Wednesday 18 December 2013 **IF YOU DIDN’T FINISH THE 47 SENTENCES THEY ARE DUE TMRW. Bell work: Book Talk and SSR [5 min] Actively listen to my book talk on Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris [10 min] Read silently—still no book? Talk to me after school about it today! Record what page you get to today on my clipboard Introduction to Narrative [8 min] Record information on a page in your writer’s notebook. Do NOT try to write every word on the screen. Skim and listen while you jot down the most important ideas about narrative writing.

What is Narrative? Often, the word narrative is synonymous with story. A narrative is the story (fiction or non- fiction) told and the order in which it is told. Sometimes, there is a narrator, a character or series of characters, who tell the story. Sometimes, as with most non-fiction, the author himself/herself in the narrator. You are narrators of your own lives all the time. Something happens in class. You go to lunch; then, you tell the details that are important to you in the order that seems right to you. The story that you tell is a narrative. A reporter who tells a human interest story for the Olympics about an athlete that fought for years to get to the Olympics might emphasize his hardship, the time he had to sleep outside for a week, the eight hours a day that he worked out. The narrative is shaped by details. These details offer clues about the author’s purpose. Clearly, the author who emphasizes the hardships of an Olympic athlete wants to show us that this person overcame adversity to succeed. Why Write Narrative? Narrative writing is very important in your day-to-day life. For the rest of your life,you will write texts, s, cover letters, blogs, etc. about your beliefs, your ambitions, information you know, and feelings you have. What could be more important? Narrative writing in fiction and non-fiction (and even poetry) tells others the stories of our personal experiences and allows us to gain empathy and sympathy about the world around us.

Agenda [ 10 min] Big Idea Brainstorm in Notebook Watch my thought process as I develop ideas How has this experience (a moment in life) shaped/helped shape who I am?

Agenda [15 min] Create Storyboard in Notebook—see image Where does your narrative begin? Who, what, when, where, why… Where is a good ending point? [12 min] Closing Time Share out— what is difficult about brainstorming this topic? What are strategies you can use to generate ideas? Vocabulary Review (don’t forget there’s a quiz on Friday)

11 th Grade Wednesday 18 December 2013 **IF YOU DIDN’T FINISH THE 47 SENTENCES THEY ARE DUE TMRW. Bell work: Book Talk and SSR [5 min] Actively listen to my book talk on Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris [10 min] Read silently—no book? Talk to me after school about it today! Read a magazine or newspaper for now. Transcendentalism Reminders Transcend to spiritual level How?

Agenda [15 min] Reading from Walden in 6 groups [3 min] each person in group writes one key word. [7 min] share with group and try to write the most important sentence from your section—be prepared to share with class [10 min] Listen to and record information [10 min] Use the information you and your classmates found to answer questions 1a-5b on page 297.