Silent Independent Reading November 8, 2013 Ms. Moreau Silent Independent Reading until 1:35 Reader Response due at 1:45. While reading pages ____ to ______ of_______________(title of novel) by____ (author) I came across the literary element… Describe how authors depicts the literary element. Explain why this is important to the novel. Copy a quote that exemplifies this element. Give page number where you found the quote. Silent Independent Reading

Memoir Project Due Wednesday, November 13, 2013 This is not a memoir about you, it’s about a person who is a generation older than you, depicting a coming of age moment! Memoir Artist’s journal Interview and responses Memoir Project Due Wednesday, November 13, 2013

November 8, 2013 Ms. Moreau Aim: How can we better our understanding of the memoir rubric? Opening Task: Review “First Love” Coming of age memoirs

A memoir is a story about a specific and meaning moment in someone’s life. A theme is an author’s message about an issue. It is expressed in a complete sentence, not just one word. Key Terms

Pair Work – “First Love” flatter (verb)  to make someone feel important or attractive, or to praise someone in order to please him or her Flattery (noun) Explain what the following quote means in your own words. “I learned one little lesson about human nature – adulation (flattery) leaves a scent, one that we are all equipped to recognize, and no matter how insignificant the source, we seek it.” 2. How did the narrator learn this lesson? Explain the incident from the text. Pair Work – “First Love”

Pair Work – rubric criteria Title of piece. Gene Characteristics. Does this memoir focus on one aspect or memory of the subject’s life? If so, what is that memory or event? Genuine and Vivid. Do details in the memoir provide background and insight into the subject’s life? Give examples of such details and explain what they show. Powerful Images. Does this piece include powerful words, images, etc. that help you to visualize the subject and the event? Pair Work – rubric criteria

Listening. Grade this piece. http://themoth.org/posts/stories/spanish-harlem-7th-grade Listening. Grade this piece.