TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I Wish To Thank -- INTRODUCTION -- HOW THIS BOOK CAME TO BE -- HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED -- HOW TO USE THIS BOOK -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 1: CORE STORIES -- LOVE DON'T MEAN -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- WHERE I AM FROM -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- MY REAL NAME IS -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- SIX-WORD MEMOIR -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- IF YOU REALLY KNEW ME -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- WHEN YOU LEFT -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- FOOD MEMOIR -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- BECAUSE I AM -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- EVERYBODY NEEDS -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- THE OUTSIDE ME, THE INSIDE ME -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- FAMILY TREASURE -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- FORGIVENESS POEM -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- PRAISE POEM -- Before Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- TWO-VOICE POEM -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- MY NAME -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- THIS I BELIEVE.

Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- I REMEMBER -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- THE INVITATION -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2: JOYFUL NONSENSE -- FUNNY AND UNFUNNY WORDS -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- TEN MEMBERS -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- DO'S AND DON'TS -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- FORTUNATELY -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- PREFERENCES -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- COURAGE -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- EQUATIONS FOR LIVING -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- TAKE A BREATH -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- FAMILY FEUD -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- FANTASTIC BINOMIALS -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- SPOONERISMS -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- WHAT I WON'T AND WILL MISS -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- CHAPTER 3: AESTHETIC GIFTS -- BRING ME MAGIC -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- POKING A HOLE -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing.

Sharing Student Writing -- NEWSPAPER BLACKOUT -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- WATERCOLOUR CUBES -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- VIBRANT DYE -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- CLIP N CREATE -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- BODY MAP -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- FIX YOU -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- A CLOSING DOOR -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- ARE YOU LISTENING? -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4: WORD CRAFT -- FAT, MUSCLE, & CHOLESTEROL -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- ALTER A CLICHÉ -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- TRY TEN -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- NUMBERS INTO IMAGES -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- ABSOLUTES -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- APPOSITIVES -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- TRANSFORMING A SENTENCE -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- ADJECTIVES SHIFTED -- Before Writing -- During Writing -- After Writing -- Sharing Student Writing -- REFERENCE -- THE WRITING PROMISE -- NOTE -- REFERENCE -- WORD WELL.

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