Memoir

Our new literacy study is on memoir writing. Memoirs offer a focused glimpse into an important memory from a writer's life. Memoirs can often be therapeutic and soothing for a writer to share with others. The teachers have been reading memoirs from authors such as Patricia Polacco, Cynthia Rylant, Tomie dePaola, Patricia C. McKissack, Allen Say, and others. Many of the students have already found inspriation in these authors and written their own memoirs. The students are learning that ideas for memoirs can come out of vacations, school, new experiences, or just spending time with family and friends. Share your own special memories with your children at home and ask them what some of their favorite memories are!