8/25 Memoir Jigsaws, Day 1

 Essential question: How do the elements of memoir show up in different author's works?

Agenda

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Memoir Jigsaws, Part I: Reading Groups

1. Click on the number for your group to get the memoir you will be reading:

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

2. Paste the questions below in to your English Journal (Google Doc) and answer them as you discuss these questions with your group. Talk about the question before you write your answers.

Be prepared to explain more about your reading to another group who has not read this memoir.

1. What does the writer experience in this text?
2. What is the writer trying to say about this experience?
3. What techniques does the writer use to make the story real?
4. What obstacles did the writer encounter  in this memoir?
5. What does the writer gain/learn from these challenges?

Reminder! First notebook check tomorrow. 

Also be prepared to talk about the memoir you read today. You should probably read it again.