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Write the Life Story of Someone Special
Mike P
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Learners will have fun and be creative designing interview questions and a written final product telling the life story of somebody who has had an impact on the learner’s life.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Learners will create a very special piece of writing to honor the life story of somebody who has had an everlasting change or impact on the student’s life. The class will include a resource packet, a PDF, containing all necessary information, the homework assignments between each class and some model interview questions to begin the process. We will start each class with a lesson that includes the days goals, followed by time to work in class and share. Just like any skill, writing is...
One. Creating a final product written with incredible vocabulary. Two. Writing with outstanding specific facts, and details that allow the learner to gain information about the person. Three. Learning to create effective interview questions and interview skills, including note taking. Four. Writing powerful and mature opening and closing paragraph to grab the readers attention and continuing with mature sentence structure that includes emotions figurative language similes metaphors, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification. All resulting in a masterpiece they are very proud to share with that special person.
Homework Offered
Before first class: choose a person that you know, face-to-face personally, that deserves their life story told and arrange a time between the first and the second class to meet with the person, virtually, or in real life, to complete the interview. Homework for class two: create five or more interview questions, and choose some of the teacher’s interview questions so that you have 12 or more questions and then complete the interview while taking notes. Homework for class three: complete writing approximately the first half of the story on a Google doc based on the interview questions. Decide which facts you will save for the final paragraph to really wow your audience. Homework for class four: complete writing the story on Google Docs except for the last paragraph.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
PDF that will be sent by the teacher upon enrollment. Computer, not sharing with another sibling, and Google doc. And finally a way to facilitate the interview between the first and second class.
There is nothing more exciting than when you see a student think deeply, question ideas, share a new thought, or explore character’s actions/ decisions or a quote or a purpose the author had when writing a novel and then connect the information...
Group Class
$86
for 4 classes2x per week, 2 weeks
55 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
2-6 learners per class
