Wednesday, September 1st

Today's Activities:

• contest: who knows the most names?
• discussion: mnemonic devices, working memory, and learning
• Introduce the narrative 
• http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddh7j72z_166ff4s3jfz 
• Free-write: narrative scenarios.

 Homework:  Free-write to at least two of the following scenarios.  Write enough to give your reader an understanding of what happened (a good paragraph each should do).  Due tomorrow.

Free-write scenarios:

A)  Write about a time when you were scared out of your wits.
B)  Write about the most memorable moment you have of your mom/dad/grandparent/uncle/aunt/sibling...etc.
C)  Write about something you did that was hard, but you did it, and you're really proud of yourself for doing it.
D)  Write about the coolest place you went - not cool because you had fun, but cool because you learned something important.
E)  Write about a failure (sports or school, or disappointing someone) that really affected you.
F)  Write about a time when someone close to you really helped you out of a jam, or when you helped someone out of a jam.
G)  Write about a significant illness or injury that you had to deal with (in either yourself or a family member).
H)  Write about a time where you accomplished a life's goal, or a family member did while you were around.