"A Time in Your Life that Changed You"
Due: Dec 14
Instructions:
For this assignment, use the draft of your narrative essay that you worked on during Nathan Kotecki's residency last week. On day 1, you started with a 5-sentence narrative describing a time in your life that changed you. Your sentences corresponded to the 5 elements of plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. On day 2, you looked into your "descriptive toolbox" (adjectives, adverbs, specific nouns, phrases, similes, metaphors, and details) to make your writing more engaging to the reader. On day 3, you took a more critical look at your writing to analyze setting ("Show, don't tell") , emotions ("How did you feel about this event?", and resolution ("How did you change as a result of this event?).
Your assignment today is to create your final draft of your narrative and type it in a Google document. The narrative should be in MLA format with the proper heading on the left side of your paper. Your font should be Times New Roman, 12-point, with doubled spaced lines. Each new paragraph should be indented one tab. Do not add extra spacing between paragraphs. Give your narrative a meaningful title and center it on the line following your heading.
Read the attached rubric to see how you will be graded. Use the "Personal Narrative Essay" template in Google Classroom assignment to type and turn in your narrative. Use your class time wisely. Your essay is due by the end of class.
If you finish your essay before the end of class, you may start working on your reading logs: Reading Log Prompts. You need to complete four reading log responses. They are due at the beginning of class on Friday. You can submit them on paper or virtually through Google Classroom. If you submit them online, make sure you have turned them in before class on Friday.
Homework: Begin reading log.
Wednesday: Introduction to grammar unit and grammar group goals.
Homework: Reading log
Thursday: Reflection on academic performance (strengths/struggles) so far this year. SMART Goal setting, binder purge, and portfolio development.
Homework: Complete reading log.
Friday: Reading log is due at the beginning of class. Mrs. McGee, our 8th grade counselor, will introduce you to Career Cruising, an interactive career guide. You will explore the site and determine optimum career choices to suit your skills and personality. The information you come across will help you with your upcoming career project.
