Memoir

      Week 1	SWBAT list and define genres within narrative writing
SWBAT list and define elements of memoir
SWBAT distinguish between memoir and other narrative writing
In a Venn Diagram
SWBAT use visualization as they listen to memoir read aloud	
		
Week 2
	SWBAT create high/low map of their own lives
SWBAT sequence the events of memoirs they read
SWBAT create timeline sequencing events of their own memories
SWBAT make connections between memoirs and their own memories	
		
Week 3	SWBAT recognize cause and effect in memoir
SWBAT create a cause/effect map of their own lives
SWBAT read and evaluate memoirs for plot, character, connection, hook, message
SWBAT choose an event for their own memoir writing

Week 4	SWBAT create a timeline of their memory
SWBAT identify sensory description as they read
SWBAT use sensory description to describe their own memoir
SWBAT create a rough draft of their memoirs	
		
Week 5	SWBAT use peer editing to ensure memoir has necessary elements
SWBAT evaluate theme in memoir reading
SWBAT decide/explain theme of their own memoirs
SWBAT create revised draft based on peer/teacher feedback	
		
Assessment	SWBAT create an original memoir, containing brainstorm, rough draft, revised draft, and final draft, along with cover using visualization.	
		
Possible Texts	Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, The House on Mango Street, 
Raymond’s Run, Girl, My Rotten Readheaded Older Brother	
		
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