Standard+4.4

=Memoir Project & Presentation =

The unit on memoirs lended itself beautifully to creating a summative wiritng assessment for the students. After reading various examples of memoirs, both from famous writers and student authors, each student was asked to choose a memory from his or her own life to write about and present to the class. For this assignment, no student could possibly write about the same topic, and each memoir was unique.

Many of the students chose to write about memories that revolved around their family members. Because of the diversity within the classroom, many of the stories reflected multiculturalism. Students were expected to share their memoir with the class. Students in the audience were insctructed to comment appropriately on their classmates' memoir, in regards to both style and content.

The students on IEPs were given slighty modified assignments. One student who required extra time for all out of class writing assigments was given three extra days to complete her final copy. Another student who needed to complete the assignment with his tutor was only required to write 3/4-1 page instead of the 1-1/2 page requirement.

A Slice of Your Life: Memoir