1. “Quality Time” by Barbara Kingsolver

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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