Write a Memory Poem

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Write a Memory Poem

• Objectives
• To write a poem inspired by a childhood memory
  using a six-room (or more) format.
• To explore multiple sensory images related to a
  single childhood memory.
• Focusing Question
• How do you write a poem based on a memory?
• http//www.writingmatters.org

Focusing Question Mini Lesson Writers Work
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Mini Lesson

• Do you remember a first time memory the first
  time you rode a bike the first time you went to
  school, etc.?
• Can you think of a small moment memory the
  smell of cookies baking in your kitchen the
  squeak of a floorboard on the stairs, etc?
• Do you remember any happy traditions or memories
  around a special occasion like your birthday or a
  family holiday?
• Do you have a memory inspired by a person who
  was/is important to you?
• Handout 2.2a Memory Poem

Focusing Question Mini Lesson Writers Work
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Writers Work Time

1. Watch DDs Think Aloud Writing a Memory Poem in
   Step 2 of the Online Classroom.
2. Re-read your writing from all rooms and create a
   poem that uses some or all of the information you
   compiled.
3. Use sensory details to describe the memory and
   your feelings.
4. Rearrange the order of the rooms so that the poem
   makes sense.
5. Eliminate rooms, words or sentences that dont
   add to meaning. You can also add words.

Focusing Question Mini Lesson Writers Work
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Lesson Summary

• How do you write a poem based on a memory?
• Share your writing with a partner
• What do you like about your partners poem?
• What images stand out?
• What does the poem reveal about the memory?

Focusing Question Mini Lesson Writers Work
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