https://thedaringenglishteacher.com/how-to-teach-memoir-writing-in-high/ Ideas for middle school ELA and high school English teachers. Engaging and effective ELA lessons and teaching strategies. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:24:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://thedaringenglishteacher.com/how-to-teach-memoir-writing-in-high/#comment-19 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:34:20 +0000 #comment-19 Am just giving my students their personal narrative assignment today. We have been using The Color of Water as a kind of mentor text–it's been great. Perfect text for teaching personal narrative. Has all the hallmarks of good narrative writing and showing vs telling, which is something we've been working on. Thanks for your suggestions; they are helpful. When it comes to memoir, yes, being cautious about trauma is especially important. High schoolers often think everything has to be intense drama, when you're right–a memoir about walking to school could be fantastic. Thanks.

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