Memoir: The Power of a Moment
How can we craft specific moments to convey larger truths about who we are?
Why does telling our stories matter?
Important Dates and Deadlines:
Friday 9/7—Friday 9/21
Memoir Guidelines. Your memoir should...
Final Draft Packet should include in this order from top to bottom
How can we craft specific moments to convey larger truths about who we are?
Why does telling our stories matter?
Important Dates and Deadlines:
Friday 9/7—Friday 9/21
- Collecting, experimenting, practicing, and brainstorming
- In-class memoir drafting
- Independent first draft due via google docs by 3:30PM
- Revising
- Editing
- Revised memoir due at the end of class via google classroom
- Revising with teacher comments
- Final printed memoir due (See below for final draft packet guideline)
- Writing Celebration
Memoir Guidelines. Your memoir should...
- Be written in 1st person
- Be 2-4 pages in length
- Include an original, creative title
- Have a clear structure including a beginning, middle, and end
- Focus on one or more collected small moments that express a larger meaning about growing up in New York City
- Be edited to show off all that you know about grammar, punctuation, and spelling conventions.
Final Draft Packet should include in this order from top to bottom
- Rubric
- Editing checklist
- Final typed personal narrative
- Any and all earlier drafts, plans, and revision work
