Materials needed today: Warm-up Folder & Yellow sheet Composition Notebook from back shelf Pencil/Pen SSR book

Today’s Warm-up: Reread the paragraph from yesterday. Underline important details. Think about what the paragraph was mainly about. Write a 10 word “gist” statement on the Wednesday chart on your yellow sheet. Use the 5Ws to help you. If you finish early, read your SSR book or work on your vocab. packet.

Yesterday we talked about different kinds of literary nonfiction….including memoirs. Today, you are going to write a memoir about yourself…. in six words….

The Challenge Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway (a very famous author) was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” ExampleExample Today, I want you to try and write a 6 word memoir about yourself. A 6 word memoir is supposed to be words that are important to you or about your life.

6 Word Memoir Get out your Composition Notebook Go to the very first page. Put your First and Last name in the middle of the top line. Then skip down to a line in the middle of the page. Write your six words in the middle of the page. This is the introduction to your Writer’s Notebook.

Share Now turn to a neighbor and read your 6 word memoir aloud. Tell them why you wrote those words.

Review: What is Point of View (POV) Please get out some notebook paper or add to the notes from yesterday. Definition: The point from which a story is told. What are the three main types of point of view?

How do we know what P.O.V. we are reading in?? What words clue us in that we are reading in 1 st person? I me my mine What words clue us in that we are reading in 3 rd person? she he they him her them Bonus Question: What words clue us in that we are reading in 2nd person? YOU

First Person The narrator: Is a main or minor character in the story Uses the pronouns “I” and “me” Shares his/her personal thoughts and feelings. Doesn’t know the thoughts/ feelings of other characters

Third Person Limited The narrator: Is not a character in the story, but an outside observer Zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character

Third- Person Omniscient The narrator: Is not a character in the story, but an outside observer Is “all knowing”- he or she has access to all thoughts/ feelings and opinions to ALL other characters.

Now let’s practice… Complete the practice handout We will go over it in a few moments…read your SSR book or work on the vocab. packet if you finish early.

Today’s Warm-up Read the following sentence and copy it on your Thursday chart. Write two you things you notice about the grammar, punctuation, or language used in this sentence. "The weather had been clear and cold, and thousands of stars decorated the inky blackness of night." Excerpt from Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs: The Space Mission pg. 1 Sharon Draper After you write down what you notice, write your own version of this sentence using the same language and punctuation at the very bottom of the page.

Our Story… Today we will begin reading a non-fiction excerpt called “A Visit to the Doctor” By Roald Dahl from the book Boy Roald Dahl is a famous author and writer of books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach and many more. He often took some of his own experiences from childhood and included them in his stories.

The Cold Read “Cold Read” Listen and read along with Mrs. Holcomb-Bryan

Turn and Talk to someone beside you What happened in the story? Who were the characters? How did it end? What Point of View is the story told in? Do you think this is a memoir, biography, or an autobiography?

2 nd draft read 1. Reread story to yourself. 2. Look for words that help the reader know how the character feels about going to the doctor. Highlight them. (and only those!!!) 3. With your pencil, circle unfamiliar words. 4. With your pencil, underline words that seem to get emphasized (italics or bolded) or repeated to show importance.

Making your Annotations… Put a square around any imagery you find in the passage. Go back and re-read again. Underline any information that is important, surprising, interesting, or thought provoking. Stop and jot down a sentence or two that explains why you chose that bit to underline out to the side.

Literary Analysis Now that you have read the story and made your annotations, complete the literary analysis chart and then complete the questions on the back. Make sure to include text evidence from the story, if asked for it. If you finish early, work on your Lesson 2 vocabulary packet or read your SSR book.