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© 2013 Texas Educaon Agency/ The University of Texas System. All Rights Reserved. English I: Reading: Module 4: Practice 1: Section 3 Compare Narrative and Informational Texts Narrative Text Analysis Excerpt from “A Bus Ride, with Donuts” Blog By Yael Averbuch The alarm always seems to go off much too early the morning after a game. I didn’t play in the United States women’s national team’s 3-3 draw in a friendly with Germany last Friday, but the focus and mental energy I expended watching and preparing in case I was called upon left me as drained as if I were participating in the end-to-end battle. The morning after the game, my roommate, Crystal Dunn (a fellow North Carolina Tar Heel), and I rolled out of bed and headed to fill out our daily physical monitoring form. Every morning we track our hydration, resting heart rate, weight and how sore/tired we feel. The morning after the game my body was in good shape (although the players who didn’t play much did a short training session after, so I wasn’t completely fresh). All of my data was pretty typical but indicated that I was “sleepy tired.” After breakfast, we were on our own to do a recovery session. There was a gym available and a pool, as well as a yoga instructor who was brought in to lead a 30-minute practice. I usually take advantage of the yoga offered, but this time it was a bit different. The instructor was hilarious and did an offbeat (understatement) yoga session in which we tried all kinds of different handstand-type poses with the help of a partner. It wasn’t at all the relaxation and stretching that I was expecting, but mentally and emotionally it was absolutely perfect. I haven’t laughed that much in a long time, especially when the instructor demonstrated a pose with Kelley O’Hara. After lunch it was time to pack and load up the bus for the drive to Den Haag for our second friendly of this trip. Paul Rogers, the goalkeeper coach, was nice enough to make a Dunkin’ Donuts (who knew they had one in Frankfurt, Germany) run for the team. The bus ride was awesome for about 10 minutes while we scarfed down our donuts, but the fun didn’t last long. We were told the ride would be four-and-a-half hours. A little more than six hours later, we pulled up at our hotel. Source: Donuts, lucianvenutian, Wikimedia Instructions: Read the following narrative text. Notice what you notice. Let the text draw you in and allow yourself to experience (vicariously) the life of a soccer player on the road. Whether I’ve played or not, it’s always hard to fall asleep after a game, and the alarm usually interrupts me in the middle of a dream. I’m convinced that I’m more tired after a game in which I don’t play than after 90+ minutes on the field. Source: U.S. Women's Soccer team in Vancouver with Consul General Anne Callaghan, US Mission Canada, Wikimedia
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English I: Reading: Module 4: Practice 1: Section 3Compare Narrative and Informational TextsNarrative Text Analysis
Excerpt from “A Bus Ride, with Donuts” Blog By Yael Averbuch
The alarm always seems to go off much too early the morning after a game.
I didn’t play in the United States women’s national team’s 3-3 draw in a friendly with Germany last Friday, but the focus and mental energy I expended watching and preparing in case I was called upon left me as drained as if I were participating in the end-to-end battle.
The morning after the game, my roommate, Crystal Dunn (a fellow North Carolina Tar Heel), and I rolled out of bed and headed to fill out our daily physical monitoring form. Every morning we track our hydration, resting heart rate, weight and how sore/tired we feel. The morning after the game my body was in good shape (although the players who didn’t play much did a short training session after, so I wasn’t completely fresh). All of my data was pretty typical but indicated that I was “sleepy tired.”After breakfast, we were on our own to do a recovery session. There was a gym available and a pool, as well as a yoga instructor who was brought in to lead a 30-minute practice. I usually take advantage of the yoga offered, but this time it was a bit different. The instructor was hilarious and did an offbeat (understatement) yoga session in which we tried all kinds of different handstand-type poses with the help of a partner. It wasn’t at all the relaxation and stretching that I was expecting, but mentally and emotionally it was absolutely perfect. I haven’t laughed that much in a long time, especially when the instructor demonstrated a pose with Kelley O’Hara. After lunch it was time to pack and load up the bus for the drive to Den Haag for our second friendly of this trip. Paul Rogers, the goalkeeper coach, was nice enough to make a Dunkin’ Donuts (who knew they had one in Frankfurt, Germany) run for the team. The bus ride was awesome for about 10 minutes while we scarfed down our donuts, but the fun didn’t last long. We were told the ride would be four-and-a-half hours. A little more than six hours later, we pulled up at our hotel.
Source: Donuts, lucianvenutian, Wikimedia
Instructions: Read the following narrative text. Notice what you notice. Let the text draw you in and allow yourself to experience (vicariously) the life of a soccer player on the road.
Whether I’ve played or not, it’s always hard to fall asleep after a game, and the alarm usually interrupts me in the middle of a dream. I’m convinced that I’m more tired after a game in which I don’t play than after 90+ minutes on the field.
Source: U.S. Women's Soccer team in Vancouver with Consul General Anne Callaghan, US Mission Canada, Wikimedia
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English I: Reading: Module 4: Practice 1: Section 3Narrative Text Analysis (continued, page 2)
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List two phrases in the article that give some information about the situation:
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Is there information about “situation” in the text?
Is there information about the personality of the author?
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Is there humorous detail?
List two things about the personality of the author of the article:1.
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Are there names of people?
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English I: Reading: Module 4: Practice 1: Section 3Narrative Text Analysis (continued, page 3)
Are there specific references to books and businesses?
Is there slang or jargon used in the article?
List two specific references from the article: 1.
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List two examples of slang or jargon used in the article: 1.
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Does the author try to “connect” with readers?
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Is there a structure to the text?
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English I: Reading: Module 4: Practice 1: Section 3Narrative Text Analysis (continued, page 4)
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All of this data collection should put you in a good place to do some analysis. Read the following questions and enter your response in the text box provided. When you are done, mouse over the “Sample Response” button to compare your answer.
How “formal” is the presentation?
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Who is the audience?
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