#4 – 3^rd Fluency: Showing, Not Telling (9.15)

Revise one of the following tell sentences into a show paragraph:

She acted older than her age.

or

People make or break a party.

Directions for Fluency Exercises:

Write as much as you can during the time given. The focus in on getting ideas and details down on the paper, rather than on getting the grammar and punctuation perfect. Keep writing instead of editing what you have written.
Pay attention to organization, but not so much that it limits your writing. Stream of consciousness is better than a blank page.
If you are struggling to get started, try changing the prompt a little. Change “he” to “she”; “cat” to “dog”; “worst” to “best” and see if it helps.

Remember to chart the word count in the back of your notebook!

First Reading Session for "Cranes"

Objective: Students will read and demonstrate basic understanding of characters and events in “Cranes”

Please read this brief bio of Hwang Sunwon's writing career. What kinds of topics or themes does he write about? Did he change at any point? Is he well-known and respected? Did he write a lot or a little?

Hwang Sun-Won Bio Sketch

The Guiding Questions for Comprehension

Who are the characters in the story?
What are the important things that we learn about each of the characters?
What are the big events in the story and in what order to they happen?

Read-Aloud while students annotate

I would like to read the story aloud one time. Use the guiding questions to guide your thinking. Your eyes should be on the text right where my voice is.

At the end of the reading, you will have time to work on the three questions in small groups

Mark the text and make notes about your thinking during the reading. Consider using these marks:

Annotation Glossary:

*(Asterisk)	Use to annotate an important event in the story
C	Use when a new character is introduced
Character Initials	Use when we learn something about a specific character
?	Use when you have a question about what was read

Small Group Discussion

Use this heading in your Literacy Notebook:

#5 – Cranes Comprehension Questions (9.15-9.16)

Who are the characters in the story?
What are the important things that we learn about each of the characters?
What are the big events in the story and in what order do they happen?

Discuss the questions in your small groups.

Write down the ideas you talk about in your notebook under this heading.