Unit # 2

The Power of One: Finding

an Olive Branch during the
Storm
Extended Text: I know why the Caged
Bird Sings
BY Maya Angelou

Agenda
9/1/15 & 9/2/15

Launch
Hook
I do
We do
You do
Wrap up
Homework

What Do you Know?

Video Clip on Jim Crow and GD

Autobiographical Genres INB pg. 27

Vocabulary Maps

Double Sided Journals

PBA INB page 26

Authors Purpose?

Read Chapters 1-3

Launch:

In your launch note what you know about the south

in the 1930s and segregation, racism, etc. in
America.

What do you know about the Great Depression?

Complete Daily Bell Ringer Sheet

Hook: After Reading the

Handout We will Watch Clip

Questions:
Answer Questions Completely and
Cite Text Evidence

What major event occurred at the end of the

1920s that devastated the United States, and
what was its effect?
What groups were working for and against
Black Americans?

What were some examples of the acts of

racism against Black Americans?

What conclusions can you draw about life in

the 1930s from these sources?

I do: Autobiographical Genres

Autobiography
Biography
Personal Narrative
Memoir

Autobiography

Who you are in life Based on facts and research!

What life means to you Your feelings, both past

and present

What your outlook on the future is Usually based

on one event

Written by same person that it is about

Biography

History of a lifetime Must cover entire life

Most important facts and events of someones life

Contains anecdotes, memories, trips and cherished

moments

Is about another person

Personal Narrative

Focus is on a particular event in a person/writers

life

1st person

Uses diction and sensory details to express

emotions that place the reader in the personal
experience

Memoir
Autobiographical writing
Captures certain highlights or
meaningful moments in ones past
Contemplation of the meaning of
that event at the time of the writing
of the memoir
Much more emotional and connects
the writer to someone or something
that had and impact on their life

Memoir is
A type of autobiographical nonfiction
where a writer takes a reflective
stance in looking back on a
particular time in his or her life.

A short text focused on a single

incident that is meaningful to the
author.

Event vs. Experience

A memoir is not just a retelling of an
event; its an exploration through the
thoughts, emotions, and
importance tied to that event, by
the author.
Memoir isnt the summary of a life; its
a window into a slice of life.

Different people may experience the same event in different

ways.

Characteristics of the
Memoir Form
Focus on a brief period of time or
series of related events
Narrative structure (storytelling
elements like setting, plot, imager,
characterization,
foreshadowing/flashback, and irony
and symbolism
Retrospective
Fictional quality
Higher emotional level/more
personal reconstruction of the
events and their impact

We Do:
Vocabulary: Due in Vocabulary Quiz
Day
Double Sided Journaling Practice from
Preface of IKWTCBS
Must pick 1 quote or event per chapter to
respond to in Novel Flap Book .

Everything Will Be Okay

Recognizing the authors experience

What are the events described?

What is the authors experience?

What is the text evidence that supports the

understanding of the experience?

You Do: INB page 26

Think of a time in your life that might make

for an interesting story. Write a response of
about 75-100 words about a time you were
surprised, extremely happy, sad, angry,
embarrassed, amazed, frightened, or proud.
INB page 26

Wrap Up

What can you infer about the authors

purpose for writing this text?

Homework:

Read Chapters 1-3 Quiz on 09/03 OR 09/04