October 5

Today in writers' workshop, students learned how to plan their memoir stories. We asked critical questions about the topics/memories we chose to write about.  For example, what did you learn about yourself from the memory you chose?  How did you change because of the memory?  The students worked intently as they reflected on the memory that they chose.  At this point, all students had a chance to choose a topic and plan their writing.  Many students used the following graphic organizer: 

 

 Tomorrow we are going to plan the internal responses to their story.

Homework:

- 30 minutes of reading

Reminders:

- Turn in camp forms