What kind of activities do we rehearse for in everyday life? How do we rehearse for them?
If you’re going to write a story, you might draw a story mountain, sketch out the scenes on a storyboard, or tell it out loud to a friend a few different ways.
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Learning Target
I can rehearse my writing by thinking deeply about my intentions and goals for the writing piece.
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Chart — rehearsal thought prompts
I want readers to feel…
I want readers to understand…
I want readers to act by…
Maybe my (poem/story/essay/informational text…) could be like…
Writing a (poem/story/essay/informational text…) could make readers...
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teaching
If I want my readers to feel inspired, so that they feel like they could do what people really did, maybe a couple of stories would be better than just one.
In my planning I might need to do some research, interview people, etc.
What else?
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Active Engagement
Share with your partner on what your plan is today. Will you use:
a story mountain?
boxes-and-bullets outline?
timeline?
something else?
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link
Jot in the corner of your notebook page — what’s the first thing you need to do today? What’s the second thing?