Pre-writing activities:
1. Share the picture of your artifact with others at your table. (6 minutes) Explain how the artifact came into your possession. Nominate one person to share with the class.
2. Call up the art related to your artifact. Share at your table. (6 minutes) Nominate one person to share with the class and discuss the answers to the questions.
3. Back to your artifact - describe it in detail. Part I: How big is it? What is on it? What makes it unique? Is it old or new? What color is it? Does it have any distinguishing marks? (Post in CANVAS - this is an in-class writing activity. 25 pts)
Part 2: Explain how the artifact came into your possession. Are you the first owner? If not, discuss the original owner or owners. What is the story? Why do you keep it? What does owning and keeping the artifact say about you? (25 pts)
These must be in paragraph format - no short lists. You have 20 minutes to write and post both. I suggest writing in WORD and then doing a copy/paste activity. That way you can check your spelling.
4. Care to share?
For homework, work on a draft of your essay. This will most closely follow the guidelines for writing a personal narrative. Let's take a look. Post your draft in CANVAS.
http://www.writeawriting.com/essay/personal-narrative/
Tips on writing the introduction from Scholastic:
Focus on precise nouns,verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
Consider this sentence: The child looked out the window. Let's S-T-R-E-T-C-H it! ( Whole class activity.)
Now it is your turn. Each table will be given a brief sentence. Your job is to expand it. Choices:
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The bird was in the yard.
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A car stopped in front of the
house.
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Lunch was wonderful.
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The lady reached for a mop.
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He went home.
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It was cold.
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It was hot.
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They sat by the water.
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The lock clicked.
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Neighbors hollered!
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