Coach: look at the exit check results and the paper practice. Go back over every item a student missed: read it together, have the student explain their thinking, then show the correct thinking. Use the reteach routine below for anyone who missed two or more. Students who got everything right take the stretch task.

🔄 Reteach it (missed two or more)

Use a three-step routine: 1) What is happening right before this line? 2) What might the speaker really mean? 3) Which words would I stress to show that? Practice with one line at a time.

Model sincere vs. sarcastic readings of short phrases and have the student label them.

"Nice job." Sincere or sarcastic? (Coach reads with a flat voice.)
Answer: Sarcastic.
"I can't wait." (Coach reads with a bright voice.)
Answer: Sincere excitement.
Read "Thanks a lot" sarcastically.
Answer: Flat, drawn out, stress on "lot."

🚀 Stretch it (got everything right)

Write a short monologue with an ambiguous final line. Perform it two ways and explain each interpretation.
Answer: Check for genuine ambiguity and clear performance choices.
Choose a line from a novel you are reading (describe it in your own words) and explain two ways to read it aloud.
Answer: Any thoughtful analysis.