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Ms. Smith 8 September 2014

Ms. Smith 8 September 2014. I can write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences . * New Seats * Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life *

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Ms. Smith 8 September 2014

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  1. Ms. Smith 8 September 2014 I can write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. * New Seats * Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life * * Mentor Text * Literary Device Work *

  2. Six-Word Memoirs / Tweets • Last week we briefly discussed narratives and how narratives can be anything from a tiny text to a whole novel. • We started off by telling a story using only six words. We then continued the same process by using a tweet.

  3. Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life • In the book Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Rosenthal, Rosenthal writes 200-plus pages of entries, written encyclopedia-style, for words and terms involved in her life: people, ideas, items and objects, anecdotes, her own definitions of words, and obsessions. 

  4. Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life Anxious, Things That Make Me Getting lost. I drive around, my bottom lip quivering. I’m in a new city; I’m in a place I’ve never been. It doesn’t look like the nicest part of town either. I can’t breathe. The GPS isn’t working. How do I get there? My palms are sweating. I hit the speed dial button on my phone. He answers, “Hey there big sister.” I can’t even get the words out before I hysterically burst into tears. I hate being lost.

  5. Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life Commercials I hate commercial breaks. It seems like you spend more time watching them than the actual show you want to watch. I will admit that on occasion I come across one I like, but they mostly just annoy me. I’d rather them play the show straight through then show a bunch of commercials. Thank God for the invention of the DVR.

  6. Your Turn Create two entries for an encyclopedia for your own "ordinary” life. Keep the entries, on average, to about five sentences. It’s okay if some go a bit longer or a bit shorter. Be sure they are in alphabetical order by topic/title and show thought/reflection on your part.

  7. Narrative Student exemplar

  8. Literary Devices • Based on the quiz scores from last week, we clearly need some sort of intervention. Every single one of you will receive a handout. There are three different groups. You will spend the rest of class working on your specific handout.

  9. Next Week • Tuesday: Narrative Brainstorming / Prewriting • Wednesday: (OWP) Sustained Silent Reading • Thursday: Narrative Drafting • Friday: Narrative Drafting

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