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Writing and Autobiography

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Are you working on an autobiographical or narrative writing unit? Bring this lesson to your class, as it takes young writers through the process of drafting and sequencing an autobiography. After observing and demonstrating steps of the writing process, they read and discuss examples of poetry, and write a letter to themselves. Additional activities include reading a passage from a memoir, creating a friendship graffiti wall, and writing about an adventure.

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Narrative Writing, narratives, reading poetry, poetry, revising writing, revision, autobiographies, memoirs, the writing process, writing structure, sequences, patterns

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autobiography, friendship graffiti wall, memoir, writing process, organizational structure, reading poetry, revision, sequence, english language arts
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Year
2005
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