LESSON 6.6
Rank the A Ideas

Grades 1-3

Prioritize the A Ideas

Continue doing more brainstorming, funneling, and piggybacking until you have at least three A ideas.

Now you need to choose which one you want for your story.

Do not argue! Instead, use a Decision Chart.

Task 6.6.1 – Small Groups

Use these as the top row:

  • Which do I most want to talk about?
  • Which most likely will interest adults?
  • Which will be the funniest?

Check:

Is there an st word in each one? Yes: most, most, funniest

Task 6.6.2 – Small Groups

Fill out a Decision Chart.

Idea want to adults funniest Total
Athabascan prank calls 4 3 4 11
Alaska Native pitching secrets 3 4 1 8
mailman + Athabascan 2 2 2 6
mailman + bad words 1 1 3 5

There are four ideas, so your best idea will be a 4. Your worst will be a 1.
Enter a 4, then a 1

Idea want to adults funniest Total
Athabascan prank calls 4 4
Alaska Native pitching secrets 4 1
mailman + Athabascan
mailman + bad words 1 1

Then decide on the second best and the second worst. (And so on for more ideas.)

Check each column to make sure you did not repeat any numbers.
Add up the rows. The highest number is what you will tell your story about.

Idea want to adults funniest Total
Athabascan prank calls 4 3 4 11
Alaska Native pitching secrets 3 4 1 8
mailman + Athabascan 2 2 2 6
mailman + bad words 1 1 3 5

In case of a tie, flip a coin. If more than two ideas tie, then put slips of paper into a jar.

Task 6.6.3 – Small Groups

Fill in your chart’s What/Why Statements.

The what is made up of the LH-VP-RH.  The Why is made up of because why.

WHAT STATEMENT WHY STATEMENT
LH VP RH because Why
Hero Verb Phrase Troublemaker because Problem
I had a problem with a talking dog because it made prank phone calls in Athabascan