1. Writing Planning Page
Topic: Autobiographical Map Story Genre: narrative
 Develop a clear situation
 Establish & describe a clear picture of setting
Skills/ Standards/  Appropriate use of “show, not tell” writing
6+1 Traits  Creative
 Voice
 Ideas Generation
Writing Experience  Students will create an autobiographical map; narrate those stories to a small group.
 Autobiographical map
Tools
 List pre-writing
 Identifying a Situation: conference with students who are having a difficult time
picking a situation
 Setting: mini-lesson on identifying setting in a text; discuss role of setting in a story
Differentiation  Show, Not Tell: Paragraph expansion activity pg. 65 6+1 Traits (Upper)
 Creative: mini-lesson on figurative language to enhance writing
 Voice: Learning to Hear Voice in Literature, pg. 129-131 6+1 Traits (Upper)
 Ideas: List pre-writing activity & ASK ME! peer review
 Handwritten
Presentation  “Cover” with illustration
 Writing Celebration with Critique
 Student-generated rubric
Assessment/Rubric
Additional Notes:
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