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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.
about above across after against around at before
behind below beneath beside besides between beyond by
down during except for from in inside into
like near of off on out outside over
since through throughout till to toward under until
up upon with without
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 +/- ChartCreate a chart (see examples) that graphs the highs and lows
from your brainstorming sheet
• Choose 10-15 events (total) to graph
• Draw pictures on your graph for at least 8 of the charted memories
+/- Chart
Birth-----------------YEARS---------------------------------------------------- 2011
Scale
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 10-15 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 walke
d
Injuries
Sports
Things you have held
Things you have touched
How you are
unique
about above across after against around at before
behind below beneath beside besides between beyond by
down during except for from in inside into
like near of off on out outside over
since through throughout till to toward under until
up upon with without
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 comparisonPersonification: gives human qualities Allusion: reference to well-knownHyperbole: 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
Memoir The Good or What you liked The 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 workAnd
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
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