Writing+Lessons

=Essays= Examples: Muhammad Ali [] Macklin Levine: []

Supporting Theses: Being active is enjoyable.
=Personal Narrative=
 * 1) Kinds: playing on the playground, jogging, sports
 * 2) Parts: competition, being outside, time with other people
 * 3) Reasons: spending time with friends, competition can make you try harder, activties that you like
 * 4) Places/Ways: parties, sports arena/field, park
 * 5) Times: recess, summer, after school

Generating Ideas for Personal Narratives
 * Think about an important person in your life, and then list small, memorable moments
 * Think about an important place in your life, and then list small, memorable moments of your time there
 * Think about a special event or holiday and zoom in on one moment of it
 * Think about a time you felt a very strong emotion and write about that moment.
 * Think of the stories that your family tells and retells
 * Keep a list of story ideas in your writer's notebook

Lesson from other texts
 * Writers often choose a moment that seems small and make it significant
 * Writers tell stories in a way that we can experience them from beginning to end
 * Writers show rather than tell their feelings