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Announcements Actively listen to announcements.
Question Answer attendance question
attendance:
What is your
favorite season?
2. 10 minutes-
2. 10 minutes- Watch video on introductions in
Inform students personal memoirs and actively take
that we have notes on that video.
worked on some
main aspects of
personal
narrative writing
(theme and topic,
organization,
voice), and now
you will be
working on the
actual meat of
the memoir. Tell
students today
we will be
learning about
introductions.
Tell students to
get out pen and 3. 25 minutes
paper in order to Receive and look over the
take notes. introductions assignment sheet
Play video on Get into your writing circles
introductions. With your writers circle, complete the
3. 25 minutes- assignment sheet by coming up with
Pass out examples of the various introductions.
introduction Share the introduction your group is
worksheet most proud of, and listen to the other
Inform students groups share their own introductions.
to get into their
writing circles
Tell students to
complete the
assignment,
writing the start
of the story using
all forms of
introductions.
Walk throughout
the room and
help students
write their 4. 10 minutes
introductions. Write a reflection according to the
For the last five questions provided by the teacher
minutes of this Turn in that reflection
activity, have Pack up your things and get ready to
each group share go to your next class
the introductions
they are most
proud of.
4. 10 minutes-
Pick up
introduction
assignment sheet
from each group.
Tell students to
get out a piece of
paper and begin
to reflect on
introductions.
Have students
answer the
questions:
What makes an
engaging
introductions?
Why is having an
engaging
introduction
important?
What is your
favorite type of
introduction and
why?
Receive reflection
sheets.
Differentiation Students will be put in their assigned writing circles when creating their
own introductions.
Notes to Self - 25 minutes might be too long of a time to keep students
entertained on one activity
- Perhaps I could add a short break in betweentell students to
walk around the hall, jumping jacks, etc.
There are many different types of introductions to a story. Here are a few:
Powerful
Grabs the reader right off the bat
Intense honesty
Example: Whenever I got into trouble, my mother always had a straight look at me. I
Leisurely leads:
Immediately introduces the person who is telling the story or the main character
Example: Paul was a very unusual boy. One would often find Paul running barefoot
basically a professional.
Assignment:
Working with a group, write one dramatic lead, one lead that starts in the middle, one leisurely
lead, one lead that immediately introduces a character or narrator, and one ambiguous lead. You
will write these introductions based on the prompt, A boy/girl has just moved to a new town.