1. “My Favorite Mistake” lesson
A creative nonfiction model
And the name of a song by Sheryl Crow

2. Chorus:
Did you know when you go It's the perfect ending To the bad day I was just beginning When you go all I know is You're my favorite mistake

3. Model text “A Mistake That Should Last a Lifetime” by Jessanne Collins
Let’s read it.

4. Questions/Comments What is the writer’s mistake?
What details does she recall leading up to the mistake?
Looking back at the event, what are the writer’s thoughts today?
What lasting impressions does the writer take from the experience?

5. Color-code with highlighters
Yellow: indicate where the author recalls (expresses) the incident
Pink: indicate where the author reflects on what the incident means to her today.
Discuss

6. AW #3: My Favorite Mistake
Start a new page and label it.
Create a graphic organizer like this:
What was my mistake? Put the jist of it in this box.
Expression
What details do I recall surrounding that mistake? (before/during/after
Reflection
Looking back at the event, have I learned from the experience? What do I take from the mistake?
(Bullet a list of details here)
(Reflective ideas go here)