Learning Goals:
• To come up with a definition of story and truth
| Task |
Instruction |
| Gather |
“The Truth about Stories Is ... Stories Are All That We Are” Students will do stream-of-consciousness writing for 10 minutes on the quote above. |
| Synthesize |
Students will sit in small groups and discuss their writing. Some guiding questions are: |
| Transfer |
Students regroup in a circle as an entire class and reflect on the links between their own experiences and some of the common themes or threads in the discussion. |
| Beyond |
Students continue to work on their Where I’m From poems and incorporate some of the new findings from the readings into their poems. |