Do It Write the First Time

This is a writing activity that all of my students really loved! I was so surprised at what they created! The activity provided a great platform for both modeling and independent practice. The handout includes an excerpt from House on Mango Street called "My Name." It is full of imagery, description, and figurative language. First, I asked students to find examples of imagery, description, and figurative languge within the passage. Then we discussed why this passage is an example of Personal N