Introduction+lg1,+sg

In order to engage my students, I will have a hands on activity. I will write a personal account of my life onto sentence strips and pass them out to my students. Key transition words will also be handed out to students on index cards. Without ever hearing the story, the students will need to place themselves in the correct order. This activity will stress the importance of transitions words, sequence and the importance of a solution to the problem.

The story will be as follows:

One night as I was walking through Target, | my phone rang and it was my friend Josh. | FIRST, | we talked about whether or not our group of friends was going | to his house that night. | NEXT, | our conversation turned into discussion about how | horrible our days had been. | The conversation was going great| WHEN SUDDENLY,| I heard screeching of tires on the other end of the line. | AS SOON AS | it happened, I began to panic | and started asking Josh if he was okay.| Thankfully, he answered and | told me that he had just driven over | a patch of ice. | ALTHOUGH, | he was alright, Josh rushed me off the phone to call | his parents and the police.| FINALLY, | he called me back and reassured me that he was okay, | BUT | his car had flipped over! | I'm so glad that he was okay! |

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