August 18th: Day 1

First day of school

Get to know each other Set up
classroom expectations.
August 25th Day 4
Read The First Day in class.
Discuss.

August 20th: Day 2

Artifact Introductions.

September 1st Day 7

Read Two Kinds by Amy Tan.
Discuss.

September 3rd Day 8

Look at model examples of
writing.
Develop a rubric as a class.

September 8th Day 10

Begin Planning Personal
Narrative.
September 15th Day 13
In-class writing time

September 10th Day 11

Read Marigolds, by Eugenia
Collier. Discuss.
September 17th Day 14
Workshop Personal Narrative

August 27th Day 5

Sensory Details Writing Activity

August 21st Day 3

Introduce the concept of
narrative.
Rising/ Falling Action.
August 28th Day 6
Read excerpts from House on
Mango Street.
Discuss.
September 4th Day 9
Read the poem, A Hot
Property, by Ronald Wallace
and Ode to Family
Photographs by Gary Soto.
September 11th Day 12
Listen to a podcast from This
American Life website.
September 18th Day 15
Turn in Personal Narrative /
Record Podcasts. Upload to
website.