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Tuesday, July 31st

Tuesday, July 31st. Please choose a seat you would like to have for the first unit. The Marshmallow Challenge Debrief. What are some things the challenge helped you learn about yourself and others? What was the most challenging aspect about the challenge and why?

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Tuesday, July 31st

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  1. Tuesday, July 31st Please choose a seat you would like to have for the first unit.

  2. The Marshmallow Challenge Debrief • What are some things the challenge helped you learn about yourself and others? • What was the most challenging aspect about the challenge and why? • How might you be able to apply what you learned today to English class?

  3. Six Word Memoirs

  4. What is a Memoir?

  5. What is a Six Word Memoir? • “For Sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.”-Ernest Hemingway • SMITH magazine, 2006

  6. Getting Started • Create a list of items about you • Interests, likes, dislikes, personality traits, places, people, hobbies, etc.

  7. Drafting your Memoirs • Choose 2-3 items from the list that can be developed • Write a little bit about those items • Synthesize that writing into six words!

  8. Examples • I came. I saw. I sat. -Eric Karlan • Always happiest with the bare minimum.-Maya Levine • Slightly awkward, clumsy, asks many questions-Tahneer Oksman • live. contemplate. learn. keep moving forward.-Grace Juhlin • Kid gets magic set, pursues dream. -Gerry Katzman

  9. Thinking about Memoirs • How is it possible and impossible to show who you are in six words? • Did you use punctuation? Capitalization? How does it affect your memoir? • Why is storytelling important?

  10. Syllabus Please grab one and the info sheet on the front table. Syllabus quiz on Google Classroom due Thursday by 8:00am.

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