Write a strong possible 1st
question for your interview (the
one you will be conducting with
an adult).
Entry Task 10/2/2014
Materials Needed: SB text, journal, highlighter, writing utensil.
LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ
1.8: TWO VERSIONS OF ONE NARRATIVE
(pages 32-39)
LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ
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Read the Author Bio (page 33).
Pair-share: What
predictions can you make
about Rodriguez’s writings
based on the information
you learned about his life?
BEFORE READING
Note the titles of the two texts that we are about to read:
• from Always Running: A Memoir
• “’Race’ Politics”
In your journals, write:
• What do you notice about the difference in the two titles?
• What can you infer about the different focus of each version
based on these two titles?
• How might the two versions be different based on the differences
between poetry and prose?
1ST READ:
- Read Always Running aloud as a class.
- While I read, use a highlighter to mark:
- DICTION
- SYNTAX
- IMAGERY
that the author uses to develop his voice.
2ND READ
GO back to the story. Respond to
the “Key Ideas and Details”
questions in the “My Notes”
sections in the margins.
1ST READ:
- Follow along as I read “’Race’ Politics”
aloud (page 35).
- While I read, use a highlighter to mark:
- DICTION
- SYNTAX
- IMAGERY
that the author uses to develop his voice.
• Following the first read of the poem, what
new information can you glean from the
poem that was not mentioned in the first
text?
• Why would Rodriguez include these details
in the poem? How do they change the
reader’s impression of the event?
SENTENCE FRAGMENT
• What is it?
• AN INCOMPLETE SENTENCE
• Example from the text?
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“Thought about that” (10).
CLOSE READ
• Underline at least three FRAGMENTS that
Rodriguez uses in the poem.
• To the right of the line, explain what the
purpose and effect of his use of the
FRAGMENT is?
CLOSE READ
• Circle three examples of REPETITION in the
poem. Annotate: how does Rodriguez’s use
of repetition affect TONE?
Entry Task: finish this chart in your
journal
Diction
Imagery
Syntax
Inferences
about
Speaker
Prose Version:
Always Running
Poetry Version:
“’Race’ Politics”
Today you will need SB text, journal, writing utensil, loose
paper.
Review: Reciprocal Pronouns
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Look at these examples:
John and Mary love each other.
Peter and David hate each other.
The ten prisoners were all blaming one another.
Both teams played hard against each other.
We gave each other gifts.
Why don't you believe each other?
They can't see each other.
The gangsters were fighting one another.
The boats were bumping against each other in the storm.
RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS
• Put a star next to Rodriguez’s use of
RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS in the text.
• Annotate: what is the effect of this on his
voice and tone?
AFTER READING
• Discuss with a partner or group of 3:
• Which components of coming of age are
present in the two texts?
• Which voice do you think is more effective?
• Which is easier to visualize and understand?
Why?
• Which version do you think is more
powerful? Why?
RAFT
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Role:
Audience:
Format:
Topic:
Individually, imagine the story is being told by a
different narrator and format. Brainstorm possible
Roles, Audiences, and Formats. Topic will stay the
same.
RAFT
• Role: Rano, one of the teenagers, police
officer, community activist, news reporter,
their mother.
• Audience: the police, their mother, his friends,
a reporter, self.
• Format: a news report, a letter to the editor,
police report, anti-racism rally speech, journal
entry.
With a partner
• Choose on of the new roles, audience, and
format to rewrite the narrative of the incident.
• After you have rewritten it, answer the
following question below it: How did changing
the speaker, audience and format influence
the telling of the incident.
Beginning your Interview
Narrative
UPCOMING TASK
(EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT 1)
This weekend you will make plans to conduct an INTERVIEW.
You will select the person and contact him/her to schedule a
time and place.
On the green half sheet of paper, you will fill in the required
information, have a parent (or the person you will be
interviewing) sign.
Next week you will write an INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT. The
transcript will be the written form of the interview, including
the contact information and brief background of the
interviewee.
The following week you will write an INTERVIEW NARRATIVE.
The narrative will have the elements of a good story: plot,
character, setting, conflict, point of view, and theme.
You will use 3 descriptive categories to bring life to the
character (interviewee): appearance, speech, and actions.
On the back of the green sheet
• Write out an explanation of the assignment,
and what you hope to accomplish. This will
then be used to ask your interviewee for
permission to interview, record, and share
his/her story.