2015-05-27 Workshop: train prewriting

Greg Malivuk
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with a partner, answer the questions on p. 12 of the handout
(In the first part, fix the incorrect information. In the second part, choose the reason for each sentence.)
2 Nicole was eight.
3 They began looking for fish.
4 They heard a loud noise.
5 A train was coming!
6 Robert ran.
7 She was lying on the train track. (lie/lying, die/dying)
8 a few seconds later
9 The bottom of the train touched her.
10 Don’t tell Mom!

2 a
3 d
4 b
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p. 13 - Paragraph 1 is the correct summary because it includes all the main events of the story. (Paragraph 2 doesn’t tell anything about the train coming or Nicole lying on the track.)
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When you were a child, did you always listen to (and follow) your parents’ rules?

Did they have rules about your safety? (Don’t walk on the bridge? Don’t go to the river? etc.)
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Think of a time you broke a rule (from your parents or from someone else) and then something dangerous happened.

What was the rule?
Why did this rule exist?
Why did you break the rule?
What happened when you broke the rule?
How did your parents react?
Is your behavior today different because of this event?
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Homework: write short answers to these questions