistic Director of The Moth

4. Step 1- Preview all styles
Step 2- Sample Story Exploration
Step 3- Individual Research
Step 4- Writing Workshops, Draft
Step 5- Record, Present

6. Telling Your Story I can: Overview of Project, Calendar,
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
► ML 2.2 analyze the impact of media
► RL/RN 2.2 compare and contrast themes and/or central ideas
Overview of Project, Calendar,
650 Narrative Prompts- “20 Questions” List
Small Group Site Exploration & Presentation

7. Telling Your Story
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can ►ML 2.2 analyze the impact of media on the public
Group Choices:
Tasks:
Explore the website, get a feel for it
Determine how to search for stories
Determine the required characteristics
Origin-founded-started, etc.
Listen to a few/sample what they offer
Determine the impact it this had
Present a mini-tutorial to the class,
(each person speaks)

8. Telling Your Story I can: 1. Evaluate 1 sample together
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
►►SL 3.2 evaluate speaker’s pt of view, reasoning, uses of evidence, stance, ideas, word choice, and tone
1. Evaluate 1 sample together
2. Station Rotation- 5 sample stories
3. Find 1 from the website & evaluate it
4. Tarik’s Kindergarten 100 list (5 min)
Brainstorm your list of 100 (10 min)
►Exit Ticket- Brainstorm 3 statements
that could be your core belief

9. “The goal is not to persuade Americans to agree on the same beliefs
“The goal is not to persuade Americans to agree on the same beliefs. Rather, the hope is to encourage people to begin the much more difficult task of developing respect for beliefs different from their own.”
Executive Producer Dan Gediman

10. Individual Search -Search by theme -Provide Author/Title
-Evaluate it using the handout

11. “StoryCorps’ mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.”

12. Telling Your Story I can: 8 Minute TED Talk video by creator,
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
►►SL 3.2 evaluate speaker’s pt of view, reasoning, uses of evidence, stance, ideas, word choice, and tone
8 Minute TED Talk video by creator,
Autistic Child Interview
2. Gallery Walk of Samples
3. Great Question List & Assets (Pick 3)
4. Peer Interviews (Speed Dating Style)
Exit Ticket: interview person & questions

13. ACTIVE LISTENING involves attentively seeking to understand a speaker’s message, rather than passively hearing the words that a speaker says.
ACTIVE LISTENERS provide verbal and nonverbal feedback to show their sincere investment in what the speaker is sharing.
ACTIVE LISTENING can help to build trust within a conversation, thereby allowing the speaker to communicate more easily, openly and honestly

14. Create 3 Varied Questions
Mini-Interviews

15. “The Moth's mission is to promote the art and craft of storytelling and to honor and celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience.”

16. 1. Evaluate Sample Story Together
Telling Your Story
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
►►SL 3.2 evaluate speaker’s pt of view, reasoning, uses of evidence, stance, ideas, word choice, and tone
1. Evaluate Sample Story Together
2. Station Rotation of 5 sample stories
3. Group Evaluates & presents
4. 2 Minute pitches
Exit Ticket: 3 key moments from your life

17. Draft your
2 Minute “Pitch”

18. Telling Your Story I can: 1. Bucket List Opener
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
►►SL 3.2 evaluate speaker’s pt of view, reasoning, uses of evidence, stance, ideas, word choice, and tone
1. Bucket List Opener
2. Randy Pausch Clip/Interview
3. Pauschisms Socratic Seminar
4. Chapter Selection
5. Written Response Choice
Exit Ticket: 5 Life Lessons you would share

19. Telling Your Story
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
Develop a list of 10 things you would put on your “bucket list.”

21. Telling Your Story I can: 1. Evaluate Sample Story (Schools & Grades)
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
►►SL 3.2 evaluate speaker’s pt of view, reasoning, uses of evidence, stance, ideas, word choice, and tone
1. Evaluate Sample Story (Schools & Grades)
2. Individual Research & Pitch 3. Socratic Seminar
Exit Ticket: Your Passion Topic
Friday #1

22. Our Mission: Spread ideas
“TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. On TED.com, we're building a clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers — and a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other.”

23. Telling Your Story I can:
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
►►SL 3.2 evaluate speaker’s pt of view, reasoning, uses of evidence, stance, ideas, word choice, and tone
1. Small Group Research Topics 3. Select, Evaluate, Present
Friday #2

24. Telling Your Story I can: Pick 5 possible stories,
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
►►SL 3.2 evaluate speaker’s pt of view, reasoning, uses of evidence, stance, ideas, word choice, and tone
Pick 5 possible stories,
(one sample from each mode of storytelling)
2. Write all 5 down titles/authors/site
3. Select 1 example to fully evaluate
4. Blog an evaluation with the link
5. Present a 30 second recap 'Around the Horn'

25. Telling Your Story I can:
Essential Question: What message do I have for the world?
I can:
►►SL 3.2 evaluate speaker’s pt of view, reasoning, uses of evidence, stance, ideas, word choice, and tone