Day 30: 10/19/16 - E Day: Writers Workshop Session 3

Good Day 6th Graders,

          Today we will continue our Writers Workshop. Please place your Frayer Models in the red bin and make sure you have:

• ELA Notebook
• ELA Folder
• Red Folder & Agenda

Now Open up in your ELA Notebook and reread the journal entry you wrote for homework.

                                       Thank you

                                       Mr. Trumble

Announcements: We are in need of Glue sticks!!!!

Session 3 (Personal Narrative)

First:

Share your Journal Entry from session 2 in small group.

(Groups of 3)

What did you notice about your entries?

What was good about your first Journal Entries?

What do you still need to work on?

Todays Lesson:

Writing from Moments that Really Matter

The blank page can be intimidating...

*Quick Lists:  First and Last Times Discussion  

Did anyone write about a time they did something for the 

first or last time?

First and Last times are powerful because they are moments 

when you realized something important.  

*Strategy for your toolkit: You want to remember when 

you realize things*

Today I want to teach you another strategy that helps people 

write powerful true stories: 

Jotting down moments that have really mattered.  

They could be first or last times, what really 

works is to think about moments when you realized or 

learned something important about yourself, other 

people, and life.  

Then write the whole story, fast and furious.

So....
How do you Make a Quick List of times you realized 
something important

Step 1: Think of a time/moment when you felt a strong emotion

Step 2: Write down what you felt 

Step 3: Write down what you learned

Title your Quick List:  Moments I Realized Something

(Example) The time I was frantic, after destroying the garden, 

and my dad stayed calm and reassuring. I realized he would always 

help me, even though I didn't always listen to him.

Practice

*Make Quick Lists of First times, Last times, and 
Times you realized something

*Pick one small moment and start a powerful narrative entry

*Remember - all writers take risks when they write.  
Stories that reveal something deeply personal are often 
the best kind.  All of us in this room will be taking this 
risk together. 

*Read your Writing like it's GOLD!

HOMEWORK: Finish your entry for the day; think about 
your style as a writer

Review Strategies for Generating Powerful Personal Narratives

1. Think of a person who matters to you, list Small Moment 

stories, choose one, and write the whole story
2. Think of first times or last times you did something, list 

Small Moment stories you could tell about each, choose one,

and write the whole story.
3. Think of moments that really mattered because you 

realized or learned something, list those moments, choose one, 

and write the whole story.