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