Friday's Publishing Party
Aim: How do we identify and analyze personal essays?
Journal Prompt #1: Select one of the writing prompts on the handout and respond in at least one well-organized paragraph. Don't forget to support your opinion with well-chosen examples or evidence.
What is a Credo? It's a personal essay. What is a personal essay? That is what we will think about today. We have three examples to read: a personal essay, a personal narrative, and a personal memoir. The personal essay often combines elements of both the narrative and the memoir. As we analyzed the essential questions of the Credo unit last week, most students seemed to agree that our personal beliefs and values are shaped in some ways by other people, our communities, and our experiences. So it makes sense that a personal essay often has elements of both the narrative and memoir.
In the interest of efficiency, we will break up into "jigsaw" groups with one essay assigned to each group. There is a graphic organizer to complete (by each student) and a short reflection at the end of class.
If you miss this class or if you have an interest in hearing more personal essays check out the This I Believe Web site.
If you miss this class or if you have an interest in hearing more personal essays check out the This I Believe Web site.
Students are required to have journals by today.
Today's Agenda
I. Do Now
II. Mini lesson: The Personal Essay
III. Group readings
IV. Group presentations
IV. Closing
What's due
- Independent reading book
- "Where I'm From" poem
- "Where I'm From" self-evaluation
- Engrade account and message
Always check Engrade for your up to the minute progress in this class.
Final drafts of poems are overdue. This is your first project of the semester so it will count as 33% of your grade so far in this class.
Final drafts of poems are overdue. This is your first project of the semester so it will count as 33% of your grade so far in this class.
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