Memoir Reading and Writing Bundle

Description

Combine reading and writing memoir lessons with this ready-to-teach bundle.

This bundle includes two resources:

1. book club lessons for reading memoir.
2. As your students are reading this genre, they can write their memoir.

This will save you so much time — and connect your reading and writing lessons seamlessly!

What’s included in this memoir reading and writing bundle:

Autobiography, Biography, Memoir Book Club Mini Lessons:

There are four one-week sections that provide independent, paired, and group work along with whole-class discussion.

What’s included:

Pre-reading activities

• what is this genre?
• pre-reading survey
• setting up your reading schedule
• author research (mini research)

Part I

• summary of reading
• vocabulary collector
• information text on the genre with comprehension questions
• finding evidence of the genre
• Group activity: locating textual evidence

Part II

• summary of reading
• vocabulary
• why is the setting important?
• identifying elements of the setting
• Group activity: mini research on the text setting

Part III

• summary of reading
• vocabulary
• identifying characters
• creating a character profile
• Group activity: determining important events — character timeline

Part IV

• summary of reading
• vocabulary
• themes in nonfiction
• finding proof for theme
• Group activity: post reading discussion

End of book activities:

• Post reading reflection
• End of Book Discussion Questions
• 12 group or independent creative reading projects

Also included:

• daily lesson plans
• standard for each lesson
• editable planning chart
• 4 vocabulary activities
• reflection questions for each lesson

Great resource for readers workshop, whole class, instruction, or sub plans!

Just add books, and you are ready to go!

Write a Memoir Mini Lessons:

You’ll have everything from lesson plans, planning chart, mini lessons, rubric, answer key, and examples. You can start teaching this today!

The mini lessons:

1. What is a memoir (anchor chart)
2. Read & understand memoir (mentor texts)
3. What is an epiphany?
4. Writing assignment
5. Prewriting: an object that I’ve kept
6. Gathering ideas
7. Reflecting on the significance of the event
8. Narrowing the topic
9. Freewriting
10. Getting started — hooking your reader
11. Drafting
12. Bringing the story to life — adding description, part I
13. Bringing the memoir to life — adding description, part II
14. The ebb & flow of the story — using sentence variety
15. Who is telling the story — finding your voice
16. Let them speak: adding dialogue to your memoir
17. Crafting a conclusion
18. Revising for clear, coherent writing, organization, and style
19. Peer review
20. Proofread: Demonstrate command of conventions

The unit also includes:

• Easy-to-read mini lesson chart
• Lesson plan chart for each mini lesson that includes: lesson notes, standard, student-friendly standard, student task, assessment/homework suggestion
• Suggested teaching calendar for 6 weeks of lessons
• Suggested answer key

What you’re going to love about this bundle:

• Reading and writing lessons fit together so well.
• Built-in mentor texts
• So many opportunities to dig into reading and writing skills!