Shocking!!

Another way to "add pizzazz" is by including a shocking one-liner to peak the interest of the audience to foreshadow or "tease" a major event. 

Jeanette Walls uses this technique really effectively in her memoir The Glass Castle. 

Spring can bring wacky weather....

and all that Jazz....

How do writers spice up their memoirs? 

Here are 2 ways to "add pizzazz," and there will be many more to come =) 

Crafting a Memoir

Writers use many different techniques to successfully put together a page-turning memoir. Over the course of this unit, we will add many of them to our own writing toolboxes. Here are the tips and tricks we discussed today...

"It's the Final Countdown!!!!"

Graphics and Captions...

In- text citation.... The basics

Just when you thought you were finished.....

Formal chart on its way.... Until then this will have to do!!

The Robonaut on the ISS has his own Facebook page!

Wanna "friend" a robot?!?!?!

Even space robots need to get their exercise! 

Formal Writing Reminders

Hubble breaks a record!

Big record for Hubble article click here!

Attention researchers studying Mars!

Check out this cool article about MAVEN for section 3!

MAVEN spacecraft completed!

Check out my conference Swag Bag!

Working hard in my absence?!? You better be!!!!

I hope all my indigo team researchers are feverishly editing their rough drafts under the expert direction of Mrs. Russo. Missing you guys today, but learning a ton about how to be a better teacher for you!

Remember to put your rough draft in google docs by Friday and share it with me!

Taking a break from research today...

I'm at a conference listening to Rick Wormelli (the Robin Williams of education) talk about how we should rethink "grading"