Autobiographical Narrative Week 9 October 27 th, 2013

The plan…. Objectives Review – Narrative – Autobiography – Pre-writing Narrative Autobiography Prewriting Homework – Complete Outline and 1 st Draft

Objectives Student will be able to make complete sentences from fragments and ideas Students will be able to produce cohesive and coherent written texts by organizing ideas, using effective transitions, and choosing precise wording Students will be able to select and use voice and style appropriate to audience and purpose

Review

Narrative How many “types”?

Examples of Narrative Writing Non-fiction ____________ “Based on” ____________ Fiction ____________ Other media ____________

Autobiographical Give some examples.

Drafting Writing ideas in a layout similar to the desired product Keep your purpose in mind; don’t forget your reason – This is an autobiographical narrative, you must tell a story about YOU The first paragraph and sentences are extremely important – It is responsible for “hooking” the reader or audience Quotation Shocking fact Dazzling description Your pre-writing outline is a base, when you draft ELABORATE! – SEE can help you

Drafting Using SEE to strengthen your writing What is SEE? SEE is a method to use to strengthen your writing “ S ” = Statement – This is a statement that conveys, or shows, a main idea “ E ” = Extension – Restate or explain the first sentence. Don’t copy, explain “ E ” = Elaboration – Give more details about the main idea

How-to Draft The first paragraph and sentences are extremely important – It is responsible for “hooking” the reader or audience Quotation Shocking fact Dazzling description My animal-killing experiences in India “Dad? I think I killed the elephant.” I single-handedly killed an elephant at seventeen years of age. Oh! and let’s not forget the camel. In India, there was an elephant that would bless people after receiving money. I was walking ….

Let’s Practice! On your worksheet – Write your topic sentence/main idea, your “S” – Fill in your first “E”, – Write a topic sentence – Fill in the headers – Plug in more details Whatever you don’t finish is homework

Homework Any unfinished classwork is homework – Finish writing your first draft – Remember to use SEE Due on Monday, October 28 th, 2013