The Importance of Imagination Small Group
First Read: (Quick answers, do not have to be complete sentences.)
Notice- What is the difference between being imaginative and unimaginative?

Annotate- Go back with your group and annotate details of the text that support the main idea.
Connect- Does any part of this text relate to discussions we have had in class?

Comprehension: (Think about your answers. Answer in complete sentences.)
1. According to the author, what happens to our imagination when we grow up?

2. What was the author’s dream at age 12?

3. What did the author’s history teacher say about history?

Summary: Write a 5-7 sentence summary of the text you read.

Analyze the Text: Write in complete sentences.
1. Reread paragraph 10. What does the author mean when she write, “The tools are there. You just need to reorient them towards the unexpected”?

2. What questions do you have about the text if any?

3. What has this text taught you about imagination?
Vocabulary:
1. What do the following words have in common? (Template Parameters Model)

2. What do the words mean?

3. What relationship do they have to each other?

Analyze Craft and Structure: Read the following and answer the practice questions.
Author Influences: A reflective essay, such as “The Importance of Imagination,” presents the author’s thoughts, beliefs, and reflections on an idea or experience – in this case, the topic of imagination. The author’s thoughts and beliefs about a topic are affected by the author’s influences, or factors that affect his or her writing. These influences may include historical factors, such as important or newsworthy events that happened during the author’s lifetime. Authors are also influenced by cultural factors. Cultural factors include:
-places the author lived
-the author’s upbringing and education
-the way in which an author lives his or her life
-an author’s personal experiences
An author’s influences affect the issues he or she thinks are important. It is important to consider how an author’s influences may have shaped the central idea about which he or she is writing. For example, an author may choose to focus on promoting environmental awareness because a pollution problem in his or her own town.
Identify three of the author’s influences with text evidence. Then explain in complete sentences how the influence may have affected her essay.
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