Lesson 28: Short stories - see link

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Lesson 28: Short stories - see link

https://www.weareteachers.com/funny-short-stories/

-They're meat

Goals and planning

You have read and understood 1 or 2 stories and in your own words can write a conversation between to persons. 

• pre- story 1 ('They're made out of meat' - Terry Bisson
• during story 1
• post story 1
• Story 2: 'Growing down' - Shel Silverstein (only if time left)
• Wrap up

I'm listening

Based on these words what is the story about

Think-pair-share

time: 1-1-2

Words: Meat, machines, universe, singing, planets

'They are made out of meat'

1. What do 'ridiculous, Omigod, conscious, & no on home' mean?

2. Why is one of the persons speaking so flabbergasted?

3. About who are they talking?

4. What is their solution?

5. Were your predictions correct?

Several groups

What: See right

Why: Makes the story and ENglish stick

How: In pairs (one is the alien, the other humans)

Time: 10 min

Help: Each other and me

Outcome: Think pair share

Finished: Create a collage with pictures you feel relate to the story

Imagine that you are part of earth's mission to make contact with the first aliens we meet. Write a 10 sentence conversation between 'us' and 'the aliens'.

'Growing Down' - Shel Silverstein

Fun poem - 

What do you predict this is about?