Slow Way Home Unit 7 Assessments Slow Way

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Slow Way Home Unit 7: Assessments

Slow Way Home Unit 7: Assessments

Slow Way Home n Chapters 13 -20 n What does it mean to read

Slow Way Home n Chapters 13 -20 n What does it mean to read as a writer, and how can doing so help your writing? n Reading as a writer means paying close attention to how a writer sets up sentences, paragraphs, chapters. n We read as writers to become better writers ourselves.

Take a few minutes n To look over chapters 13 -20 n What are

Take a few minutes n To look over chapters 13 -20 n What are your favorite moments from these chapters? n Jot them down n Try to find at least one favorite moment from each chapter

Divide into groups of three n And share with one another what your favorite

Divide into groups of three n And share with one another what your favorite moments were and why. n Try to find three moments that you all agree on as being “favorite” moments n Assign each group member to go back to that part and read it aloud to the group.

Analyze the section n What makes it good? Write one sentence that clarifies what

Analyze the section n What makes it good? Write one sentence that clarifies what makes the section good. n What makes it interesting? Write one sentence that clarifies what makes the section interesting.

Continue until your group has analyzed each of the three sections

Continue until your group has analyzed each of the three sections

Share your observations n With the class. n Each group will share their favorite

Share your observations n With the class. n Each group will share their favorite sections with the rest of the class as well as their analysis of the sections reading aloud their sentences pinpointing what makes the section good.

Class List n Make a class list of techniques of good writing n Post

Class List n Make a class list of techniques of good writing n Post the list with examples from Slow Way Home of each technique. n Keep the list visible so students can use hints from the list to make their writing better.

Class Discussion n How can we model our own writing after the good writing

Class Discussion n How can we model our own writing after the good writing of this author? n Think back on some of the stories you have gathered from your family. n How could one of these stories be enhanced using some of the techniques used by Morris?

Homework n Choose one of your writings to enhance using some of the techniques

Homework n Choose one of your writings to enhance using some of the techniques you’ve pinpointed in Morris as they are listed on your classroom wall.