Parts of Speech Assessment

This is a Membean week - You need 30mins (40min for exemplary) by next Monday. Next test is Monday.

Memoir Rubric: Student Version

Endings/So What Factor - Your piece needs to show you were changed or different b/c of your experiences. Use these techniques for your 'so what' factor

Memoir: Craft Advanced

C/D and E/F

Make sure you have practiced your 'parts of speech' for tomorrow's summative

Parts of Speech Practice TEST

Begin: http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/parts_of_speech/quiz395.html

Making progress: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_quiz.htm

Easy  http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/215.html

Harder   http://www.quia.com/cb/188350.html     
Hardest http://www.quia.com/rr/143009.html

http://quizlet.com/4907039/8-parts-of-speech-definitions-flash-cards/

Lesson Recap: Strive to bring some figurative language into your writing if possible

Use this database of descriptive language to get ideas to bring your emotions to life

Anybody wanting to push themselves in even deeper levels of symbolism - see me.

Memoir: Author's Craft

IMPORTANT - Summative tomorrow for reading - Make sure you know the characteristics of certain craft moves

Which of these techniques will you bring into your piece?

Whole Text Structure

H/W - By the end of Tuesday's session, you should have two anecdotes drafts completed

Recap of today's session

No tears in the writer - no tears in the reader...How important are your anecdotes going to be?

Author's Craft - Summative - This is what a model answer might look like. Remember - this summative is THURSDAY (practice with Lost Floppy Roses - Tuesday)

SideNote - Remember to keep up with your parts of speech practice

Next week

Come to class Monday ready to start writing your final Memoir.  Your structure plan must be finished.

Next Week there are a few  summative assessments

Parts of Speech has been pushed to FRIDAY (C/D and E/F class)

Writing claims and writing about author's craft  - SUMMATIVE will happen on THURSDAY. ALL CLASSES. We will practice this one more time with this story, Everything Will Be OK on Monday. (Feel free to read it in advance if you would like to do so. Also - MAKE SURE you are familiar with some of the characteristics of author's craft seen here.

Use of dialogue

FINAL Memoir  DUE DATE: Wednesday 4th October. This is the SUMMATIVE. If  you score lower on this piece than you hope a resubmission (before the end of October) will consist of writing a second memoir from your other list of micro-moments. Get it right the first time. Our goal is to 'teach the writer' not simply 'correct' writing.

TIP: Talk about your outline with a family member. A STRONG OUTLINE LEADS TO A SUCCESSFUL PIECE. WILL YOUR OUTLINE BE READY?  If you discover something 'completely' new about yourself/how the world works - then you are ready