A Bike Ride to Remember

Note: For this script, one student should read all of Ms. Denton’s lines, and the
other student should read all of the Student lines.

School is about to end for the week, and Ms. Denton is having a casual
conversation with her students about their weekend plans.

Ms. D: Is anyone doing anything exciting this weekend?

Cal: I’m going to a Notre Dame football game. My cousin
plays for Michigan, and they are playing at Notre Dame
this weekend.
Ms. D: That definitely sounds more enjoyable than what I “get”
to do.
Belia: Why? What are your weekend plans?
Ms. D: My fiance has cajoled me into going on a 45-mile bike
ride with him tomorrow morning.
Sara: That sounds like fun!
Ms. D: I disagree. I haven’t ridden my bike
in years, and Joe rides frequently.
He claims that he will ride slowly
for me, but I fear his “slow”
might be a breakneck speed
for me!
The bell rings, signaling the end of the
school day. Ms. Denton’s students
immediately head for the door.

Sara: Don’t worry, Ms. Denton. It will be fine. Have fun!

 A Bike Ride to Remember (continued)
When the students return to school on Monday, they find a pair of crutches balanced by
Ms. Denton’s desk, and their teacher sitting at the front of the room with her left foot
elevated and wrapped.

BJ: What happened, Ms. D?

Ms. D: Ugh! I should have trusted my instincts, and skipped that
ridiculously long Saturday bike ride. I always have been
prone to accidents.
Lacey: (groaning) I can relate, Ms. Denton. My parents
repeatedly tell me that I’m the most hapless child alive.
Tell us what happened!
Ms. D: There’s not much to say, really. We only had about two
miles left, and I was feeling utterly enervated. A car was
passing us so I tried to move closer to the side of the
road. Either I turned too sharply, or my tire hit some
loose gravel, but the next thing I knew, I was crashing to
the ground, landing hard on my left leg.
BJ: Did you break a bone?
Ms. D: No, I just sprained my ankle, but the doctor said that it
was definitely a bad sprain. I have to keep it elevated, so
I brought this hassock from home to rest my foot on.
Sadie: I’m going to tell you what you always tell us, Ms. Denton.
Ms. D: And what is that, Sadie?
Sadie: I’m sorry that unfortunate event happened to you, but
you could use it to write a phenomenal personal narrative!

Ms. D: (chuckling) You are most certainly right!

 A Bike Ride to Remember
Note: For this script, one student should read all of Ms. Denton’s lines, and the
other student should read all of the Student lines.

School is about to end for the week, and Ms. Denton is having a casual
conversation with her students about their weekend plans.

Ms. D: Is anyone doing anything exciting this weekend?

Cal: I’m going to a Notre Dame football game. My cousin
plays for Michigan, and they are playing at Notre Dame
this weekend.
Ms. D: That definitely sounds more enjoyable than what I “get”
to do.
Belia: Why? What are your weekend plans?
Ms. D: My fiance has cajoled me into going on a 45-mile bike
ride with him tomorrow morning.
Sara: That sounds like fun!
Ms. D: I disagree. I haven’t ridden my bike
in years, and Joe rides frequently.
He claims that he will ride slowly
for me, but I fear his “slow”
might be a breakneck speed
for me!
The bell rings, signaling the end of the
school day. Ms. Denton’s students
immediately head for the door.

Sara: Don’t worry, Ms. Denton. It will be fine. Have fun!

 A Bike Ride to Remember (continued)
When the students return to school on Monday, they find a pair of crutches balanced by
Ms. Denton’s desk, and their teacher sitting at the front of the room with her left foot
elevated and wrapped.

BJ: What happened, Ms. D?

Ms. D: Ugh! I should have trusted my instincts, and skipped that
ridiculously long Saturday bike ride. I always have been
prone to accidents.
Lacey: (groaning) I can relate, Ms. Denton. My parents
repeatedly tell me that I’m the most hapless child alive.
Tell us what happened!
Ms. D: There’s not much to say, really. We only had about two
miles left, and I was feeling utterly enervated. A car was
passing us so I tried to move closer to the side of the
road. Either I turned too sharply, or my tire hit some
loose gravel, but the next thing I knew, I was crashing to
the ground, landing hard on my left leg.
BJ: Did you break a bone?
Ms. D: No, I just sprained my ankle, but the doctor said that it
was definitely a bad sprain. I have to keep it elevated, so
I brought this hassock from home to rest my foot on.
Sadie: I’m going to tell you what you always tell us, Ms. Denton.
Ms. D: And what is that, Sadie?
Sadie: I’m sorry that unfortunate event happened to you, but
you could use it to write a phenomenal personal narrative!

Ms. D: (chuckling) You are most certainly right!

 Names ____________________________

Context Clues
Directions: Read the partner play script. Look
at the words in bold. Use context clues to
determine the meaning of each word. Using
your own words, write a definition on the line
following each word.

A Bike Ride to Remember

1. cajoled ______________________________________________________

2. prone _______________________________________________________

3. hapless ______________________________________________________

4. enervated ____________________________________________________

5. elevated _____________________________________________________

6. hassock _____________________________________________________

Choose two of the words from the list. In the space below, explain how you
used context clues to determine the meaning of each word.
 Names ____________________________

Context Clues
Directions: Read the partner play script. Look
at the words in bold. Use context clues to
determine the meaning of each word. Using
your own words, write a definition on the line
following each word.

A Bike Ride to Remember

(Answers may vary slightly.)
1. cajoled ______________________________________________________
to convince or persuade

2. prone _______________________________________________________
having a natural tendency to something

3. hapless ______________________________________________________
unlucky or unfortunate

4. enervated ____________________________________________________
without strength; exhausted

5. elevated _____________________________________________________
raised up above the normal level

a piece of furniture used to rest your feet; a footstool

6. hassock _____________________________________________________

Choose two of the words from the list. In the space below, explain how you
used context clues to determine the meaning of each word.

Answers will vary.

 A Bike Ride
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A Bike Ride
to Remember
 Accessing This Resource
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check out the next two pages of this document,
where I have listed specific directions for you.
 Sharing with Students
1. You and your students will need to be signed up
for (free) google accounts, and they must have
access to Google Drive.
2. Click on the link shown on the first page of this
document. A new screen will appear that
contains a blue button that says “Make a copy”.
3. Once you click on the link, your own copy of the
file that will be saved in your Google Drive
account.

4. The document will automatically open.

 Sharing with Students
1. Once the presentation is open, click on the
“SHARE” button in the
upper right corner.

2. A new box will pop up. Choose whether you want

to email this to your students or use the
shareable link. If you choose to email it to your
students, enter
your students’
email addresses in
this area (red
arrow).

If you choose to use the shareable link, click on

the link icon (below yellow arrow), and the box will
change. Copy the link provided. Place the link on a
secure website. Direct your students to the
secure website. Once
they click on the link,
the form will open, and
they will be able to
read the scripts and
answer the questions.
 By Deb Hanson © 2015
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