I absolutely loved all of the memoir books we read. And actually, after reading about the memoir assignment, I really wish we had time to do it. I have never really considered books like Shortcut and To Dance to be memoirs, but rather auto-biographies. Like I said in class, I have used Shortcut in my classroom as an example of how I want my student’s to write their personal narratives. (I’m going to start calling them memoirs in class now!) I think it’s important for students to be able to elaborate on one small moment, or snapshot, rather than summing up one large event. Especially for my students; some of whom are only writing 5 sentences.
I can see how older students would be so engaged and interested in books like To Dance. I wish more teachers would see the benefits of graphic novels and would encourage students to read them.
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I also wish we had had more time to write a memoir. I am hoping to find time in the future to write one of my own. I loved being in class with you! Your comments and shared experiences were so helpful-especially for our poetry assignment! Thanks, Kelly!