Happy Monday…… please COPY the following in the GRAMMAR portion of your WNB Prepositions: Prepositions are extremely important; they help us understand how objects relate to each other in space and time. DO: Create ONE sentence that uses ANY TWO of the prepositions from above.

Please take out the BRAINSTORMING sheet you were given before break. Part 2: The +/- Chart Create a chart (see examples) that graphs the highs and lows from your brainstorming sheet Choose events (total) to graph Draw pictures on your graph for at least 8 of the charted memories

+/- Chart Birth YEARS ScaleScale

Please take out the BRAINSTORMING sheet you were given before break. Part 3: Hand or Foot Trace your hand or foot (or the bottom of your shoe) on a piece of construction paper Write on your hand/foot/shoe things (see example) you have experienced, held, remind you of, places you’ve walked, etc. Decorate it creatively

Hand or Foot Places you have traveled Places you have walked Injuries Sports Things you have held Things you have touched How you are unique

Happy Tuesday…… please COPY the following in the GRAMMAR portion of your WNB Underline the PREPOSITION in EACH of the sentences below: 1.During the winter I like to go down to the skating rink with friends. 2.Out in the woods, before sunset, you can see many animals.

Memoir/Personal Narrative Memoir: 1.A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge. 2.An autobiography or a written account of one's memory of certain events or people. Personal Narrative: 1. a storied piece which relates a personal experience or observation

Memoir Free-Write Please have out the following: 1. +/- Chart 2. Hand or Foot 3. Pen/cil 4. Lined paper 1.Choose THREE things from your brainstorming activities 2.Fold your piece of lined paper into 1/3 (hot dog style) 3.Put your THREE chosen things across the top as the “header” for each space

Memoir Free-Write For the next 3 minutes, list things in the first column of your paper that you remember/associate with the event EX: smells, colors, sounds, tastes, textures, dates, people, location, etc.

Memoir Free-Write For the next 3 minutes, list things in the SECOND column of your paper that you remember/associate with the event EX: smells, colors, sounds, tastes, textures, dates, people, location, etc.

Memoir Free-Write For the next 3 minutes, list things in the THIRD column of your paper that you remember/associate with the event EX: smells, colors, sounds, tastes, textures, dates, people, location, etc.

Memoir Free-Write 1.Read through what you wrote and decide which ONE you could turn into a memoir or personal narrative 2.Flip your paper over and do the following: A. Create a SIMILE you can use in your paper. B. Create an example of PERSONIFICATION you can use in your paper. C. Create an ALLUSION, a METAPHOR or HYPERBOLE that you can use in your paper. 3. Make sure your name is on your paper & turn-in Simile: Comparison using like or as Metaphor: direct comparison Personification: gives human qualities Allusion: reference to well-known Hyperbole: over exaggeration

Using PREPOSITIONS, describe where EACH of the smiley faces lands in relation to the bulls eye…write in your WNB, GRAMMAR section

Memoir Examples: Create this chart & complete MemoirThe Good or What you likedThe Bad or what you didn’t like “Citrus Hoops” “Dad” “My Mother” “Top Chicken”

Organization Together: “Citrus Hoops” By door: “Dad: Middle: “My Mother” By windows: “Top Chicken” To do: Determine How the writer ORGANIZED their work 1. Create an outline OR 2. Label each paragraph for the Main Idea/action

The Lead Together: “Citrus Hoops” By door: “Dad: Middle: “My Mother” By windows: “Top Chicken” To do: Determine How the writer BEGAN their work And How EFFECTIVE of an introduction it is 1.“Label” the lead with an adjective/descriptive phrase 2.Rate its effectiveness 1-5 (one good-five bad)

Creating Your Memoir 1.Begin your ROUGH DRAFT now: A. Create an OUTLINE B. WRITE your lead paragraph (intro) 2.Have it initialed where you left off at the end of the hour. 3.You will have some time to work on your rough draft after your Non-fiction test tomorrow.

Thursday: Test day! Have out the following: 1. your notebook 2. your rough draft of your memoir 3. pen/cil When you finish your test, complete your work on your rough draft. Rough drafts are due Friday & are worth 25 points