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Bell Ringer – Mon Oct 7 MEMOIRS l Sausage Sentences – (in your Editing Section of Writer’s Notebook) l Describe the picture at bottom of slide l Last letter of the word is the first letter of next word l Consider using different words you know to describe

Word Choice MEMOIRS Brave Irene excerpt (William Steig): • Some of the words have been omitted from this excerpt. • Fill in the blanks, Use your imaginations to think not only which words might fit, but also, which might be most VIVID and APPEALING.

Brave Irene by William Steig MEMOIRS • Were any of Steig’s words a real surprise to you? • Which did you prefer, Steig’s original or the words you thought up yourself? • Is there usually a “best” way to say something, or are there lots of possibilities?

Bell Ringer – Tue Oct 8 MEMOIRS l Write out rule and one example sentence in your Grammar Section l. How to use Colons : l Use a colon after an independent clause when it is followed by a list, a quotation, appositive, or other idea directly related to the independent clause.

Colons MEMOIRS • Example: Julie went to the store for some groceries: milk, bread, coffee, and cheese. • Other Rules – Use a colon at the end of a business letter greeting. • To Whom It May Concern: – Use a colon to separate the hour and minute(s) in a time notation. • 12: 00 p. m. – Use a colon to separate the chapter and verse in a Biblical reference. • Matthew 1: 6 – Use a colon to join 2 independent clauses when you wish to emphasize the second clause. • Road construction in Dallas hindered travel around town: parts of Main, Fifth, and West Street are closed during the construction.

How comfortable are you sharing your writing MEMOIRS with your classmates? A. Very comfortable B. Comfortable C. Doesn’t matter D. Uncomfortable E. Very uncomfortable

Reader Response Groups MEMOIRS l Engage in order to l be a critical friend l be an early reader to other memoirists in the writing community l gain insight into their own writing through the response of their peers We are talking about the PROCESS not the PRODUCT

Bell Ringer Oct 9 MEMOIRS • Pick up your Draft #4 –Record in your Editing Section of your Writer’s Notebook all the words that begin each of your sentences

Revision Plan l. Memoirists: l. Create a revision plan l. Using a repertoire of decisions MEMOIRS

Bell Ringer – Oct 10 MEMOIRS l. Go through your Draft #4 l Highlight or Circle all punctuation marks used (commas, semicolons, apostrophes, quotation marks) l Look at rules in Grammar Section and make sure they are used correctly

Revision Plan MEMOIRS • Create your Revision Plan –Must have at least 4 items you are going to improve/change

Revision Plans MEMOIRS • TURN-READ-TALK –Share your revision plan with a partner –Take turns commenting on or changing the revision plans • Based on Decisions Memoirists Make

Bell Ringer – Oct 11 Rank 1 2 3 Responses PUNCTUATION SENTANCE STR. . . WORD CHOICE 4 5 6 ? CHANGING YOU. . . Other Values: Value Matches: 0 MEMOIRS What is the most common type of Revision for you and your classmates that you shared with?

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