Memoir+Week+13

//Descriptive words for people// //Sensory Words//
 * //9 December//**
 * //8 December//**

//Silent reading. Read silently please. 20 minutes.//

//Read 'The Iron' and go through slides 9-> on ppt. Answer aloud.//

//Check homework for both memoirs. Review answers.//

//Check synopsis activity.//

//Group activity for those who have synopses done. --> I will make your groups. Each of you read your synopses aloud. Discuss which you think the author should write about. This is part of your pre-writing.//

//Potential questions for discussion://

//* Where did this take place? What senses could be used in imagery? List examples.// //* Who would be the main protagonist in this memoir? How would you describe it / her / him?// //* What is the lesson learned in this memoir?//

//For tomorrow: Have a final decision for your memoir.//

//The Thursday File?//


 * //7 December//**
 * //Creative writing time//**

//Homework check on 'First Kiss...' sheet. Review together.//

//Molly. Read and respond//

//Handout(?) questions for memoirists...synopsis assignment.//

//Choose four of the entries in 'Questions for a Memoirist' and complete a **synopsis** for each**.** This will include basic (not detailed) structure of intro setting, main character and plot. Think about what you would read on a book jacket or see in a movie trailer -- except this time you know the ending.//


 * //6 December//**


 * //I would like to re-visit the headphone rule. Please limit your music / headphone use to work time only. Leave all PED's out of sight during silent reading and instruction time.//**

//During silent reading, please place your 6WM on the stick or in the drop box.// //Review 'First Kiss' and complete sheet in class.// //The Iron, by Henry Rollins.//
 * //Today is the 94th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion. If interested, please click on this link to read about this major event in Maritime history.//**
 * //5 December//**


 * //"The Iron"//** //by Henry Rollins OR **'Six to Eight Black Men'**//

//**Sedaris - Stadium Pal**//

//Creative writing / 6 word memoir work -- 20 minutes -- due into drop box tomorrow.//

//Review ideas / criteria for memoir//

//Read 'First Kiss / First Lesson' and hand out activity sheet.//

//Silent reading -- I read 'Dave Cooks the Christmas Turkey' part 1// //For Wednesday: Cue card completed and 'Love Connection' question composed. This question will be asked to each potential date.// //Discuss Love Connection Question: Compose a question that would be a definite decision maker for you in choosing a book.// //ie. **I love books that tell a personal perspective or a real-life story. What would your book tell me about the main character?**// //**When I read books, I try to picture myself in the scene? What scenery would I see in your book?**// //Today is a writing day. Use your synopses to write a brief, 1-page story. DO NOT get attached to this story, as it will be expanded as we go.// //Using Thursday file and (hopefully) your prop.// //Imagery, dialogue, inference, paragraphing, varying sentence length.//
 * //6 December//**