1. How & Why Do We Tell Stories?
A Storytelling Unit
Day 4

2. STORYTELLING UNIT: DAY 4
Instructions: Correct the following sentence in the Bell Ringer section of your notebook. Draw a line separating the subject part of the sentence from the predicate. Hint: The predicate contains the verb!
Bell Ringer:
Instead of reading and writing the Incas used the quipu a cord with knotted strings of various lengths and colors to record every aspect of there daily lifes.
REVIEW OF BELL RINGER 2 MINUTES AFTER THE BELL RINGS!

3. Daily agenda Attendance/Roll Call Review Bell Ringer
Vocabulary Spotlight – Review Trifold Assignment
Class Business
Storytelling Entry Event: Volvo Wedding Video
Storytelling Purpose: Brainstorming Session

4. Learning Objectives Identify the major building blocks of sentences
Correctly use commas and appositives
Identify the meaning of words in context
Explore the purposes of storytelling
Answer the essential question: How and why do we tell stories?

5. Review Bell Ringer 5 minutes
Instead of reading and writing the Incas used the quipu a cord with knotted strings of various lengths and colors to record every aspect of there daily lifes.
BE PREPARED TO SHARE ONE CORRECTION WHEN CALLED UPON!

6. Class Business 10 Minutes
Discuss homework/classwork grading, rubrics, and policies.
Distribute class folder numbers.
Classroom location of make-up work and graded work.
Reminders about course level changes and SMART Lunch.

7. VOCABULARY SPOTLIGHT 10 minutes
Use the examples to determine meaning of tier two vocabulary.
Commencement is the culmination of four years of diligent work in the classroom.
The other rabbits in the burrow thought that Peter was eccentric because he would only eat carrots steamed with green grapes and dill.
Hint: Check the glossary in your textbook for definitions and examples of the literary terms.
Review trifold assignment. Due Monday 2/13.
Culmination
Eccentric
Irony (dramatic, situational, & verbal)
Suspense

8. Trifold Format mins.
Name & Folder # Period Date Trifold # _______ ______________________________________________________________________________
Word & POS
Sentence
2 Synonyms/2 Antonyms
1. Lethargic (adj)
After running the marathon, I felt completely lethargic for the rest of the day.
Syn.: tired, weak
Ant.: energetic, alert

9. Volvo’s “Wedding” Video 20 minutes
Write the following questions in the ”Notes & Handouts” section of your binder. Answer them as we watch the video link below.
What story is being told?
Why does Volvo want to tell us this story?
Does this story achieve Volvo’s goal? Why?

10. Storytelling Entry Event 20 minutes
Materials Needed:
Highlighter, pencil/pen, markers
Wedding Video notes
Wired Magazine’s “The Art of Immersion”
Instructions: Create a mind map or concept map of your group’s conversation.
What? Consider what types of stories are told.
Why? Brainstorm the purposes for telling stories.
How? Determine the methods for telling stories.

11. Clean-up & Announcements 5 minutes
Clean-up your work area:
Dispose of garbage
Return supplies as needed
Homework:
Begin working on Unit One vocabulary trifold. Due Monday 2/13.
Continue reading your Free- Read Project book.