Use the brainpop game to practice using context clues to figure out the meaning of words.
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Monday, October 29, 2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Peer Revision with a checklist
Use this checklist to give your partner some feedback. Make at least 15 comments on their draft, if there are any parts of the checklist that you think they need to address.
Revision checklist
Revision checklist
Friday, October 19, 2018
Use Transitions to make your memoir flow
Goal: I used transitional phrases to alert my reader to the passage of time, to connect parts of
the story, to imply cause and effect, to raise questions.
the story, to imply cause and effect, to raise questions.
Use the list below to see where your transitions fall on the Columbia Rubric
Like a 6th grader: If he hadn’t....he might not have..., because of..., although...
or little did she know that
or little did she know that
Like a 7th grader: and suddenly, if only, meanwhile
Like an 8th grader: and so, thereabouts, whenever, wherever, in spite of
Like a 9th/10th grader: as when, just as, whereby, without realizing, ever afterward
Thursday, October 11, 2018
What is Exposition?
Watch the clips below
How can you introduce your memorable moment to your audience?
Log in to Google Classroom. Write a short exposition to give you readers:
1. any info they need to understand what's happening in the story
2. context to explain why the moment you chose is so important
Break it down!
Breaking down our writable moments to dig for details... Try to think of each memory as a progression of: emotions, actions, thoughts (reflection), dialogue. Charting these details on simultaneous timelines can help turn a simple description into an opportunity for a meaningful memoir.
Some student samples....
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