Reading & WritingReading & WritingNarrativesNarratives

How can we write a Memoir?How can we write a Memoir?

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Notebook Set UpNotebook Set Up

Number each page- front only- like at the Number each page- front only- like at the beginning of the year.beginning of the year.

Pages 1-3- Table of Contents- write Table of Pages 1-3- Table of Contents- write Table of Contents in the headingContents in the heading

Page 4- heading-Page 4- heading-Memoir- The Jacket Memoir- The Jacket 1/24/131/24/13

HomeworkHomework

Grammar Sheet- complete Grammar Sheet- complete the grammar sheet.the grammar sheet.

Write the sentences Write the sentences correctly on the line. Like correctly on the line. Like we do for warm ups some we do for warm ups some days. days.

What are the What are the characteristics of a memoir? characteristics of a memoir?

Memoirs focus and reflect on the relationship Memoirs focus and reflect on the relationship between the writer and a between the writer and a particulaparticular person, r person, place, animal, time or object.place, animal, time or object.

It explains the It explains the importanceimportance of the of the relationship. relationship.

It is like an It is like an autobiographyautobiography but, is limited to but, is limited to a only one time period, place, or object. An a only one time period, place, or object. An autobiography is about the writers entire autobiography is about the writers entire lifelife..

It maintains a first person It maintains a first person pointpoint of view (me, of view (me, my, we and I).my, we and I).

““The Jacket”The Jacket”By Gary SotoBy Gary Soto

What makes “The Jacket” memoir?

•A significant event in the author’s life.

•Told in the first person point of view. (This means the author speaks about himself and uses the pronouns “I” ”my” “me” and “we”

•A Narrative (beginning; middle and end)

•Uses descriptive language

““The Jacket”The Jacket”By Gary SotoBy Gary Soto

As we read the memoir As we read the memoir “The Jacket”, try to find as “The Jacket”, try to find as many examples of many examples of figurative language as you figurative language as you can.can.

List them in the chart on List them in the chart on your notes sheet.your notes sheet.

Notebook Heading:Notebook Heading:The Elements of a Personal Narrative The Elements of a Personal Narrative 1/25/131/25/13

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Describe, Describe, in detailin detail, , the the worstworst gift you gift you ever received.ever received.

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Think about your favorite childhood toy Think about your favorite childhood toy or game. List 10 words to describe it.or game. List 10 words to describe it.

BE CREATIVEBE CREATIVE

Descriptive LanguageDescriptive Language

It adds purpose and emotion to a textIt adds purpose and emotion to a text

Makes use of metaphors, similes, adjectives Makes use of metaphors, similes, adjectives and adverbsand adverbs

Conveys feeling as well as action.Conveys feeling as well as action. The girl drank juice. VS The girl The girl drank juice. VS The girl hurriedlyhurriedly

drank the juice.drank the juice.

““I described something like bikers wear: I described something like bikers wear: black leather & silver studs…I discovered black leather & silver studs…I discovered draped on my bedpost a jacket the color draped on my bedpost a jacket the color

of day-old guacamole.”of day-old guacamole.”

Descriptive Words

““But when I returned to class I slipped the jacket on & But when I returned to class I slipped the jacket on & shivered until I was warm. I sat on my hands, heating shivered until I was warm. I sat on my hands, heating

them up, while my teeth chattered like a cup of crooked them up, while my teeth chattered like a cup of crooked dice.”dice.”

Descriptive Language Descriptive Language Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt

List 10 descriptive adjectives used in “The List 10 descriptive adjectives used in “The Jacket”.Jacket”.

3 examples of Figurative Language 3 examples of Figurative Language (Personification, metaphor, simile)(Personification, metaphor, simile)

5 sensory details – 1 descriptive phrase for 5 sensory details – 1 descriptive phrase for each of the five senses. Write the sentence.each of the five senses. Write the sentence.

Visualization – Draw a picture of something Visualization – Draw a picture of something that was clearly described.that was clearly described.

To write a good memoir To write a good memoir you should:you should:

Have a narrow topic and focusHave a narrow topic and focus

Brainstorm, visualize, free write, web, clusterBrainstorm, visualize, free write, web, cluster

Use your own voiceUse your own voice

Develop characters through thoughts, Develop characters through thoughts, characters and wordscharacters and words

Use sensory detailsUse sensory details

Write a good lead inWrite a good lead in

Place ideas and details in meaningful orderPlace ideas and details in meaningful order

Ticket Out “The Jacket”Ticket Out “The Jacket”

1.1.““My clothes have failed My clothes have failed me.”me.”1.1.Can clothes fail you?Can clothes fail you?2.2.Explain this quote.Explain this quote.