All sections have a writing assignment they are working on.

Section 1 is writing a snapshot paragraph.  Examples are found on this page.  The basic idea (so I can keep this short) is to write about 400 words on a moment in their life- the way a picture captures that moment.  The piece will be more descriptive than plot based.  Snapshots use the five senses to bring the moment to life for the reader.  Thoughtshots allow the reader to know what the narrator is/was thinking.  Please check out this amazing example.

I am going to have the students create two pages in a Google Slides which the whole class will share.  I will set this up and assign slides tomorrow.  One slide will have the picture.  The other slide will have their written piece.  This way we can read each other's pieces and learn from each other.

Sections 2 and 3 are writing on this: The theme of "Bonne Anne" is that when you move to a new country at a young age, neither place seems entirely like home.  The writer uses facts, opinions, and anecdotes to convey this message.

Students used this sheet to practice citing evidence from a short film we watched.  From this modeling, students should understand how they are to take examples from Bonne Annee to support their claim.

Tomorrow we will organize and write a rough draft.  I would like to see what students are struggling with.

This girl's snapshot example was so good, I felt compelled to bow down.  Please check out this amazing example.