the two categories of conflict--that happens inside and outside the body
What is internal and external conflict?
100
format, audience, purpose
What are the three things we determine when we first read something in class?
100
a personal memory the writer would like to share from the past, it has a lesson learned and is full of details
What is memoir?
100
what we wrote that included ingredients, steps, and a photo explaining ourselves
What is Recipe of Me?
200
The name we give to how we guess things about a character based on what they say, think, do, and respond
What is characterization?
200
man vs. man
man vs. nature
man vs. society
What is external conflict?
200
Examples: middle school students, people interested in psychology, parents, football fans
What is audience?
200
Memoirs are fairly short and very specific. Each memoir is rich in detail and description. It differs from writing an autobiography, in which where you start with the day you were born and tell everything that has happened since then.
What is the difference between memoir and autobiography?
200
Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic
What is types of learning styles?
300
says, thinks, does, and responds
What are the ways we know about a character?
300
A man has allergies from pollen.
What is man vs. nature?
300
Examples include: letters, recipes, articles, memoirs, short stories, poems
What is format?
300
happens in less than a day, has special importance, ends with lesson learned, had conflict
What is characteristics of a memoir?
300
Family, Friends, Your Name, Your Personality, Your hobbies, language, customs
What is "things that make you, you"--from the All About Me Map?
400
Pick a character trait that best describes this person:
Tanya is not afraid of anything. She snowboards and rides mountain bikes. She also stands up for her friends when someone is saying mean things about them.
What is fearless? (or a synonym of fearless)
400
A boy cannot decide whether to stand up to a bully who keeps messing with his friend or keep quiet.
What is man vs. self?
400
to inform, to explain, to entertain, to reflect, to persuade
What is purpose?
400
a good category of memories for memoir writing
What is love stories (love at first sight, first love) where I grew up stories, weather stories, holiday stories, etc.
Eric likes to learn about new things. Whenever someone asks a question, he always tries to figure it out. He checks books, the internet, and with teachers in order to find answers.
What is the best character trait for Eric?
What is curious? (or a synonym)
500
Everyone else drives to work, but Becca chooses to walk.
What is man vs. society
500
Example:
Fish, whales, and dolphins are aquatic animals.
There are clues in this sentence that tells us what aquatic means.
What is context clue?
500
Fish Cheeks, Eleven, My Name
What is examples of memoirs we have read?
500
Give the writer's workshop steps associated with each of these activities:
-memory timeline
-starting to write our memoir
-memoir planning sheet