The American Section has just finished a six-week unit on memoirs. We read several different anchor texts from well-known and not-so-well-known authors to learn how a memoir can tell the story of an important memory about a person, a place, an object, or an animal. The writer tells the reader about their thoughts and feelings and often about how the memory has affected or changed them.
Students explored their own memories through journal question responses and finally focused on one specific memory to develop into a memoir.
What are some of your most important memories and experiences?