Wednesday,+November+9,+2011

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**Learning Objectives (copy into journal):**

 * 1) Analyze a writing prompt
 * 2) Reflect on important events in your life
 * 3) Understand the three sections of an autobiographical narrative
 * ==== __MATERIALS__: ====
 * ==== Planner ====
 * ==== Journal ====
 * ==== Pen/pencil ==== ||

** IMPORTANT WEEKLY DATES (copy into Planner): ** none

 * __AGENDA__**


 * __Project Learning Objectives, Materials and Homework via docucam. Allow 3 minutes at beginning of each class for students to write down the learning objectives and homework. Do not give them extra time. The noise level should be low to silent during this time. Remind them of this and please enforce it. Select 3 students to read learning objectives aloud to class.__**

3. **Autobiographical Narrative Organizer**
 * 1. Read & Analyze Autobiographical Writing Prompt**
 * **45 minutes **
 * Teacher shows writing prompt via docucam
 * Students copy Writing Prompt in their journal (new page, titled "Autobiographical Narrative")
 * Analyze the writing prompt
 * //Groups of 3 (they know groups, and should take less than 20 seconds to form them)//
 * Teacher shows Analyzing writing prompt wkst via docucam
 * Students mark the writing prompt like the example
 * Students write the questions, and answer them in their journal
 * Based on the prompt, students create a pre-writing outline detailing how they would organize their essay
 * 2. "Recovering Memories" Activity (1-10 only)**
 * **15 -20 minutes**
 * //Individual//
 * Students start new page in journal titled "Recovering Memories"
 * Explain that this activity will help them brainstorm ideas about what they will write about for their Autobiographical narrative.
 * Teacher reads one sentence at a time (starting with 1) from Recovering Memories wkst.
 * Students then have one minute to write down ideas/thoughts/feelings based on the sentence
 * Repeat this process for #2-10 on the Recovering Memories wkst
 * **Choose 3 responses for the students to "turn and talk" with their A-B partners**(they know) during this process
 * It will look like this: You read sentence, they write, they turn and shar responses with A-B partner.
 * **Elicit shared responses by asking for volunteers as well**
 * Finally, students take another minute and circle the event they want to write about
 * **10-15 minutes**
 * Teacher cuts the worksheet into its three sections (Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion) - scissors in teacher desk drawer
 * //Individual//
 * Pass out the three sections for each student
 * Students glue the three sections onto three new separate journal pages (1 section per page) (glue in big closet next to west window)
 * **They cannot use the back of the page to glue the section on.**
 * If time, they can start filling it out.