Do the Right ThingDo the Right Thing

Signposts on the JourneySignposts on the Journey

Anecdote Anecdote

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Steve BuistSteve Buist

VocabularyVocabulary

anecdote (n)anecdote (n) condense (v)condense (v) TV converter (n)TV converter (n) disperse (v)disperse (v) fray (n) fray (n) necessity (n)necessity (n) signpost (n)signpost (n) stereotyping (v)stereotyping (v)

Imagine a scene where a 16 year old is Imagine a scene where a 16 year old is getting beat up and others are watching:getting beat up and others are watching:

What kinds of people were involved?What kinds of people were involved? What kinds of people were watching the What kinds of people were watching the

incident?incident? How did the groups of people behave?How did the groups of people behave? How did the different groups of people act How did the different groups of people act

toward others?toward others? Pitt Meadows Gang RapePitt Meadows Gang Rape

TEASER on p. 288TEASER on p. 288

Can you think of a time Can you think of a time when doing the right when doing the right thing made others sit thing made others sit up and take notice? A up and take notice? A young man does what young man does what he feels is right, and he feels is right, and his actions serve as …his actions serve as …

Do you Remember????Do you Remember????

What’s an anecdote?What’s an anecdote? What reading strategies could be used What reading strategies could be used

when reading an anecdote?when reading an anecdote?

Personal ConnectionsPersonal Connections

Making connections between your Making connections between your experiences and the people, places, experiences and the people, places, situations, and ideas in the text is a good situations, and ideas in the text is a good strategy for reading strategy for reading

During ReadingDuring Reading

Jot down notes, quotations, and other Jot down notes, quotations, and other comments in your notebook.comments in your notebook.

Reflect upon and describe how the story Reflect upon and describe how the story makes connections to your own makes connections to your own experiences.experiences.

Stereotyping DiscussionStereotyping Discussion

How do you feel about teenage How do you feel about teenage stereotypes?stereotypes?

Read p. 291 and discuss the issue in a Read p. 291 and discuss the issue in a small groupsmall group

Remember the Starfish Saver?Remember the Starfish Saver?

This demonstrates how standing up for This demonstrates how standing up for someone when it comes to bullying could someone when it comes to bullying could make all the differencemake all the difference..