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Now that you have completed your biographical sketch, we are going to switch gears and begin our next writing assignment. Prompt: Tell the story of a memorable moment in your life and why it is important to you. What kind of writing is this? Autobiographical Narrative

2. Timeline
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Step 1: Create a timeline of your life (write down 5-7 events that you remember from your past). Step 2: Pick 3 events from your timeline that stick out to you and circle them.

3. Timeline
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Step 3: With your partner, share at least 2 of the events that you circled on your timeline. Group member responsibilities: -Write down at least 2 things that you liked about each story that your group members shared -tell your group members what you liked about their stories.

4. Choosing a topic Answer the following questions for homework:
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Answer the following questions for homework:
Which experience do you remember vividly?
Which one feels important? Explain why.
Which experience has made me who I am?
Which one shows “the real me”?

5. Inspiration!
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Write a few sentences about what this picture makes you think about (Who are these people? What are these people thinking? What has happened before this picture and what will happen after? Etc.)

6. Autobiographical Narrative
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Autobiographical Narrative
Prompt: Tell the story of a memorable moment in your life and why it is important to you.
Key Components:
Strong emotions and/or thoughts
Reflection about how the event changed you, influenced you, and/or why it’s important to you

7. Outline Step 1: Narrow your topic (use the questions listed) Step 2:
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Step 1:
Narrow your topic (use the questions listed)
Step 2:
Brainstorm what details NEED to be in your story.
Step 3:
Reflect on what you learned from the experience, how you felt about it then, and how you feel about it now.

8. Sensory Details
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Write down as many details as you can to describe the picture to the left. The person with the most (reasonable) details will get a HW Pass.

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Sensory Details
What are the 5 senses? Sensory details help your writing come alive. Add sensory details to your story (show not tell).

10. Autobiographical Narrative
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Autobiographical Narrative
Prompt: Tell the story of a memorable moment in your life and why it is important to you. Key Concept: Your primary purpose for writing an autobiographical narrative is to express and explore your thoughts and feelings.

11. Outline Step 1: Narrow your topic (use the questions listed) Step 2:
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Step 1:
Narrow your topic (use the questions listed)
Step 2:
Brainstorm what details NEED to be in your story.
Step 3:
Tell the story using 3 body paragraphs (we’ll come back to the intro and conclusion).

12. Body Building

13. Outline
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Step 1:
Narrow your topic (use the questions listed)
Step 2:
Brainstorm what details NEED to be in your story.
Step 3:
Tell the story using 3 body paragraphs (we’ll come back to the intro and conclusion).
Step 4:
Build up your body paragraphs with sensory details and figurative language.