6WordMemoir

Author:RachelWaxman
Datecreated:10/08/20142:37PMEDTDatemodified:10/08/20143:30PMEDT

Lesson#

Grade/Level

CreativeWriting,Grade10,Grade11,Grade12

Subject(s)

LanguageArts(English)

DatetobeTaught
Thursday,October9,2014

SECTIONONE:IdentifyingAllStandardsAndObjectives
Objectives
Studentswillbeabletorecognizeandexplainwhatamemoirisbynotonlydefiningthetermbutbyalsoidentifying
givenexamples.
Studentswillbeabletoanalyzetheuseofchosenvocabularyanddemonstrateknowledgeastowhythesewordshave
beenusedwhiledrawingfromtextualsupportbythecreationoftheirown6wordmemoir.
Studentswillbeabletodemonstratetheirabilitytoreviewtheirownwritinginordertoimprovestyle,wordchoiceand
subtletyofmeaningafterestablishingquestionsofpurposeandaudiencebyrevisionoftheir6wordmemoir.
Standards

PAPennsylvaniaCommonCoreStandards(Draft)(2013)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArtsGrade612
Grade:Grades1112
ContentArea:1.2ReadingInformationalTextStudentsread,understand,andrespondtoinformationaltextwithan
emphasisoncomprehension,vocabularyacquisition,andmakingconnectionsamongideasandbetweentextswithfocus
ontextualevidence.
Domain:
KeyIdeasandDetailsMainIdea
Standard:
CC.1.2.1112.ADetermineandanalyzetherelationshipbetweentwoormorecentralideasofatext,includingthe
developmentandinteractionofthecentralideasprovideanobjectivesummaryofthetext.
ContentArea:1.4WritingStudentswritefordifferentpurposesandaudiences.Studentswriteclearandfocusedtextto
conveyawelldefinedperspectiveandappropriatecontent.
Domain:
Narrative
Standard:
CC.1.4.1112.MWritenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesorevents.
Domain:
NarrativeStyle
Standard:
CC.1.4.1112.QWritewithanawarenessofthestylisticaspectsofwriting
Indicator:
Usevarioustypesofphrasesandclausestoconveyspecificmeaningsandaddvarietyandinterest.
Indicator:
Usepreciselanguage,domainspecificvocabulary,andtechniquessuchasmetaphor,simile,andanalogyto
managethecomplexityofthetopic.
ContentArea:1.5SpeakingandListeningStudentspresentappropriatelyinformalspeakingsituations,listencritically,
andrespondintelligentlyasindividualsoringroupdiscussions.
Domain:
ComprehensionandCollaborationCollaborativeDiscussion
Standard:
CC.1.5.1112.AInitiateandparticipateeffectivelyinarangeofcollaborativediscussionsongradeleveltopics,
texts,andissues,buildingonothersideasandexpressingtheirownclearlyandpersuasively.

SECTIONTWO:IdentifyingMethod(S)OfAssessmentAndPointOfUseThroughoutLesson
PreAssessment
FormativeAssessment
Teacherwillbepresentwithintheclassroomwhilestudentsarecompleteingtheirassignedtask.Duringthistime,the
teacherwillbeansweringstudentquestions,helpingstudentsthatmaybestrugllingandmonitoringstudentprogress.
Teacherwillbelisteningandrespondingappropriatelytocompletedstudentmemoirswhentheyarepresentedand
sharedtowardstheendoftheclass.
Teacherwillanalyzestudentmemoirs,thestudent'sintentionand/orexplanationbehindthesixwordstheychoseand,
also,ifthememoirreflectsthestudent'sintentionalmessage.

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SummativeAssessment
Studentswillberequiredtowriteandturnintheirsixwordmemoirssotheymaybedisplayedaroundtheroom.

SECTIONTHREE:IdentifyingTheLearningActivities/InstructionalStrategiesAndDetailsAsToHowTheLesson
WillBeCarriedOut
Introduction(Hook)
(510minutes)Afterstudentshavecompletedtheirdailywritingactivity,TeacherXwillthenwritetheword'memoir'on
theboard.TeacherXwillthendefineamemoiras'astoryaboutone'slife'andaskstudentsiftheyknowanyexamples
ofamemoir.Afterstudentsshareanyexamplestheyknow,TeacherXwillaskstudentsiftheyhaveanyideasfora
memoirtheywouldliketo,oneday,writeaboutthemselves.
Studentswillbeaskedtoconsidertheir"lifestory".
Dotheyhaveanydefiningmomentsthathavemadethemintothepersontheyaretoday?
Wouldtheyneedtowriteanovelinordertoexplaintheirlifestoryorwouldtheysimpletellasinglestoryabouta
momentintimethathashelpedthembecomewhotheyaretoday?
SequenceofInstruction(Step
1,Step2)

(2025minutes)OnceTeacherXhasheardfromallthestudentswillingtocontribute,TeacherXwillthendistrubutethe
'Introduceyourself'worksheetandaskstudentstoanswer510questionstheyfindmostinterestingonthesheet.After
answeringanystudentquestions,TeacherXwillthendistributethe'MemoirPlanningSheet'andtheaccompanying
'ChoosingtheBestWord:SixWordMemoirs'worksheetandexplainthattoday'sassignmentistowritetheirown6word
memoir.TeacherXwillshowashortvideogivingexamplesofthesixwordmemoirsandthenaskstudentstowork,in
groups,ontheirownmemoirs.
Usingthesetwoworksheetsasprewritingactivitiesandafterallowingstudents1015minutestogenerateshort
stories,TeacherXwillbegintowalkaroundwithartsuppliesinorderforstudentstobegingeneratingtheirownsix
wordmemoirs.

Closure/Wrapup
(56minutes)Studentswillbeaskedtofinishupwriting/decoratingtheirsixwordmemoir.Whilestudentsarefinishing
uptheirmemoirs,TeacherXwillaskforstudentstosharetheirsixwordmemoirsand,ifappropriate,topleaseshare
theirmemoirwiththeclass.

Transition
Materials(Teacherand
Student)

TeacherMaterials:
'SixWordMemoir'Youtubeclip
PrometheanSmartBoard(orchalkboard)
PrometheanPen(orchalk)
ReadWhiteThinkgeneratedhandouts
StudentMaterials:
Penorpencil
Additionalnotebook/looseleaf
Laptops
Teachergivenartsupplies

DifferentiatedInstruction
(Planning,Teachingand/or
Assessment)

Studentsmayopenlydiscussandworktogetheringroupsorpairsinordertobetterunderstandandhelpthosewhodo
notunderstandthetask.
Studentswhoprefertoworkindependentlymaydoso.
StudentswhobestlearnthroughauditorymeanswillhaveSixWordMemoirExampleclipfromYoutube.
StudentswhobestlearnthroughvisualmeanswillhavetheSixWordMemoirExamplefromTeacherX.
StudentswhobestlearnthroughverbalcommunicationwillTeacherXdictatingdifferentaspectsofthelessontothem.
Studentswhoneedhelpinordertobefurtherengagedinthelessonwillhaveotherstudentstheretobetterexplain
andhelpthemthroughoutthelesson.

UseofTechnology(Where
appropriate)

SECTIONFOUR:LessonAnalysis
Whatwentwell?
PlanningReflection
TeachingReflection
Student&Evidence
Improvements

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