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ORC Resource Number #9177

Alphabiography Project: Totally You

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PROFESSIONAL COMMENTARY

Instead of writing their life stories in a linear fashion, in this nontraditional autobiography activity, students arrange events from A to Z. The format is inspired by the book Totally Joe by James Howe. After the entry for each letter in their alphabiographies, students sum up the stories and vignettes by recording the life lessons they learned from the events. An interactive tool called Alphabet Tool is available to help students publish their writing. (author/sec)

OHIO STANDARDS

English Language Arts Standards

Writing Process Standard

Benchmarks (5 - 7)

Generate writing topics and establish a purpose appropriate for the audience.

Clarify ideas for writing assignments by using graphics or other organizers.

Apply tools to judge the quality of writing.

Prepare writing for publication that is legible, follows an appropriate format and uses techniques such as electronic resources and graphics.

Benchmarks (8 - 10)

Formulate writing ideas and identify a topic appropriate to the purpose and audience.

Determine the usefulness of organizers and apply appropriate pre-writing tasks.

Apply tools to judge the quality of writing.

Prepare writing for publication that is legible, follows an appropriate format and uses techniques such as electronic resources and graphics

Grade Level Indicators (Grade 6)

Use organizational strategies (e.g., rough outlines, diagrams, maps, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.

16.

Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing.

17.

Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a format appropriate to the purpose, using such techniques as electronic resources, principles of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing and columns) and graphics (e.g., drawings, charts and graphs) to enhance the final product.

Grade Level Indicators (Grade 7)

Generate writing ideas through discussions with others and from printed material, and keep a list of writing ideas.

Use organizational strategies (e.g., rough outlines, diagrams, maps, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.

16.

Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing.

17.

Grade Level Indicators (Grade 8)

Generate writing ideas through discussions with others and from printed material, and keep a list of writing ideas.

Use organizational strategies (e.g., notes and outlines) to plan writing.

16.

Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing.

17.

Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a manuscript form appropriate for the purpose, which could include such techniques as electronic resources, principles of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing and columns) and graphics (e.g., drawings, charts and graphs) to enhance the final product.

Writing Applications Standard

NATIONAL STANDARDS

Standards for the English Language Arts

Reading strategies, language use, and conventions

Write, speak, and visually represent to create text

Purposes for using spoken, written, and visual language

RESOURCE TYPE

Instructional Resource

PRACTICE LEVEL

Promising Practice

STANDARDS ALIGNMENT

Grades 6–8

TOPICS

English Language Arts --
Writing;
Writing Applications;
Writing Process;

KEYWORDS

autobiography;
personal experience narrative

Publisher: IRA/NCTE

Author: Lisa Storm Fink

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