Okay, so the 9s don't actually fight like the title of this blog entry portrays, but the 9s DID have a class today where they essentially had to "sell" their story to their classmates during an intense question and answer period.
Each group (which consisted of the group members for each remaining short story) ask the other groups questions about their stories in order to come to final decision of who they would vote the "top story".
Some questions posed were:
- What story (out of the 5, besides your own) did you vote as the best? Also, tell the class why we should vote for YOUR story over the story that you liked most.
- What story did you like the least? Why shouldn't that story win?
- What is the genre of your story? Why would we find yours the most interesting out of everyone elses'? What sets yours apart?
- What would say is the main theme of your story?
- Honestly, would you vote for your story to win if you were able to? Why or why not?
Those were some intense questions which put a lot of groups on the spot. It was awesome!
The top story will be used in our short story unit. I will take the winning story, find 2-3 more short stories that coincide with the winner (in either theme or genre) and create a short story unit. So far it's looking like I'll have to find some more suspense-type literature to feed the students' appetite for mystery as their votes seem to be swaying towards "The Call" (Vanson's story).
I'm so impressed with how far the groups have come in terms of how deep they delved into the questions and discussions in their groups and how well they worked with one another. Even after someone's story was voted out, there was no time (or room) for pouting and each group member helped out until the bitter end. I'm excited to see who the 9Bs vote as "top story"! We'll be collecting the final vote tomorrow morning!
Great work, 9s! It's been a pleasure! Check out some pictures from their question and answer period today!
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