1. Character Traits TRANSITION WORDS  First  Then  Next  Later  Finally  Example from “A Hundred Bucks of Happy”

2. “Ditching”

3.  Think, Pair, Share…  What are the consequences of making a choice to skip school?

4.  Authors often relate a personal experience in engaging a reader…  Remember the example Mrs. Spencer gave in “A Hundred Bucks of Happy”

5.  The story you are about to read is a model of a personal narrative you will create for embedded assessment 1  Chunk the story: beginning, middle, and end

6.  What is the writer doing to engage the reader in the incident?

7.  How does the writer move the reader through the narrative?  Think about the tone of the story  Transitions

8.  How does the writer show the consequences of ditching?

9.  Tone  What words can we use to add to our word wall describing tone?

10.  Image you are the narrator in “Ditching.” Using his voice, write a reflection that explains what he learns from his ditching experience  share

11.  Was this an effective narrative?  What does this writer do to engage his audience?  How do we know what he is feeling?  What are some things he says that clue the reader in?  On a scale of 1 to 5…  Rate this narrative  Why did you give the score?