For this next section, you’ll have the choice between reading one of two short stories. They both focus on a character faced with a decision, but it’s a decision that’s based on Values.

“The Michelle I Know” is a story about a young girl battling an illness in the hospital. She’s scared her boyfriend will find someone else to spend time with and is befriended by another patient.

“Just Lather, That’s All“ is a story about a young man whose community is disrupted by a war. The leader of the opposition group enters his store for a shave and the young man must decide whether to take this opportunity or let it pass.

Open the Google Doc here with both stories in it. Make a Copy for yourself and follow the instructions below.

Pick one of the stories and complete the following steps:

1. Open the Google Doc file linked above to access both stories. 
   1. Once you open it in Google Docs, you’ll be able to highlight a portion of the text you want to respond to or make an observation of and add a comment that includes your observation/analysis.
2. As you read through the story, watch for the following qualities of the text and identify any 20 as a comment.
   1. Make a connection to yourself
   2. Make a judgement – what do you think about… ?
   3. Make a connection to the world or society
   4. Share what you visualize
   5. Identify a single phrase or sentence that is significant for some reason to you and explain the reasoning
   6. Share what puzzles you
   7. Clarify something
   8. Identify something that you feel is irrelevant or relevant
   9. Identify something that you feel is irrelevant or relevant
   10. Summarize what’s happening
   11. Ask a question about something related to the plot
   12. Ask a question about something related to the plot
   13. Identify something unique about the writing
   14. Identify what is motivating characters right now
   15. Identify what is motivating characters right now
   16. Make a connection to another text you know of (story, movie, tv show)
   17. Identify an example of inference (what is hinted at that the reader needs to read-between-the-lines to understand)
   18. Identify an example of inference (what is hinted at that the reader needs to read-between-the-lines to understand)
   19. Share what puzzles you near the highest point of tension; what is unclear to you for the moment
   20. Clarify something relevant to the falling action or resolution
   21. Make a prediction
   22. Make a prediction
   23. Make a prediction
3. Let me know when you’ve completed these comments/observations in your document.