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Storyteller Con Unit
Lesson 1 of 6
Exploring Mentor Texts
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DISCUSS:
If you could go to a convention on any topic, what kind of convention would you
want to go to.
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DISCUSS:
What do you notice about this fanzine?
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner, or someone you sit near. When everyone knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step.
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Get your supplies.
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Get your copy of Marco’s Hat. If you’d like to read the story on your
own, you can pause the video now. Keep watching to hear me read
the story aloud.
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Decide which partner will read Fanzine A and which partner will read
Fanzine B.
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Take a few minutes to read your fanzine quietly to yourself.
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Share with your partner: What was your fanzine about?
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On your fanzine, find the first paragraph. Draw a bracket on the side
of that paragraph, and label it “Introduction.”
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Find the last paragraph in your fanzine. Draw a bracket and label this
paragraph “Conclusion.”
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Draw brackets and label the two body paragraphs in your fanzine.
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Choose one highlighter color. At the bottom of your worksheet, color
in the box that says “Theme” with the color you picked.
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Highlight the theme in your theme color.
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Use your pencil to put a box around the entire sentence that has the
theme in it.
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Share with your partner the thesis statement from your fanzine.
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Find the theme in the other paragraphs in your fanzine. When you
find the theme written, highlight it in your theme color.
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Get your other highlighter color. At the bottom of your worksheet,
color in the box labeled “Evidence” in your second highlighter color.
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Look through your fanzine. If you see any parts that are quotes from
the story, highlight them in your evidence color.
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Pick two pieces of evidence from the body paragraphs that you
highlighted. Look back at your copy of Marco’s Hat to find those
exact sentences. When you find them, highlight them.
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Welcome to Storyteller Con
Storyteller Con Unit
Lesson 1 of 6
Exploring Mentor Texts
4.9 (15 reviews)

Students will...

Print Prep
  • read a short story.

  • read a literary essay about the story.

  • identify the key elements in a literary essay including: introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.

  • identify text evidence and explanations that support the thesis/theme in the essay.

Before this lesson...

If you’d like to assess learning during this unit, you might like to try the Optional Pre-Assessment first.
Fanzine A worksheet 15 copies
Fanzine B worksheet 15 copies
Marco's Hat worksheet 30 copies
Highlighter
Each student needs two different colors.
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Prep Instructions
  • Marco’s Hat is a three-page worksheet and can be stapled together into a packet to help students with paper management.

  • If different colored highlighters are not available, colored pencils or crayons can be used instead.

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10 mins

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