craft used to create/evoke emotion. Explain that on Julie there isn’t very much information Student Handout(s): Brinckloe or her background. Memory chart (resources for memoir) The teacher will read the author’s note. Guided Practice (3-5 min): Standards: Turn and Talk: What do you think inspired Julie Brinckloe ELAGSE5W3: Write narratives to develop real write Fireflies? or imagined experiences or events using What emotion was created through the writing of this piece? effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. What is important about this memory? Display the Memory Chart. As a class, determine the inspiration, emotion, and the importance of this event. (The importance will likely be inferred). Mentor Text(s): Fireflies by: Julie Brinckloe Anchor Chart(s): Immersion Teaching Point # 3 Independent Practice: Learning Target: I can explain how authors use craft to take ordinary Students will read memories and make them extraordinary excerpts from the mentor texts and continue to Inform/ Review (1-2 min): Yesterday, we learned the elements of a complete the chart. memoir. Today, we will learn that authors take ordinary memories and turn What are the ordinary them into extraordinary pieces of writing. memories? What details Present/Model (5-7 min): Authors use different craft to does the author include to make their writing appealing to readers. They make these memories may use descriptive language, special font, figurative extraordinary? language, etc. Student handout(s): “Ordinary Teacher will read Saturdays and Teacakes by: Lester Laminack and to Extraordinary” draw attention to the ordinary memory (cooking with his grandmother on Saturdays). Explain to students that the way in which this memory Standard: is described makes it extraordinary. ELAGSEW3 b. Use narrative techniques, such Notice—the author includes every moment with such great as dialogue, description, and description. pacing, to develop experiences
craft used to create/evoke emotion. Explain that there isn’t very much information on Julie Brinckloe or her background. The teacher will read the author’s note. Guided Practice (3-5 min): Turn and Talk: What do you think inspired Julie Brinckloe write Fireflies? What emotion was created through the writing of this piece? What is important about this memory? Display the Memory Chart. As a class, determine the inspiration, emotion, and the importance of this event. (The importance will likely be inferred). Mentor Text(s): Fireflies by: Julie Brinckloe Anchor Chart(s): Student Handout(s): Memory chart (resources for memoir) Standards: ELAGSE5W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Immersion Teaching Point # 3 Learning Target: I can explain how authors use craft to take ordinary memories and make them extraordinary Inform/ Review (1-2 min): Yesterday, we learned the elements of a memoir. Today, we will learn that authors take ordinary memories and turn them into extraordinary pieces of writing. Present/Model (5-7 min): Authors use different craft to make their writing appealing to readers. They may use descriptive language, special font, figurative language, etc. Teacher will read Saturdays and Teacakes by: Lester Laminack and draw attention to the ordinary memory (cooking with his grandmother on Saturdays). Explain to students that the way in which this memory is described makes it extraordinary. Notice—the author includes every moment with such great description. Independent Practice: Students will read excerpts from the mentor texts and continue to complete the chart. What are the ordinary memories? What details does the author include to make these memories extraordinary? Student handout(s): “Ordinary to Extraordinary” Standard: ELAGSEW3 b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences