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AGENDA

Agenda

-Opening: “You’re my favorite mistake”

-Narrative Writing: Express and Reflect introduction,

mentor text-My favorite mistake…narrative response

-Closing: share what you have created so far.

-HW: 1st completed draft of your narrative is due

Friday.

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“My Favorite Mistake”

We will listen to SherylCrow’s song. As you listen

annotate your thoughts,connections, or literary

devices… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmIlUKo4dQc  

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Homework:1st Draft Narrative on “Your

Favorite Mistake” is due Friday. 

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MENTOR TEXT

“A Mistake That Should Last a Lifetime”by Jessanne Collins

Let’s read it. 

As we read, you will be doing two types of underlining:

Express/Recall—where she describes and remembers theevent.

Reflect—where she offer her thoughts and the lessons shelearned from that event.

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REACTIONS and DISCUSSION

What is the writer’s mistake? 

What do we see in terms of expression andreflection?

What are some lines we like?

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WN: My Favorite Mistake Start a new page in your writer’s notebooks and label it. 

Do as I do: ELMO

What was my mistake?

ExpressionWhat details do I recall

surrounding that mistake?

(before/during/after)

THIS IS TELLING THE STORY!

ReflectionLooking back at the event,

have I learned from the

experience? What do I take

from the mistake?

THIS IS REFLECTING ON THESTORY!

(Bullet a list of details here) (Reflective ideas go here)

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WORKSHOP TIME

Work on brainstorming and beginning your 1st draft.

Remember this needs to do/include the following: The Topic is “MISTAKES” 

You need at least 5 paragraphs (butplease do more!)

Double-space in your WN Show expression and reflection (like the

mentor text!)

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CLOSING

Homework: need to see the 1st draft of this for

Friday.

Share one idea you have created so far…shoulder

partner.