Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Gratitude Speech?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
was
Who/What
Sentence
I was ready.
Add Detail: cohesive devices
after
______
trying for so long.
I was ready
Re-read
Build
I was ready
trying for so long.
Check
after
______
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
believed
Subject
you
Sentence
You believed me.
Add Detail: semi-colon for independent clauses
You believed in me; you helped me to achieve my dreams.
__________________________________
_________________
Re-read
Build
Insert the semi-colon to link the two independent clauses that could stand alone.
Check
You believed in me you helped me to achieve my dreams.
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Gratitude Speech?
Vehicle Text Recap
Example Text Recap
Remember: you will be writing your own Gratitude Speech as Wilma Rudolph.
Remember: think back to how Wilma would have felt at different points throughout her life.
Illustration 1: Wilma hugging her doll while her brothers and sisters play outside
Illustration 2:Wilma’s family helping to massage and heal her leg
Illustration 3:Wilma coming third in the Olympic 400-metre relay race in Australia in 1956
Illustration 4:Wilma winning three gold medals at the Olympics
Illustration 5:Wilma at her welcome parade, surrounded by fans
Freeze Frame
What might they say?
How can you show how they feel?
How might they say it?
What is around them?
How will their body move?
How might they react?
Illustration 1: Wilma hugging her doll while her brothers and sisters play outside
Illustration 2:Wilma’s family helping to massage and heal her leg
Illustration 4:Wilma winning three gold medals at the Olympics
Illustration 5:Wilma at her welcome parade, surrounded by fans
Illustration 3:Wilma coming third in the Olympic 400-metre relay race in Australia in 1956
Gathering Ideas
Explore the different stages of Wilma's life
What would Wilma say?
What would Wilma think and feel?
Resource:Gathering Ideas resource
Can I gather ideas for my Gratitude Speech?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
You believed in me; you helped me to achieve my dreams.
__________________________________
_________________
after
______
trying for so long.
I was ready
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Plan Lesson 8
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Gratitude Speech?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
was
Who/What
Sentence
I was ready.
Add Detail: cohesive devices
after
______
trying for so long.
I was ready
Re-read
Build
I was ready
trying for so long.
Check
after
______
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
believed
Subject
you
Sentence
You believed me.
Add Detail: semi-colon for independent clauses
You believed in me; you helped me to achieve my dreams.
__________________________________
_________________
Re-read
Build
Insert the semi-colon to link the two independent clauses that could stand alone.
Check
You believed in me you helped me to achieve my dreams.
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Gratitude Speech?
Vehicle Text Recap
Example Text Recap
Remember: you will be writing your own Gratitude Speech as Wilma Rudolph.
Remember: think back to how Wilma would have felt at different points throughout her life.
Illustration 1: Wilma hugging her doll while her brothers and sisters play outside
Illustration 2:Wilma’s family helping to massage and heal her leg
Illustration 3:Wilma coming third in the Olympic 400-metre relay race in Australia in 1956
Illustration 4:Wilma winning three gold medals at the Olympics
Illustration 5:Wilma at her welcome parade, surrounded by fans
Freeze Frame
What might they say?
How can you show how they feel?
How might they say it?
What is around them?
How will their body move?
How might they react?
Illustration 1: Wilma hugging her doll while her brothers and sisters play outside
Illustration 2:Wilma’s family helping to massage and heal her leg
Illustration 4:Wilma winning three gold medals at the Olympics
Illustration 5:Wilma at her welcome parade, surrounded by fans
Illustration 3:Wilma coming third in the Olympic 400-metre relay race in Australia in 1956
Gathering Ideas
Explore the different stages of Wilma's life
What would Wilma say?
What would Wilma think and feel?
Resource:Gathering Ideas resource
Can I gather ideas for my Gratitude Speech?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
You believed in me; you helped me to achieve my dreams.
__________________________________
_________________
after
______
trying for so long.
I was ready