We have kicked off our reading and writing about memoirs unit. Throughout this unit students will be reading memoirs from several different authors as well as getting a chance to write their own personal memoir. Through a memoir, they will recount an important memory in their life and look closely at how it has influenced them as a person. Perhaps they learned an important lesson or realized how important a family member is to them through this memory. Patricia Polacco has written many memoirs about her life which are rich in vocabulary, imagery, and character description. We will be reading several of her books, but children may want to go to pick some more up at the local library or order more from scholastic. Our goal in these units is to expose students to a genre of literature that is full of important lessons and wonderful vocabulary. You can help us achieve this goal by talking to your child about the characters in their books, providing them with more complex synonyms to describe their characters and asking them how they know their character is that way. Ask them to prove statements they make about their book and relay to you why that observation is important. Thank you in advance for all of you support!
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April 2017
AuthorNice to meet you all! We are Mr. Woodburn, Ms. Mills, Mrs. Belanich, Ms. Reilly, and Ms. A. Categories
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