for the brilliant minds of the future!!
On your slip of paper, write a question you have about the power of stories.
find a partner and discuss your questions
exchange questions
find a new discussion partner
Based on your Mix and Mingle, what have we learned about the power of stories so far?
Take out the reflective paragraphs you completed in Lesson 24, and Handout 25B.
*New Vocabulary*
The text for this New-Read Assessment is a transcript of a video.
According to Adichie, what power do stories have to help us make sense of ourselves and the world?
What are the pros and cons of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex?
Add the following information to Skills section of your Knowledge Journals:
*Identifying Clauses Refresher*
Write at least two sentences that incorporate textual evidence from “The Danger of a Single Story” and “Your Brain on Fiction.” Be aware of the punctuation rules regarding compound and complex sentences.