March 28, 2014 Types of informational text - memoir Homework: One page memoir containing 3 labeled elements due Tuesday! Objective: I can recognize different types of informational text - MEMOIR Warm Up (in your composition book) C opy your objective into you comp book. Copy down the definitions for AUTOBIOGRAPHY and MEMOIR from the red part of your Literature book.
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March 28, 2014Types of informational text - memoir
Homework: One page memoir containing 3 labeled elements due Tuesday!
Objective: I can recognize different types of informational text - MEMOIR
Warm Up (in your composition book)Copy your objective into you comp book. Copy down the definitions for AUTOBIOGRAPHY and MEMOIR from the red part of your Literature book.
As you read "The First Skateboard in the History of the World," make a chart like this one to record examples of text that fit each author's purpose.
Inform Share thoughts and feelings Entertain
Reread lines 1-5. What purpose(s) has the writer revealed so far? Pull text.
Reread lines 18-23. Which words or phrases in this paragraph contribute to the casual style of the piece?
Why might Byars gave chosen to include her mother's comments?
Reread lines 51-55. How do the short sentences and sentence fragments help Byars create a casual style?
Reread lines 68-73. What words and phrases in these lines add humor to the episode?
Reread lines 103-114. How does Byar's use of realistic dialogue reveal that her mother is upset?
Reread lines 115-120. What does Byars want her readers to know about her?
Think about a memorable event that has happened in your life that you would definitely include of you wrote a memoir. Write a one page story describing the incident. You need to include AND LABEL the following things:
A sentence that informs the reader A sentence that entertains the readerA sentence that shares your thoughts and feelings Realistic dialogueWord choice that reflects your personalitySentence structure that reflects your personality
Homework:
One page memoir containing all 6 elements (labeled) due Tuesday!