Today 3rd and 4th periods met with Karen Karbo, Writer in Residence from Writers in the Schools. Periods 5 and 7 followed the same plan under the tutelage of Mr. Zartler.
The unit that was begun today is the Memoir unit. The drop-dead deadline for a 1,000 word memoir is January 21st, 2011.
Students will work on their memoirs with Karen or with Mr. Zartler every Tuesday and Friday between now and the deadline of January 21st (except December 6th with be a memoir day -- not December 10th.)
Students created a "Real Facebook" profile by answering the following questions:
Name
Birthdate
Pets
Political Views
Religious Views
A Secret
Likes & Interests
Musical
Movies
TV
Students in periods 3&4 put this profile in their WITS folders. Writers in periods 5&7 labled them "Memoir" and kept them in their binders.
HOMEWORK:
For class on Friday, students are to bring 1-3 photographs of themselves. The photo(s) should be more than a year old, and tell some story or be of an important moment that the writer remembers.
Friday there will be a substitute (plus Karen Karbo) in periods 3&4.
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