Writers Way
Memoir Information
WSU Questions
Schedule of Project Activities
September 23rd: Visit Nespelem School
PreVisit
We are excited to meet you. The students are excited to have WSU mentors in writing to join their math/science mentors.
1. Could each WSU student please create an index card (or 1/2 sheet of paper) with the following information:
2. Please sign up with a student at the grade level you prefer. I will email the list of first names/grade level. That will save time when we break up into mentor teams of WSU:Nespelem students.
Thank you !
The Visit Schedule
(If arrive before 10:30, we will provide a tour of the school for you then)
10:30 Arrival to Multi-Purpose Room for Icebreakers*
11:20 Intro to Project (Sheri) and Mentor Match-up
11:30 WSU Mentors and NSD Students take writing folders to homerooms to:
Complete in order as you have time.
- Share Index cards, if not already done during icebreaker;
- Students share poems and first memoir (pre-unit writing); discuss strong points;
- Discuss further ideas for memoir writing and add to Idea Lists;
- Complete the “What is good writing sheet?” with mentor. What do they think is good writing?
- Start a writing prompt with mentor:
11:45 Lunch Schedule - continue sharing cards, poems, memoir, writing folders, idea list until and during lunch
- 11:45 Sixth Grade and Mentors grab sack lunch and eat in sixth grade homeroom
- 11:50 Seventh Grade and Mentors grab sack lunch and eat in seventh grade homeroom
- 11:55 Eighth Grade and Mentors grab sack lunch and eat in eighth grade homeroom
- 12:00 Fifth Grade and Mentors grab sack lunch and eat in fifth grade homeroom
12:15 Nespelem Student Recess; WSU students meet in eighth grade homeroom for further questions/information/school tour
12:45 Sixth Grade to Writing Class -- share wiki with WSU students
1:00 WSU Tour
* Note: We may need to break the icebreaker section into two sessions
10:30-11:00 5 & 6 in multipurpose room; 7 & 8 in homerooms
11:00-11:20 7 & 8 in multipurpose room; 5 & 6 in homerooms
If so, homerooms groups and mentors will have an activity and direction sheet I provide.
Post Visit
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