Friday, December 12, 2014

The Memoir Challenge

Aim: How do we synthesize what we learned from Night to create our own memoirs? 

Journal Prompt #5:Looking Forward
State one skill that you are looking forward to conquering in this class during the third marking period.

Click here to read the memoir assignment.

Click here to review the rubric.

Four years ago, I wrote a memoir called "The Summer of My Life." Click here to read my memoir. 

Memoirs are due Friday, December 19.

What's due:
Five-paragraph thematic essay on Night. (100 points)
*"Redefining Faith" (3 paragraphs; 48 points)
*Loss of Faith worksheet
*Independent reading book.

***Always check Engrade for your up-to-the-minute progress in this class.***

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.A
Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation and its significance, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.B
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.C
Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole and build toward a particular tone and outcome (e.g., a sense of mystery, suspense, growth, or resolution).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D
Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.E
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.



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