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SCRAPS are pieces of a story. This is a narrative acronym writing strategy to help students memorize key elements to include in their stories. It helps them plan and organize their ideas, while remaining on topic. ♥ INCLUDES (see preview video): → 9 colored posters → 9 black and white posters → 1 grading rubric → 1 grading rubric example → 1 graphic organizer → 2 story sample activities (3 pages each) → 10 Narrative Writing Prompts Worksheets (20 pages total) ♥ Who is this for? → Grades 2-12 → Students who are working on narrative writing. → Students who may be struggling with writing stories. → Teachers teaching Narrative Writing =) ♥ How to use it? → EASY! Print, copy, and pass out (suggestion: choose “fit” as a printing option). → Example of instruction (done through an extended time): 1. Introduce SCRAPS using the posters. 2. Be sure students have a clear understanding of what the elements of stories that are included are. If not, teach them. 3. Show, analyze, and discuss the graphic organizer. Discuss how this is the basics of writing a story, but there are many other components that can be added to bring the story to life. 4. Use a story samples ("Lets Practice" pages) provided to see how someone may use this strategy/graphic organizer to develop a story from a writing prompt. 5. You can use white boards and give a variety of narrative writing prompts and have them plan using SCRAPS without the graphic organizer to ensure they understand what each letter in SCRAPS represents. 6. Assign writing prompts. Don't forget to teach Revising and Editing. Look into D.A.R.E. to revise and C.U.P.S. for Editing. =) ♥ Why download? → First of all, finally something to help kiddos with narrative writing! → If you are using OREO acronym writing strategy and need something similar for Narrative writing. This will work for your students! → Great to use for all students and easy to differentiate with. → Can be used for intervention for struggling writers. → Easy to use. Not much prep. ♥ Before downloading, please know: → Not editable → Digital Copy Only (you will need to print and make copies)

Book Synopsis This memoir from the bestselling author of Postcards from the Edge and Wishful Drinking gives you an intimate, gossip-filled look at what it's like to be the daughter of Hollywood royalty. Told with the same intimate style, brutal honesty, and uproarious wisdom that locked Wishful Drinking on the New York Times bestseller list for months, Shockaholic is the juicy account of Carrie Fisher's life. Covering a broad range of topics--from never-before-heard tales of Hollywood gossip to outrageous moments of celebrity desperation; from alcoholism to illegal drug use; from the familial relationships of Hollywood royalty to scandalous run-ins with noteworthy politicians; from shock therapy to talk therapy--Carrie Fisher gives an intimate portrait of herself, and she's one of the most indelible and powerful forces in culture at large today. Just as she has said of playing Princess Leia--"It isn't all sweetness and light sabers"--Fisher takes readers on a no-holds-barred narrative adventure, both laugh-out-loud funny and poignant. Review Quotes "Fisher is, at her core, a very good writer who's able to keep us entertained. Fisher deserves praise for being up front about the [electroshock] therapy...If she wants to keep talking, we'll keep listening."--"Los Angeles Times""Fisher's word choices and comedic rhythm echo such literary comic masters as S.J. Perelman and Woody Allen . . . she proves the ripe adage that comedy really is tragedy plus time. Grade: A-" --"Cleveland Plain Dealer""[Fisher] never lets herself veer into woe-is-me-ism. With charming shamelessness, she conducts a brisk and witty tour of her life, delivering up her tragedies as a nonstop laugh riot."--"Elle""Amazing . . . pretty fascinating stuff."--Rosie O'Donnell ("Windy City Times" interview)"Carrie Fisher goes from pathos to punch line with a flick of her wit." --"Louisville Courier-Journal""Carrie Fisher is able to deliver a sage, self-deprecating tour of addiction, bipolar disorder, and her experiences with ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) in a way that leaves readers feeling like she's your funny, cynical, down-to-earth BFF." --"BUST""Fisher is a girl who knows how to tell a story . . . she can make us laugh, she can make us cringe, but she can also teach a great deal about the power of forgiveness."--"People" (4-star review)"Fisher's memoir "Shockaholic", the follow-up to her successful autobiography and one-woman show, "Wishful Drinking", is similarly witty, ramshackle, and outrageous."--"Washington Post""Hilarious."--"Marie Claire""Hollywood's new poor little rich girl . . . continues her tour down the rabbit hole of Crazy Town, sparking us through brightly lit secret corridors while twisting self-deprecation into an art form. Fisher's wordplay is wicked, relentless, and playful as a bouncy house full of polar bear cubs."--"San Francisco Chronicle""There's no such thing as TMI in Carrie Fisher's world, and that's why we're hooked on her new memoir, "Shockaholic"."--"Ladies' Home Journal"["Shockaholic"] stands out beautifully from what has become the madding memoir crowd."--"Buffalo News"

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A forensic psychiatrist's corrective and innovative diagnosis of the conditions that led to Ernest Hemingway's suicideHemingway's Brain is an innovative biography and the first forensic psychiatric examination of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway. After committing seventeen years to researching Hemingway's life and medical history, Andrew Farah, a forensic psychiatrist, has concluded that the writer's diagnoses were incorrect. Contrary to the commonly accepted diagnoses of bipolar disorder and alcoholism, Farah provides a comprehensive explanation of the medical conditions that led to Hemingway's suicide.Hemingway received state-of-the-art psychiatric treatment at one of the nation's finest medical institutes, but according to Farah it was for the wrong illness. Hemingway's death was not the result of medical mismanagement, but medical misunderstanding. Farah argues that despite popular mythology Hemingway was not manic-depressive and his alcohol abuse and characteristic narcissism were simply pieces of a much larger puzzle. Through a thorough examination of biographies, letters, memoirs of friends and family, and even Hemingway's FBI file, combined with recent insights on the effects of trauma on the brain, Farah pieces together this compelling, alternative narrative of Hemingway's illness, one that has been missing from the scholarship for too long.Though Hemingway's life has been researched extensively and many biographies written, those authors relied on the original diagnoses and turned to psychoanalysis and conjecture regarding Hemingway's mental state. Through his research Farah has sought to understand why Hemingway's decline accelerated after two courses of electroconvulsive therapy and in this volume explains which current options might benefit a similar patient today. Hemingway's Brain provides a full and accurate accounting of this psychiatric diagnosis by exploring the genetic influences, traumatic brain injuries, and neurological and psychological forces that resulted in what many have described as his tortured final years. It aims to eliminate the confusion and define for all future scholarship the specifics of the mental illnesses that shaped legendary literary works and destroyed the life of a master.

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Writing in the third person point of view is often the preferred choice in many fictional narratives.

This teaching writing bundle includes all my best selling writing packets! You will find everything you need for teaching these writing genres. Sets included: Expository, Narrative, Poetry, Research, Biography, Opinion, Friendly Letter Writing & bonus Hooks, Leads and Closings, plus tons of writing Graphic Organizers. WRITING BUNDLE INCLUDES: (TAKE A PEEK AT EACH SET) All sets include both print and digital components Poetry Writing Packet (posters, flip book, print and digital writing poetry notebook) Expository Writing Packet Research Writing Packet Narrative Writing Packet Opinion Writing Packet Letter Writing Packet Biography Writing Packet BONUS ADDED: Hooks and Endings Writing Packet BONUS ADDED: Writing Graphic Organizers : Digital Bonus Added 12/2020 NOTE: Lesson plans are NOT included. These are activities to support these writing genres. This product is NOT EDITABLE and in English Only. If you have questions do not hesitate in emailing me at: Ladybug Shop Email PLEASE PREVIEW BEFORE PURCHASING Thank you for visiting The Little Ladybug Shop, I would love for you to become a follower. The Little Ladybug Shop followers receive new product information and discounts on any new items! All rights reserved by Jacqueline Ortiz ©The Little Ladybug Shop. This product is to be used by the original downloader ONLY. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. Narrative Biography Research Writing Prompts Opinion Poetry Writers Workshop

An engaging Common Core Writing activity! This integrated learning experience inspires children to think about sequence of events and cause and effect, all stemming from the paintings of Claude Monet! The creative color wheel writing format will make a beautiful classroom display as well. This activity is part of a Claude Monet Artist Study, which is a portion of our complete Artist Biography Unit. Go to this link to read a parent's testimony to the power and effectiveness of our Artist Biography Unit: http://goodmenproject.com/families/teaching-art-form-gmp/ Go go our store to find individual artist activities and complete Artist Studies about the following artists: Michelangelo, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Andy Goldsworthy. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ideas-For-Teaching Common Core State Standards Addressed: CCSS Reading-Informational Text Grade 1 CCSS 1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS 2. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. CCSS 7. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. CCSS 10. With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1. Grade 2 CCSS 1. Ask and answer questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS Writing Grade 1 CCSS Writing 2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. CCSS Writing 3. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure. CCSS Writing 8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Grade 2 CCSS Writing 2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. CCSS Writing 3. Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. CCSS Writing 8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. CCSS Language Conventions of Standard English Grade 1 CCSS 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. CCSS 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Grade 2 CCSS 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. CCSS 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Tips for creating a memoir.

Whether you are introducing memoirs for the first time or preparing for a unit assessment this study guide is a helpful tool for students in the intermediate grade levels! The study guide is a one page sheet that includes the characteristics of a memoir: -Reflection -Life topic -Tone -Mood -How tone and mood are intertwined -Character traits Encourage students to use this study guide and identify these characteristics in a memoir they have read to help them prepare for assessments.

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