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 |