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We are in our second unit: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. Listed on this website you will find updates, announcements, and links and codes to all important communication platforms that I utilize. Feel free to email me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have!
Google Classroom & Remind Codes:
Google Classroom:
1st/3rd: 3adfpmt6
4th/5th: q5uf6x7s
6th/8th: pagf5sbd
Remind:
1st/3rd-@miller1430
4th/5th-@miller1430
6th/8th Honors-@millerelah
Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
Culminating Writing Task:
Throughout the unit, you’ve read texts in different formats about the personal experiences of individuals with various perspecves. Compose an essay that compares and contrasts the structure of Brown Girl Dreaming and your independent reading memoir text to answer the queson: How does each text’s structure contribute to the author’s purpose? Be sure to discuss the overall structure of each memoir (Ex. parts/secons, chapters, diary entries, chronological, cause and effect, etc.). summarize the major events in each secon/chapter/etc. of both texts. discuss each author’s perspecve of the events by analyzing aspects such as word choice, figurave language, tone, etc. compare any common topics or themes that e the secons/chapters/etc. together. analyze how the events in each secon/chapter/etc. support each author’s purpose.