Today in ELA 9/21

Learning Goals:

~Write your best personal narrative, or personal story, using memory of a person or place.
~Study the strategies for generating personal narratives.

Writing Workshop Activities:
Review Chart-How to Write Powerful Narratives

Reread Personal Writing Goals

Narrative Challenge
Write a narrative about a person using the list of people and moments you generated. 

Writing Reminders
*Write a beginning for your story.
*Use transition words to tell what happened in order.
*Elaborate to help readers picture your story.
*Show what your story is really about.
*Write an ending for your story. 

Popcorn Share
Read aloud a small excerpt from today's narrative challenge. Choose an excerpt with an exceptional amount of detail. :) 

Strategies for Generating Personal Narratives
Person- List important people and moments associated with them.
Place- Draw a map of a place and list moments that happened involving areas on the map.


Homework:

-Finish your map and moments.  Come to class with one in mind to write about. 

Aligned CCS Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.10, RL.6.2, RL. 6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.5, SL.6.6, L.6.1, L.6.2, L.6.3