he hated going out for recess
he was always last to be picked
when they played a game
he wanted to be one of them
but no one ever asked
sometimes it was easier to be alone
Prompts for Text Analysis
- What is this text about?
- How do we know?
- What do we know about the narrator of the text?
- How do we know this?
- What do the words suggest?
- What do we need to know to understand this?
- What different interpretations of the text are possible?
- How have we interpreted the text in different ways?
- How does the order of the words affect the meaning/tone/feeling?
*These questions will be re-addressed later in the lesson, and responses shared with the whole class.
