AGENDA

Agenda -Opening: Youre my favorite mistake -Narrative Writing: Express and Reflect introduction, mentor text -My favorite mistakenarrative response -Closing: share what you have created so far. -HW: 1st completed draft of your narrative is due Friday.

My Favorite Mistake We will listen to Sheryl Crows song. As you listen annotate your thoughts, connections, or literary devices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmIlUKo4dQc

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Homework:1st Draft Narrative on Your Favorite Mistake is due Friday.

MENTOR TEXT
A Mistake That Should Last a Lifetime by Jessanne Collins

Lets read it.

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

Express/Recallwhere she describes and remembers the event. Reflectwhere she offer her thoughts and the lessons she learned from that event.

REACTIONS and DISCUSSION

What is the writers mistake?
What do we see in terms of expression and reflection? What are some lines we like?

WN: My Favorite Mistake

Start a new page in your writers notebooks and label it.
Do as I do: ELMO
What was my mistake?

Expression What details do I recall surrounding that mistake? (before/during/after) THIS IS TELLING THE STORY!

Reflection Looking back at the event, have I learned from the experience? What do I take from the mistake?
THIS IS REFLECTING ON THE STORY!

(Bullet a list of details here)

(Reflective ideas go here)

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 (but please do more!) Double-space in your WN Show expression and reflection (like the mentor text!)

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

Share one idea you have created so farshoulder partner.