Family Interview Connections
Learners will make meaning of interviews. Learners share their interview with a partner, looking for similarities.
Learning Objectives
- I can have collaborative discussions with my friends, my family, my teacher, or other community members on a topic. I can build on others’ ideas and express my own ideas clearly. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1)
- I can recall information from experiences, print, or digital sources, take notes, and sort information into categories. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8)
Essential Questions
- How did it feel to talk to your loved one about food?
- What new information did you find out during your interview?
- In how many different ways can I tell my story?
Lesson Plan
Bring learners together and remind them of the wealth of knowledge they have brought to the classroom today. Learners have been hearing stories from different authors but now have an opportunity to hear from their own family members. With their interviews in hand, learners will share with a partner. As they are sharing, remind learners to find a similarity, a difference, a question, and a connection. It may be helpful to display this poster for learners to reference.
Materials
- Learners’ home interviews
- Bulletin-board paper or a large scroll of paper for the collaborative drawing
- 01Can a Picture Tell a Thousand Words?
- 02Life Around a Table
- 03How Can I Bring My Stories to Life?
- 04Preparing for Interviews
- 05You are hereFamily Interview Connections
- 06Creating Recipe Stories
- 07Oral Storytelling
- 08Passing Down Stories
- 09Preparing for Final Presentations Day 1
- 10Preparing for Final Presentations Day 2
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