unit 3: Community Story At the end of this activity, all students will have had a chance to read their stories aloud, either to small groups or large groups of individuals. Students will be prepared to discuss the experience in the next activity. DIFFERENTIATION SUGGESTIONS * Allow students to practice their read-alouds before the day of your event in order to perfect their performances. * to involve more stakeholders in this project, consider inviting other classes, parents, or other community members to your community Storytelling event. make copies of the Rubric for your guests so they can evaluate student work, too. * If students are nervous about reading aloud to a large group, have them perform their stories for small groups instead. Have the small groups evaluate one another on their performance, based on the Rubric. independent practice: reflection (10 minutes) oBJECtiVE: StuDentS WILL ReFLect on unIt'S LeARnInG. Students can write on a sheet of paper to reflect on this unit's learning. summary: reflection (5 minutes) oBJECtiVE: StuDentS WILL ReFLect on tHIS unIt'S LeARnInG. After the storytelling event, ask the class: * How did it feel to read your story aloud? * How did it feel to hear all of these stories " speaking up " for our communities? * Which community Story was your favorite? Why? * Whose read-aloud was most engaging? Why? congratulate students on taking a big step toward high school success. Ask the class: How can knowing where we come from help us plan for our futures? overcome barriers? Speak up for ourselves? LeSSon 17: communIty StoRyteLLInG eVent 155